#FAA07E#FAA07E
#FAA07E is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.470; OKLCH L 78.9% C 0.118 H 41.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.39:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #FAA07E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(250, 160, 126) |
| HSL | hsl(16, 93%, 74%) |
| HSV | hsv(16, 50%, 98%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 36%, 49.6%, 2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.17, 29.89, 31.61) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.17, 43.51, 46.60°) |
| OKLab | oklab(78.86% 0.0882 0.0777) |
| OKLCH | oklch(78.86% 0.118 41.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(55.7643, 46.9767, 25.8651) |
| Luminance | 0.4697 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Lightsalmon
#FFA07A
ΔE00 1.27
Darksalmon
#E9967A
ΔE00 3.70
Light Salmon
#FEA993
ΔE00 4.38
Pale Salmon
#FFB19A
ΔE00 5.23
Blush (survey)
#F29E8E
ΔE00 5.87
Pinkish Tan
#D99B82
ΔE00 6.33
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#FAA07E #7ED8FA
analogous
#FA7E9A #FAA07E #FADE7E
triadic
#FAA07E #7EFAA0 #A07EFA
tetradic
#FAA07E #9AFA7E #7ED8FA #DE7EFA
square
#FAA07E #9AFA7E #7ED8FA #DE7EFA
split-complementary
#FAA07E #7EFADE #7E9AFA
monochromatic
#F44A09 #F87543 #FAA07E #FCCBB9 #FEE9E2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.02
#FAA07E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.39
#FAA07E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #FAA07E
10.39:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##FAA07E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##FAA07E | 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)
#B7AB7B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CCBE7D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FF9197
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B6B6B6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #faa07e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(250, 160, 126); /* oklch */ color: oklch(78.9% 0.118 41.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ffbca3',
500: '#faa07e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #faa07e; $custom-light: #ffbca3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#faa07e",
"rgb": {
"r": 250,
"g": 160,
"b": 126
},
"hsl": {
"h": 16.452,
"s": 92.537,
"l": 73.725
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.78859,
"c": 0.11752,
"h": 41.4
},
"luminance": 0.46972
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#FAA07E
secondary
#D5EDF6
accent
#A7E600
background
#FFFBFA
surface
#FFF6F4
border
#D7D0CE
text
#18120F
muted
#86817F