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#FFA685

#ffa685 ≈ Light Salmon

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#ffa685 is a color from the orange family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 100% red, 65.1% green and 52.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 34.9% magenta, 47.84% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 16.23°, with 100% saturation and 76.08% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with enthusiasm, warmth and creativity. Designers typically use it for call-to-action buttons, food and restaurant brands and soft pastel palettes. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 11.05:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Light Salmon (#ffa07a), ΔE 1.96.

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Relative luminance0.5023

Complementary

  1. #ffa685
  2. #85deff

Split complementary

  1. #ffa685
  2. #85ffe3
  3. #85a1ff

Analogous

  1. #ff85a1
  2. #ffa685
  3. #ffe385

Triadic

  1. #ffa685
  2. #85ffa6
  3. #a685ff

Tetradic

  1. #ffa685
  2. #deff85
  3. #85deff
  4. #a685ff

Square

  1. #ffa685
  2. #a1ff85
  3. #85deff
  4. #e385ff

Monochromatic

  1. #eb4000
  2. #ff6e39
  3. #ffa685
  4. #ffded2
  5. #fff0eb

Shades

#ffa685 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ffa685
  2. #e69578
  3. #cc856a
  4. #b3745d
  5. #996450
  6. #805343
  7. #664235
  8. #4d3228
  9. #33211b
  10. #1a110d
  11. #000000

Tints

#ffa685 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ffa685
  2. #ffaf91
  3. #ffb89d
  4. #ffc1aa
  5. #ffcab6
  6. #ffd3c2
  7. #ffdbce
  8. #ffe4da
  9. #ffede7
  10. #fff6f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ffa685 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ffa685
  2. #f2a285
  3. #e69e84
  4. #d99b84
  5. #cc9783
  6. #c09383
  7. #b38f82
  8. #a68b82
  9. #998881
  10. #8d8481
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.9:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.05:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bcbcbc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dab4a9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bcb182 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d2c384 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff979e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #daac83 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e5b885 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ff9d94 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ffa685 {
  color: #ffa685;
}
Background
.bg-ffa685 {
  background-color: #ffa685;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ffa685 {
  border: 2px solid #ffa685;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ffa685;
  --color-primary-rgb: 255 166 133;
  --color-primary-hsl: 16 100% 76%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ffa685 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ffa685, #ffe385);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ffa685 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(255 166 133 / 0.35);
}

#ffa07a Light Salmon ΔE 1.96 #ffa089 Vivid Tangerine ΔE 3.71 #e9967a Dark Salmon ΔE 4.93 #deaa88 Tumbleweed ΔE 8.29 #ff7f50 Coral ΔE 9.57 #fdbcb4 Melon ΔE 10.05 #ff8243 Mango Tango ΔE 10.50 #00597a Inverted #bcbcbc Grayscale 

Light Salmon
#ffa685  rgb(255, 166, 133)  hsl(16, 100%, 76%)  Light Salmon
#85deff  rgb(133, 222, 255)  hsl(196, 100%, 76%)  Sky Blue
#85ffa6  rgb(133, 255, 166)  hsl(136, 100%, 76%)  Pale Green
#a685ff  rgb(166, 133, 255)  hsl(256, 100%, 76%)  Floral Lavender