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#FF9978

#ff9978 ≈ Light Salmon

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ff9978 is a color from the orange family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 100% red, 60% green and 47.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 40% magenta, 52.94% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 14.67°, with 100% saturation and 73.53% 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 10.08:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Light Salmon (#ffa07a), ΔE 2.47.

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Web safe#ff9966
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Relative luminance0.454

Complementary

  1. #ff9978
  2. #78deff

Split complementary

  1. #ff9978
  2. #78ffdd
  3. #789aff

Analogous

  1. #ff789a
  2. #ff9978
  3. #ffdd78

Triadic

  1. #ff9978
  2. #78ff99
  3. #9978ff

Tetradic

  1. #ff9978
  2. #deff78
  3. #78deff
  4. #9978ff

Square

  1. #ff9978
  2. #9aff78
  3. #78deff
  4. #dd78ff

Monochromatic

  1. #de3600
  2. #ff5f2c
  3. #ff9978
  4. #ffd3c5
  5. #fff0eb

Shades

#ff9978 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ff9978
  2. #e68a6c
  3. #cc7a60
  4. #b36b54
  5. #995c48
  6. #804d3c
  7. #663d30
  8. #4d2e24
  9. #331f18
  10. #1a0f0c
  11. #000000

Tints

#ff9978 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ff9978
  2. #ffa386
  3. #ffad93
  4. #ffb8a1
  5. #ffc2ae
  6. #ffccbc
  7. #ffd6c9
  8. #ffe0d7
  9. #ffebe4
  10. #fff5f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ff9978 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ff9978
  2. #f29779
  3. #e6947a
  4. #d9927a
  5. #cc8f7b
  6. #c08d7c
  7. #b38a7d
  8. #a6887e
  9. #99857e
  10. #8d837f
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.08:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.08:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b4b4b4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d6aa9f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b3a675 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cbbc77 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff8891 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d6a176 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e2af77 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ff8f88 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ff9978 {
  color: #ff9978;
}
Background
.bg-ff9978 {
  background-color: #ff9978;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ff9978 {
  border: 2px solid #ff9978;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ff9978;
  --color-primary-rgb: 255 153 120;
  --color-primary-hsl: 15 100% 74%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ff9978 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ff9978, #ffdd78);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ff9978 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(255 153 120 / 0.35);
}

#ffa07a Light Salmon ΔE 2.47 #ffa089 Vivid Tangerine ΔE 3.45 #e9967a Dark Salmon ΔE 3.93 #ff7f50 Coral ΔE 6.78 #fa8072 Salmon ΔE 8.00 #ff8243 Mango Tango ΔE 8.59 #e97451 Burnt Sienna ΔE 9.36 #006687 Inverted #b4b4b4 Grayscale 

Light Salmon
#ff9978  rgb(255, 153, 120)  hsl(15, 100%, 74%)  Light Salmon
#78deff  rgb(120, 222, 255)  hsl(195, 100%, 74%)  Sky Blue
#78ff99  rgb(120, 255, 153)  hsl(135, 100%, 74%)  Mint Green
#9978ff  rgb(153, 120, 255)  hsl(255, 100%, 74%)  Medium Purple