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#FF9474

#ff9474 ≈ Light Salmon

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ff9474 is a color from the orange family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 100% red, 58.04% green and 45.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 41.96% magenta, 54.51% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 13.81°, with 100% saturation and 72.75% 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 9.74:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Light Salmon (#ffa07a), ΔE 3.65.

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Web safe#ff9966
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Relative luminance0.437

Complementary

  1. #ff9474
  2. #74dfff

Split complementary

  1. #ff9474
  2. #74ffd9
  3. #749aff

Analogous

  1. #ff749a
  2. #ff9474
  3. #ffd974

Triadic

  1. #ff9474
  2. #74ff94
  3. #9474ff

Tetradic

  1. #ff9474
  2. #dfff74
  3. #74dfff
  4. #9474ff

Square

  1. #ff9474
  2. #9aff74
  3. #74dfff
  4. #d974ff

Monochromatic

  1. #da3200
  2. #ff5928
  3. #ff9474
  4. #ffcfc1
  5. #ffefeb

Shades

#ff9474 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ff9474
  2. #e68568
  3. #cc765d
  4. #b36851
  5. #995946
  6. #804a3a
  7. #663b2e
  8. #4d2c23
  9. #331e17
  10. #1a0f0c
  11. #000000

Tints

#ff9474 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ff9474
  2. #ff9f82
  3. #ffa990
  4. #ffb49e
  5. #ffbfac
  6. #ffcaba
  7. #ffd4c7
  8. #ffdfd5
  9. #ffeae3
  10. #fff4f1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ff9474 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ff9474
  2. #f29275
  3. #e69076
  4. #d98e78
  5. #cc8c79
  6. #c08a7a
  7. #b3887b
  8. #a6867c
  9. #99847e
  10. #8d827f
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.16:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.74:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b1b1b1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d5a69c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #afa371 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c9b973 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff828c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d49d72 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e1ac73 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ff8a83 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ff9474 {
  color: #ff9474;
}
Background
.bg-ff9474 {
  background-color: #ff9474;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ff9474 {
  border: 2px solid #ff9474;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ff9474;
  --color-primary-rgb: 255 148 116;
  --color-primary-hsl: 14 100% 73%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ff9474 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ff9474, #ffd974);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ff9474 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(255 148 116 / 0.35);
}

#ffa07a Light Salmon ΔE 3.65 #ffa089 Vivid Tangerine ΔE 3.90 #e9967a Dark Salmon ΔE 4.14 #ff7f50 Coral ΔE 6.01 #fa8072 Salmon ΔE 6.92 #ff8243 Mango Tango ΔE 8.32 #e97451 Burnt Sienna ΔE 8.36 #006b8b Inverted #b1b1b1 Grayscale 

Light Salmon
#ff9474  rgb(255, 148, 116)  hsl(14, 100%, 73%)  Light Salmon
#74dfff  rgb(116, 223, 255)  hsl(194, 100%, 73%)  Sky Blue
#74ff94  rgb(116, 255, 148)  hsl(134, 100%, 73%)  Mint Green
#9474ff  rgb(148, 116, 255)  hsl(254, 100%, 73%)  Medium Purple