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#FF956F

#ff956f ≈ Light Salmon

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ff956f is a color from the orange family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 100% red, 58.43% green and 43.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 41.57% magenta, 56.47% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 15.83°, with 100% saturation and 71.76% 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 9.78:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Light Salmon (#ffa07a), ΔE 2.73.

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Web safe#ff9966
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Relative luminance0.439

Complementary

  1. #ff956f
  2. #6fd9ff

Split complementary

  1. #ff956f
  2. #6fffdd
  3. #6f91ff

Analogous

  1. #ff6f91
  2. #ff956f
  3. #ffdd6f

Triadic

  1. #ff956f
  2. #6fff95
  3. #956fff

Tetradic

  1. #ff956f
  2. #d9ff6f
  3. #6fd9ff
  4. #956fff

Square

  1. #ff956f
  2. #91ff6f
  3. #6fd9ff
  4. #dd6fff

Monochromatic

  1. #d53800
  2. #ff5d22
  3. #ff956f
  4. #ffcdbb
  5. #fff0eb

Shades

#ff956f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ff956f
  2. #e68664
  3. #cc7759
  4. #b3684e
  5. #995943
  6. #804b38
  7. #663c2c
  8. #4d2d21
  9. #331e16
  10. #1a0f0b
  11. #000000

Tints

#ff956f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ff956f
  2. #ffa07d
  3. #ffaa8c
  4. #ffb59a
  5. #ffbfa9
  6. #ffcab7
  7. #ffd5c5
  8. #ffdfd4
  9. #ffeae2
  10. #fff4f1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ff956f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ff956f
  2. #f29371
  3. #e69172
  4. #d98f74
  5. #cc8d76
  6. #c08b78
  7. #b38879
  8. #a6867b
  9. #99847d
  10. #8d827e
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.15:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.78:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b1b1b1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d5a69b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b0a36c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #caba6e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff828c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d49e6d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e1ac6e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ff8a81 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ff956f {
  color: #ff956f;
}
Background
.bg-ff956f {
  background-color: #ff956f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ff956f {
  border: 2px solid #ff956f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ff956f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 255 149 111;
  --color-primary-hsl: 16 100% 72%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ff956f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ff956f, #ffdd6f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ff956f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(255 149 111 / 0.35);
}

#ffa07a Light Salmon ΔE 2.73 #e9967a Dark Salmon ΔE 4.47 #ffa089 Vivid Tangerine ΔE 5.11 #ff7f50 Coral ΔE 5.35 #ff8243 Mango Tango ΔE 6.95 #e97451 Burnt Sienna ΔE 8.49 #fa8072 Salmon ΔE 8.51 #006a90 Inverted #b1b1b1 Grayscale 

Light Salmon
#ff956f  rgb(255, 149, 111)  hsl(16, 100%, 72%)  Light Salmon
#6fd9ff  rgb(111, 217, 255)  hsl(196, 100%, 72%)  Sky Blue
#6fff95  rgb(111, 255, 149)  hsl(136, 100%, 72%)  Mint Green
#956fff  rgb(149, 111, 255)  hsl(256, 100%, 72%)  Medium Purple