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#FFA16E

#ffa16e ≈ Light Salmon

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ffa16e is a color from the orange family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 100% red, 63.14% green and 43.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 36.86% magenta, 56.86% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 21.1°, with 100% saturation and 71.57% 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 10.58:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Light Salmon (#ffa07a), ΔE 3.72.

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Web safe#ff9966
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Relative luminance0.4788

Complementary

  1. #ffa16e
  2. #6eccff

Split complementary

  1. #ffa16e
  2. #6effe9
  3. #6e84ff

Analogous

  1. #ff6e84
  2. #ffa16e
  3. #ffe96e

Triadic

  1. #ffa16e
  2. #6effa1
  3. #a16eff

Tetradic

  1. #ffa16e
  2. #ccff6e
  3. #6eccff
  4. #a16eff

Square

  1. #ffa16e
  2. #84ff6e
  3. #6eccff
  4. #e96eff

Monochromatic

  1. #d44b00
  2. #ff6f22
  3. #ffa16e
  4. #ffd3bb
  5. #fff2eb

Shades

#ffa16e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ffa16e
  2. #e69163
  3. #cc8158
  4. #b3714d
  5. #996142
  6. #805137
  7. #66402c
  8. #4d3021
  9. #332016
  10. #1a100b
  11. #000000

Tints

#ffa16e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ffa16e
  2. #ffaa7d
  3. #ffb48b
  4. #ffbd9a
  5. #ffc7a8
  6. #ffd0b7
  7. #ffd9c5
  8. #ffe3d4
  9. #ffece2
  10. #fff6f1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ffa16e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ffa16e
  2. #f29e70
  3. #e69a72
  4. #d99773
  5. #cc9475
  6. #c09177
  7. #b38d79
  8. #a68a7b
  9. #99877c
  10. #8d837e
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.99:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.58:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b8b8b8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d8afa0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bbac6a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d1c06e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff8f95 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d9a76b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e5b46e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ff9787 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ffa16e {
  color: #ffa16e;
}
Background
.bg-ffa16e {
  background-color: #ffa16e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ffa16e {
  border: 2px solid #ffa16e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ffa16e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 255 161 110;
  --color-primary-hsl: 21 100% 72%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ffa16e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ffa16e, #ffe96e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ffa16e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(255 161 110 / 0.35);
}

#ffa07a Light Salmon ΔE 3.72 #f4a460 Sandy Brown ΔE 6.15 #e9967a Dark Salmon ΔE 7.22 #ff8243 Mango Tango ΔE 7.50 #d99058 Persian Orange ΔE 8.20 #deaa88 Tumbleweed ΔE 8.39 #ffa089 Vivid Tangerine ΔE 8.42 #005e91 Inverted #b8b8b8 Grayscale 

Light Salmon
#ffa16e  rgb(255, 161, 110)  hsl(21, 100%, 72%)  Light Salmon
#6eccff  rgb(110, 204, 255)  hsl(201, 100%, 72%)  Light Sky Blue
#6effa1  rgb(110, 255, 161)  hsl(141, 100%, 72%)  Medium Spring Green
#a16eff  rgb(161, 110, 255)  hsl(261, 100%, 72%)  Medium Purple