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#FFB28C

#ffb28c ≈ Light Salmon

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#ffb28c is a color from the orange family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 100% red, 69.8% green and 54.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 30.2% magenta, 45.1% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 19.83°, with 100% saturation and 77.45% 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 12:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Light Salmon (#ffa07a), ΔE 4.79.

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Relative luminance0.5499

Complementary

  1. #ffb28c
  2. #8cd9ff

Split complementary

  1. #ffb28c
  2. #8cffec
  3. #8c9fff

Analogous

  1. #ff8c9f
  2. #ffb28c
  3. #ffec8c

Triadic

  1. #ffb28c
  2. #8cffb2
  3. #b28cff

Tetradic

  1. #ffb28c
  2. #d9ff8c
  3. #8cd9ff
  4. #b28cff

Square

  1. #ffb28c
  2. #9fff8c
  3. #8cd9ff
  4. #ec8cff

Monochromatic

  1. #f25000
  2. #ff7f3f
  3. #ffb28c
  4. #ffe5d8
  5. #fff1eb

Shades

#ffb28c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ffb28c
  2. #e6a07e
  3. #cc8e70
  4. #b37d62
  5. #996b54
  6. #805946
  7. #664738
  8. #4d352a
  9. #33241c
  10. #1a120e
  11. #000000

Tints

#ffb28c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ffb28c
  2. #ffba98
  3. #ffc1a3
  4. #ffc9af
  5. #ffd1ba
  6. #ffd9c6
  7. #ffe0d1
  8. #ffe8dd
  9. #fff0e8
  10. #fff7f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ffb28c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ffb28c
  2. #f2ad8b
  3. #e6a88a
  4. #d9a388
  5. #cc9e87
  6. #c09986
  7. #b39485
  8. #a68f84
  9. #998a82
  10. #8d8581
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.75:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c4c4c4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #debdb0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c6ba89 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d9ca8c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffa5a8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dfb78a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e9c18c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffaa9e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ffb28c {
  color: #ffb28c;
}
Background
.bg-ffb28c {
  background-color: #ffb28c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ffb28c {
  border: 2px solid #ffb28c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ffb28c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 255 178 140;
  --color-primary-hsl: 20 100% 77%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ffb28c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ffb28c, #ffec8c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ffb28c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(255 178 140 / 0.35);
}

#ffa07a Light Salmon ΔE 4.79 #deaa88 Tumbleweed ΔE 6.48 #ffa089 Vivid Tangerine ΔE 7.27 #e9967a Dark Salmon ΔE 7.76 #f4a460 Sandy Brown ΔE 8.55 #fbceb1 Apricot ΔE 8.58 #ebc2af Zinnwaldite ΔE 8.80 #004d73 Inverted #c4c4c4 Grayscale 

Light Salmon
#ffb28c  rgb(255, 178, 140)  hsl(20, 100%, 77%)  Light Salmon
#8cd9ff  rgb(140, 217, 255)  hsl(200, 100%, 77%)  Baby Blue
#8cffb2  rgb(140, 255, 178)  hsl(140, 100%, 77%)  Pale Green
#b28cff  rgb(178, 140, 255)  hsl(260, 100%, 77%)  Floral Lavender