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#FFA97C

#ffa97c ≈ Light Salmon

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ffa97c 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 48.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 33.73% magenta, 51.37% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 20.61°, with 100% saturation and 74.31% 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 11.22:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Light Salmon (#ffa07a), ΔE 3.47.

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Relative luminance0.5109

Complementary

  1. #ffa97c
  2. #7cd2ff

Split complementary

  1. #ffa97c
  2. #7cffea
  3. #7c90ff

Analogous

  1. #ff7c90
  2. #ffa97c
  3. #ffea7c

Triadic

  1. #ffa97c
  2. #7cffa9
  3. #a97cff

Tetradic

  1. #ffa97c
  2. #d2ff7c
  3. #7cd2ff
  4. #a97cff

Square

  1. #ffa97c
  2. #90ff7c
  3. #7cd2ff
  4. #ea7cff

Monochromatic

  1. #e24e00
  2. #ff772f
  3. #ffa97c
  4. #ffdbc8
  5. #fff2eb

Shades

#ffa97c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ffa97c
  2. #e69870
  3. #cc8763
  4. #b37657
  5. #99654a
  6. #80553e
  7. #664432
  8. #4d3325
  9. #332219
  10. #1a110c
  11. #000000

Tints

#ffa97c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ffa97c
  2. #ffb289
  3. #ffba96
  4. #ffc3a3
  5. #ffcbb0
  6. #ffd4be
  7. #ffddcb
  8. #ffe5d8
  9. #ffeee5
  10. #fff6f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ffa97c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ffa97c
  2. #f2a57c
  3. #e6a17d
  4. #d99d7d
  5. #cc997e
  6. #c0957e
  7. #b3907e
  8. #a68c7f
  9. #99887f
  10. #8d8480
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.87:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.22:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bdbdbd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dbb6a7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c0b278 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d5c57c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff999e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dcaf7a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e7ba7c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffa091 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ffa97c {
  color: #ffa97c;
}
Background
.bg-ffa97c {
  background-color: #ffa97c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ffa97c {
  border: 2px solid #ffa97c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ffa97c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 255 169 124;
  --color-primary-hsl: 21 100% 74%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ffa97c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ffa97c, #ffea7c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ffa97c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(255 169 124 / 0.35);
}

#ffa07a Light Salmon ΔE 3.47 #f4a460 Sandy Brown ΔE 6.84 #e9967a Dark Salmon ΔE 7.10 #deaa88 Tumbleweed ΔE 7.17 #ffa089 Vivid Tangerine ΔE 7.57 #e5aa70 Fawn ΔE 8.61 #d99058 Persian Orange ΔE 9.36 #005683 Inverted #bdbdbd Grayscale 

Light Salmon
#ffa97c  rgb(255, 169, 124)  hsl(21, 100%, 74%)  Light Salmon
#7cd2ff  rgb(124, 210, 255)  hsl(201, 100%, 74%)  Light Sky Blue
#7cffa9  rgb(124, 255, 169)  hsl(141, 100%, 74%)  Pale Green
#a97cff  rgb(169, 124, 255)  hsl(261, 100%, 74%)  Medium Purple