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#FFAE91

#ffae91 ≈ Light Salmon

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#ffae91 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 56.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 31.76% magenta, 43.14% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 15.82°, with 100% saturation and 78.43% 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 11.72:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Light Salmon (#ffa07a), ΔE 4.16.

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Relative luminance0.5358

Complementary

  1. #ffae91
  2. #91e2ff

Split complementary

  1. #ffae91
  2. #91ffe5
  3. #91abff

Analogous

  1. #ff91ab
  2. #ffae91
  3. #ffe591

Triadic

  1. #ffae91
  2. #91ffae
  3. #ae91ff

Tetradic

  1. #ffae91
  2. #e2ff91
  3. #91e2ff
  4. #ae91ff

Square

  1. #ffae91
  2. #abff91
  3. #91e2ff
  4. #e591ff

Monochromatic

  1. #f74100
  2. #ff7644
  3. #ffae91
  4. #ffe6dd
  5. #fff0eb

Shades

#ffae91 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ffae91
  2. #e69d83
  3. #cc8b74
  4. #b37a66
  5. #996857
  6. #805749
  7. #66463a
  8. #4d342c
  9. #33231d
  10. #1a110f
  11. #000000

Tints

#ffae91 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ffae91
  2. #ffb69c
  3. #ffbea7
  4. #ffc6b2
  5. #ffcebd
  6. #ffd7c8
  7. #ffdfd3
  8. #ffe7de
  9. #ffefe9
  10. #fff7f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ffae91 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ffae91
  2. #f2a98f
  3. #e6a58e
  4. #d9a08c
  5. #cc9c8a
  6. #c09789
  7. #b39287
  8. #a68e85
  9. #998983
  10. #8d8582
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.79:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.72:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c1c1c1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ddbab0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c2b78f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d5c890 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffa1a6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ddb490 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e7be91 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffa69e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ffae91 {
  color: #ffae91;
}
Background
.bg-ffae91 {
  background-color: #ffae91;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ffae91 {
  border: 2px solid #ffae91;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ffae91;
  --color-primary-rgb: 255 174 145;
  --color-primary-hsl: 16 100% 78%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ffae91 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ffae91, #ffe591);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ffae91 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(255 174 145 / 0.35);
}

#ffa07a Light Salmon ΔE 4.16 #ffa089 Vivid Tangerine ΔE 4.27 #e9967a Dark Salmon ΔE 6.23 #deaa88 Tumbleweed ΔE 7.89 #fdbcb4 Melon ΔE 8.12 #ebc2af Zinnwaldite ΔE 8.98 #fbceb1 Apricot ΔE 9.99 #00516e Inverted #c1c1c1 Grayscale 

Light Salmon
#ffae91  rgb(255, 174, 145)  hsl(16, 100%, 78%)  Light Salmon
#91e2ff  rgb(145, 226, 255)  hsl(196, 100%, 78%)  Non-Photo Blue
#91ffae  rgb(145, 255, 174)  hsl(136, 100%, 78%)  Pale Green
#ae91ff  rgb(174, 145, 255)  hsl(256, 100%, 78%)  Floral Lavender