#FAA07D#FAA07D
#FAA07D is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.469; OKLCH L 78.8% C 0.118 H 41.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.39:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #FAA07D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(250, 160, 125) |
| HSL | hsl(17, 93%, 74%) |
| HSV | hsv(17, 50%, 98%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 36%, 50%, 2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.16, 29.80, 32.12) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.16, 43.82, 47.15°) |
| OKLab | oklab(78.84% 0.0878 0.0789) |
| OKLCH | oklch(78.84% 0.118 41.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(55.7001, 46.9510, 25.5270) |
| Luminance | 0.4695 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Lightsalmon
#FFA07A
ΔE00 1.08
Darksalmon
#E9967A
ΔE00 3.82
Light Salmon
#FEA993
ΔE00 4.65
Pale Salmon
#FFB19A
ΔE00 5.42
Blush (survey)
#F29E8E
ΔE00 6.17
Pinkish Tan
#D99B82
ΔE00 6.38
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#FAA07D #7DD7FA
analogous
#FA7D98 #FAA07D #FADE7D
triadic
#FAA07D #7DFAA0 #A07DFA
tetradic
#FAA07D #98FA7D #7DD7FA #DE7DFA
square
#FAA07D #98FA7D #7DD7FA #DE7DFA
split-complementary
#FAA07D #7DFADE #7D98FA
monochromatic
#F34B09 #F87542 #FAA07D #FCCBB8 #FEE9E2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.02
#FAA07D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.39
#FAA07D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #FAA07D
10.39:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##FAA07D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##FAA07D | 1.00 | 2.02 | 10.39 | 10.39 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.02 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.39 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.39 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B7AB7A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CCBE7C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FF9197
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B6B6B6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #faa07d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(250, 160, 125); /* oklch */ color: oklch(78.8% 0.118 41.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ffbca3',
500: '#faa07d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #faa07d; $custom-light: #ffbca3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#faa07d",
"rgb": {
"r": 250,
"g": 160,
"b": 125
},
"hsl": {
"h": 16.8,
"s": 92.593,
"l": 73.529
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.78841,
"c": 0.11799,
"h": 41.9
},
"luminance": 0.46946
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#FAA07D
secondary
#D5EDF6
accent
#A5E600
background
#FFFBFA
surface
#FFF6F3
border
#D7D0CD
text
#18120F
muted
#86817F