#FAA07B#FAA07B
#FAA07B is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.469; OKLCH L 78.8% C 0.119 H 43.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #FAA07B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(250, 160, 123) |
| HSL | hsl(17, 93%, 73%) |
| HSV | hsv(17, 51%, 98%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 36%, 50.8%, 2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.13, 29.63, 33.15) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.13, 44.46, 48.21°) |
| OKLab | oklab(78.81% 0.087 0.0811) |
| OKLCH | oklch(78.81% 0.119 43) |
| XYZ | xyz(55.5736, 46.9005, 24.8609) |
| Luminance | 0.4690 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Lightsalmon
#FFA07A
ΔE00 0.91
Darksalmon
#E9967A
ΔE00 4.11
Light Salmon
#FEA993
ΔE00 5.20
Pale Salmon
#FFB19A
ΔE00 5.82
Peach (survey)
#FFB07C
ΔE00 6.42
Pinkish Tan
#D99B82
ΔE00 6.52
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#FAA07B #7BD5FA
analogous
#FA7B95 #FAA07B #FADF7B
triadic
#FAA07B #7BFAA0 #A07BFA
tetradic
#FAA07B #95FA7B #7BD5FA #DF7BFA
square
#FAA07B #95FA7B #7BD5FA #DF7BFA
split-complementary
#FAA07B #7BFADF #7B95FA
monochromatic
#F14D09 #F87640 #FAA07B #FCCAB6 #FEEAE2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.02
#FAA07B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.38
#FAA07B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #FAA07B
10.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##FAA07B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##FAA07B | 1.00 | 2.02 | 10.38 | 10.38 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.02 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.38 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.38 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B7AB78
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CDBE7A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FF9197
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B6B6B6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #faa07b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(250, 160, 123); /* oklch */ color: oklch(78.8% 0.119 43.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ffbca1',
500: '#faa07b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #faa07b; $custom-light: #ffbca1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#faa07b",
"rgb": {
"r": 250,
"g": 160,
"b": 123
},
"hsl": {
"h": 17.48,
"s": 92.701,
"l": 73.137
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.78806,
"c": 0.11896,
"h": 43
},
"luminance": 0.46896
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#FAA07B
secondary
#D5ECF6
accent
#A3E600
background
#FFFBF9
surface
#FFF6F2
border
#D7D0CC
text
#18120F
muted
#86817E