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#FFAE90

#ffae90 ≈ Light Salmon

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#ffae90 is a color from the orange family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 100% red, 68.24% green and 56.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 31.76% magenta, 43.53% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 16.22°, with 100% saturation and 78.24% 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 11.71:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Light Salmon (#ffa07a), ΔE 4.

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Relative luminance0.5355

Complementary

  1. #ffae90
  2. #90e1ff

Split complementary

  1. #ffae90
  2. #90ffe6
  3. #90aaff

Analogous

  1. #ff90aa
  2. #ffae90
  3. #ffe690

Triadic

  1. #ffae90
  2. #90ffae
  3. #ae90ff

Tetradic

  1. #ffae90
  2. #e1ff90
  3. #90e1ff
  4. #ae90ff

Square

  1. #ffae90
  2. #aaff90
  3. #90e1ff
  4. #e690ff

Monochromatic

  1. #f64300
  2. #ff7644
  3. #ffae90
  4. #ffe6dd
  5. #fff0eb

Shades

#ffae90 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ffae90
  2. #e69d82
  3. #cc8b73
  4. #b37a65
  5. #996856
  6. #805748
  7. #66463a
  8. #4d342b
  9. #33231d
  10. #1a110e
  11. #000000

Tints

#ffae90 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ffae90
  2. #ffb69b
  3. #ffbea6
  4. #ffc6b1
  5. #ffcebc
  6. #ffd7c8
  7. #ffdfd3
  8. #ffe7de
  9. #ffefe9
  10. #fff7f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ffae90 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ffae90
  2. #f2a98e
  3. #e6a58d
  4. #d9a08b
  5. #cc9c8a
  6. #c09788
  7. #b39286
  8. #a68e85
  9. #998983
  10. #8d8582
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.79:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.71:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c1c1c1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ddbab0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c2b78e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d5c88f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffa1a6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ddb48f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e7be90 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffa69e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ffae90 {
  color: #ffae90;
}
Background
.bg-ffae90 {
  background-color: #ffae90;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ffae90 {
  border: 2px solid #ffae90;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ffae90;
  --color-primary-rgb: 255 174 144;
  --color-primary-hsl: 16 100% 78%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ffae90 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ffae90, #ffe690);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ffae90 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(255 174 144 / 0.35);
}

#ffa07a Light Salmon ΔE 4.00 #ffa089 Vivid Tangerine ΔE 4.48 #e9967a Dark Salmon ΔE 6.25 #deaa88 Tumbleweed ΔE 7.72 #fdbcb4 Melon ΔE 8.40 #ebc2af Zinnwaldite ΔE 9.00 #fbceb1 Apricot ΔE 9.91 #00516f Inverted #c1c1c1 Grayscale 

Light Salmon
#ffae90  rgb(255, 174, 144)  hsl(16, 100%, 78%)  Light Salmon
#90e1ff  rgb(144, 225, 255)  hsl(196, 100%, 78%)  Sky Blue
#90ffae  rgb(144, 255, 174)  hsl(136, 100%, 78%)  Pale Green
#ae90ff  rgb(174, 144, 255)  hsl(256, 100%, 78%)  Floral Lavender