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#FFAEAC

#ffaeac ≈ Melon

  • pink
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#ffaeac is a color from the pink family, with very high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 100% red, 68.24% green and 67.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 31.76% magenta, 32.55% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 1.45°, with 100% saturation and 83.73% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with tenderness, care and sweetness. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, weddings and celebrations and soft pastel palettes. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 11.9:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Melon (#fdbcb4), ΔE 4.32.

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Relative luminance0.5451

Complementary

  1. #ffaeac
  2. #acfdff

Split complementary

  1. #ffaeac
  2. #acffd8
  3. #acd4ff

Analogous

  1. #ffacd4
  2. #ffaeac
  3. #ffd8ac

Triadic

  1. #ffaeac
  2. #acffae
  3. #aeacff

Tetradic

  1. #ffaeac
  2. #fdffac
  3. #acfdff
  4. #aeacff

Square

  1. #ffaeac
  2. #d4ffac
  3. #acfdff
  4. #d8acff

Monochromatic

  1. #ff1913
  2. #ff6360
  3. #ffaeac
  4. #ffebeb
  5. #ffebeb

Shades

#ffaeac mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ffaeac
  2. #e69d9b
  3. #cc8b8a
  4. #b37a78
  5. #996867
  6. #805756
  7. #664645
  8. #4d3434
  9. #332322
  10. #1a1111
  11. #000000

Tints

#ffaeac mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ffaeac
  2. #ffb6b4
  3. #ffbebd
  4. #ffc6c5
  5. #ffcecd
  6. #ffd7d6
  7. #ffdfde
  8. #ffe7e6
  9. #ffefee
  10. #fff7f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ffaeac mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ffaeac
  2. #f2a9a8
  3. #e6a5a3
  4. #d9a09f
  5. #cc9c9a
  6. #c09796
  7. #b39292
  8. #a68e8d
  9. #998989
  10. #8d8584
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.76:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.9:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c3c3c3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #debbba ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bebaab ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d1c9ab ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffa5ae ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dbb5ac ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e5bfab ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffa9ad ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ffaeac {
  color: #ffaeac;
}
Background
.bg-ffaeac {
  background-color: #ffaeac;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ffaeac {
  border: 2px solid #ffaeac;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ffaeac;
  --color-primary-rgb: 255 174 172;
  --color-primary-hsl: 1 100% 84%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ffaeac {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ffaeac, #ffd8ac);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ffaeac {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(255 174 172 / 0.35);
}

#fdbcb4 Melon ΔE 4.32 #ffb6c1 Light Pink ΔE 5.39 #dea5a4 Pastel Pink ΔE 6.09 #ffb7c5 Cherry Blossom Pink ΔE 6.51 #f4c2c2 Baby Pink ΔE 6.97 #ffc0cb Pink ΔE 7.17 #ffc1cc Bubble Gum ΔE 7.37 #005153 Inverted #c3c3c3 Grayscale 

Melon
#ffaeac  rgb(255, 174, 172)  hsl(1, 100%, 84%)  Melon
#acfdff  rgb(172, 253, 255)  hsl(181, 100%, 84%)  Celeste
#acffae  rgb(172, 255, 174)  hsl(121, 100%, 84%)  Pale Green
#aeacff  rgb(174, 172, 255)  hsl(241, 100%, 84%)  Wild Blue Yonder