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#FFA986

#ffa986 ≈ Light Salmon

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#ffa986 is a color from the orange family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 100% red, 66.27% green and 52.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 33.73% magenta, 47.45% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 17.36°, with 100% saturation and 76.27% 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 11.27:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Light Salmon (#ffa07a), ΔE 2.33.

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Relative luminance0.5136

Complementary

  1. #ffa986
  2. #86dcff

Split complementary

  1. #ffa986
  2. #86ffe6
  3. #869fff

Analogous

  1. #ff869f
  2. #ffa986
  3. #ffe686

Triadic

  1. #ffa986
  2. #86ffa9
  3. #a986ff

Tetradic

  1. #ffa986
  2. #dcff86
  3. #86dcff
  4. #a986ff

Square

  1. #ffa986
  2. #9fff86
  3. #86dcff
  4. #e686ff

Monochromatic

  1. #ec4400
  2. #ff7339
  3. #ffa986
  4. #ffdfd2
  5. #fff1eb

Shades

#ffa986 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ffa986
  2. #e69879
  3. #cc876b
  4. #b3765e
  5. #996550
  6. #805543
  7. #664436
  8. #4d3328
  9. #33221b
  10. #1a110d
  11. #000000

Tints

#ffa986 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ffa986
  2. #ffb292
  3. #ffba9e
  4. #ffc3aa
  5. #ffcbb6
  6. #ffd4c3
  7. #ffddcf
  8. #ffe5db
  9. #ffeee7
  10. #fff6f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ffa986 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ffa986
  2. #f2a585
  3. #e6a185
  4. #d99d84
  5. #cc9984
  6. #c09583
  7. #b39082
  8. #a68c82
  9. #998881
  10. #8d8481
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.86:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.27:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bebebe ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dbb6aa ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bfb383 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d3c585 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff9ba0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dcaf84 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e6ba86 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffa196 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ffa986 {
  color: #ffa986;
}
Background
.bg-ffa986 {
  background-color: #ffa986;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ffa986 {
  border: 2px solid #ffa986;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ffa986;
  --color-primary-rgb: 255 169 134;
  --color-primary-hsl: 17 100% 76%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ffa986 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ffa986, #ffe686);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ffa986 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(255 169 134 / 0.35);
}

#ffa07a Light Salmon ΔE 2.33 #ffa089 Vivid Tangerine ΔE 4.74 #e9967a Dark Salmon ΔE 5.59 #deaa88 Tumbleweed ΔE 7.66 #f4a460 Sandy Brown ΔE 9.71 #ff7f50 Coral ΔE 10.14 #fdbcb4 Melon ΔE 10.21 #005679 Inverted #bebebe Grayscale 

Light Salmon
#ffa986  rgb(255, 169, 134)  hsl(17, 100%, 76%)  Light Salmon
#86dcff  rgb(134, 220, 255)  hsl(197, 100%, 76%)  Baby Blue
#86ffa9  rgb(134, 255, 169)  hsl(137, 100%, 76%)  Pale Green
#a986ff  rgb(169, 134, 255)  hsl(257, 100%, 76%)  Floral Lavender