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#FF8256

#ff8256 ≈ Coral

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ff8256 is a color from the orange family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 100% red, 50.98% green and 33.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 49.02% magenta, 66.27% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 15.62°, with 100% saturation and 66.86% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with enthusiasm, warmth and creativity. Designers typically use it for call-to-action buttons and food and restaurant brands. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.58:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Coral (#ff7f50), ΔE 0.95.

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Web safe#ff9966
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Relative luminance0.379

Complementary

  1. #ff8256
  2. #56d3ff

Split complementary

  1. #ff8256
  2. #56ffd6
  3. #567eff

Analogous

  1. #ff567e
  2. #ff8256
  3. #ffd656

Triadic

  1. #ff8256
  2. #56ff82
  3. #8256ff

Tetradic

  1. #ff8256
  2. #d3ff56
  3. #56d3ff
  4. #8256ff

Square

  1. #ff8256
  2. #7eff56
  3. #56d3ff
  4. #d656ff

Monochromatic

  1. #bc3100
  2. #ff4909
  3. #ff8256
  4. #ffbba2
  5. #fff0eb

Shades

#ff8256 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ff8256
  2. #e6754d
  3. #cc6845
  4. #b35b3c
  5. #994e34
  6. #80412b
  7. #663422
  8. #4d271a
  9. #331a11
  10. #1a0d09
  11. #000000

Tints

#ff8256 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ff8256
  2. #ff8f67
  3. #ff9b78
  4. #ffa889
  5. #ffb49a
  6. #ffc1ab
  7. #ffcdbb
  8. #ffdacc
  9. #ffe6dd
  10. #fff3ee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ff8256 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ff8256
  2. #f2825a
  3. #e6825e
  4. #d98163
  5. #cc8167
  6. #c0816b
  7. #b3816f
  8. #a68173
  9. #998078
  10. #8d807c
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.45:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.58:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a6a6a6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d0998d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a39551 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c2b054 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff6a78 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cf8e53 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dda055 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ff746c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ff8256 {
  color: #ff8256;
}
Background
.bg-ff8256 {
  background-color: #ff8256;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ff8256 {
  border: 2px solid #ff8256;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ff8256;
  --color-primary-rgb: 255 130 86;
  --color-primary-hsl: 16 100% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ff8256 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ff8256, #ffd656);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ff8256 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(255 130 86 / 0.35);
}

#ff7f50 Coral ΔE 0.95 #ff8243 Mango Tango ΔE 4.40 #e97451 Burnt Sienna ΔE 5.29 #ffa07a Light Salmon ΔE 7.11 #ff6347 Tomato ΔE 7.23 #e9967a Dark Salmon ΔE 7.33 #fe6f5e Bittersweet ΔE 7.99 #007da9 Inverted #a6a6a6 Grayscale 

Coral
#ff8256  rgb(255, 130, 86)  hsl(16, 100%, 67%)  Coral
#56d3ff  rgb(86, 211, 255)  hsl(196, 100%, 67%)  Baby Blue
#56ff82  rgb(86, 255, 130)  hsl(136, 100%, 67%)  Spring Green
#8256ff  rgb(130, 86, 255)  hsl(256, 100%, 67%)  Medium Slate Blue