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#FFB48C

#ffb48c ≈ Light Salmon

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#ffb48c is a color from the orange family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 100% red, 70.59% green and 54.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 29.41% magenta, 45.1% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 20.87°, 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 12.16:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Light Salmon (#ffa07a), ΔE 5.54.

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Relative luminance0.558

Complementary

  1. #ffb48c
  2. #8cd7ff

Split complementary

  1. #ffb48c
  2. #8cffee
  3. #8c9dff

Analogous

  1. #ff8c9d
  2. #ffb48c
  3. #ffee8c

Triadic

  1. #ffb48c
  2. #8cffb4
  3. #b48cff

Tetradic

  1. #ffb48c
  2. #d7ff8c
  3. #8cd7ff
  4. #b48cff

Square

  1. #ffb48c
  2. #9dff8c
  3. #8cd7ff
  4. #ee8cff

Monochromatic

  1. #f25400
  2. #ff823f
  3. #ffb48c
  4. #ffe6d8
  5. #fff2eb

Shades

#ffb48c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ffb48c
  2. #e6a27e
  3. #cc9070
  4. #b37e62
  5. #996c54
  6. #805a46
  7. #664838
  8. #4d362a
  9. #33241c
  10. #1a120e
  11. #000000

Tints

#ffb48c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ffb48c
  2. #ffbc98
  3. #ffc3a3
  4. #ffcbaf
  5. #ffd2ba
  6. #ffdac6
  7. #ffe1d1
  8. #ffe9dd
  9. #fff0e8
  10. #fff8f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ffb48c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ffb48c
  2. #f2af8b
  3. #e6aa8a
  4. #d9a488
  5. #cc9f87
  6. #c09a86
  7. #b39585
  8. #a69084
  9. #998a82
  10. #8d8581
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.73:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.16:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c5c5c5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dfbeb1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c8bb89 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dacb8c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffa7aa ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e0b88a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #eac28c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffac9f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ffb48c {
  color: #ffb48c;
}
Background
.bg-ffb48c {
  background-color: #ffb48c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ffb48c {
  border: 2px solid #ffb48c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ffb48c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 255 180 140;
  --color-primary-hsl: 21 100% 77%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ffb48c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ffb48c, #ffee8c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ffb48c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(255 180 140 / 0.35);
}

#ffa07a Light Salmon ΔE 5.54 #deaa88 Tumbleweed ΔE 6.29 #f4a460 Sandy Brown ΔE 8.03 #fbceb1 Apricot ΔE 8.10 #ffa089 Vivid Tangerine ΔE 8.22 #e5aa70 Fawn ΔE 8.47 #e9967a Dark Salmon ΔE 8.50 #004b73 Inverted #c5c5c5 Grayscale 

Light Salmon
#ffb48c  rgb(255, 180, 140)  hsl(21, 100%, 77%)  Light Salmon
#8cd7ff  rgb(140, 215, 255)  hsl(201, 100%, 77%)  Light Sky Blue
#8cffb4  rgb(140, 255, 180)  hsl(141, 100%, 77%)  Pale Green
#b48cff  rgb(180, 140, 255)  hsl(261, 100%, 77%)  Floral Lavender