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#FFA97A

#ffa97a ≈ Light Salmon

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ffa97a is a color from the orange family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 100% red, 66.27% green and 47.84% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 33.73% magenta, 52.16% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 21.2°, with 100% saturation and 73.92% 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 11.21:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Light Salmon (#ffa07a), ΔE 3.92.

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Web safe#ff9966
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Relative luminance0.5104

Complementary

  1. #ffa97a
  2. #7ad0ff

Split complementary

  1. #ffa97a
  2. #7affeb
  3. #7a8dff

Analogous

  1. #ff7a8d
  2. #ffa97a
  3. #ffeb7a

Triadic

  1. #ffa97a
  2. #7affa9
  3. #a97aff

Tetradic

  1. #ffa97a
  2. #d0ff7a
  3. #7ad0ff
  4. #a97aff

Square

  1. #ffa97a
  2. #8dff7a
  3. #7ad0ff
  4. #eb7aff

Monochromatic

  1. #e04f00
  2. #ff782d
  3. #ffa97a
  4. #ffdac6
  5. #fff2eb

Shades

#ffa97a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ffa97a
  2. #e6986e
  3. #cc8762
  4. #b37655
  5. #996549
  6. #80553d
  7. #664431
  8. #4d3325
  9. #332218
  10. #1a110c
  11. #000000

Tints

#ffa97a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ffa97a
  2. #ffb287
  3. #ffba95
  4. #ffc3a2
  5. #ffcbaf
  6. #ffd4bd
  7. #ffddca
  8. #ffe5d7
  9. #ffeee4
  10. #fff6f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ffa97a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ffa97a
  2. #f2a57b
  3. #e6a17b
  4. #d99d7c
  5. #cc997c
  6. #c0957d
  7. #b3907e
  8. #a68c7e
  9. #99887f
  10. #8d847f
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.87:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.21:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bdbdbd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dbb6a7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c0b276 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d5c57a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff999d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dcaf78 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e7ba7a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffa090 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ffa97a {
  color: #ffa97a;
}
Background
.bg-ffa97a {
  background-color: #ffa97a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ffa97a {
  border: 2px solid #ffa97a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ffa97a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 255 169 122;
  --color-primary-hsl: 21 100% 74%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ffa97a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ffa97a, #ffeb7a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ffa97a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(255 169 122 / 0.35);
}

#ffa07a Light Salmon ΔE 3.92 #f4a460 Sandy Brown ΔE 6.31 #deaa88 Tumbleweed ΔE 7.20 #e9967a Dark Salmon ΔE 7.49 #ffa089 Vivid Tangerine ΔE 8.12 #e5aa70 Fawn ΔE 8.22 #d99058 Persian Orange ΔE 9.10 #005685 Inverted #bdbdbd Grayscale 

Light Salmon
#ffa97a  rgb(255, 169, 122)  hsl(21, 100%, 74%)  Light Salmon
#7ad0ff  rgb(122, 208, 255)  hsl(201, 100%, 74%)  Light Sky Blue
#7affa9  rgb(122, 255, 169)  hsl(141, 100%, 74%)  Pale Green
#a97aff  rgb(169, 122, 255)  hsl(261, 100%, 74%)  Medium Purple