#FAAA8E#FAAA8E
#FAAA8E is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.510; OKLCH L 80.9% C 0.103 H 40.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #FAAA8E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(250, 170, 142) |
| HSL | hsl(16, 92%, 77%) |
| HSV | hsv(16, 43%, 98%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 32%, 43.2%, 2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(76.70, 26.20, 26.38) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(76.70, 37.18, 45.19°) |
| OKLab | oklab(80.9% 0.0785 0.066) |
| OKLCH | oklch(80.9% 0.103 40.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(58.6843, 51.0308, 32.3450) |
| Luminance | 0.5103 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Pale Salmon
#FFB19A
ΔE00 2.39
Light Salmon
#FEA993
ΔE00 2.44
Lightsalmon
#FFA07A
ΔE00 3.83
Blush (survey)
#F29E8E
ΔE00 5.06
Darksalmon
#E9967A
ΔE00 5.18
Peachy Pink
#FF9A8A
ΔE00 6.23
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#FAAA8E #8EDEFA
analogous
#FA8EA8 #FAAA8E #FAE08E
triadic
#FAAA8E #8EFAAA #AA8EFA
tetradic
#FAAA8E #A8FA8E #8EDEFA #E08EFA
square
#FAAA8E #A8FA8E #8EDEFA #E08EFA
split-complementary
#FAAA8E #8EFAE0 #8EA8FA
monochromatic
#F55219 #F77E53 #FAAA8E #FDD6C9 #FEE9E2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.87
#FAAA8E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.21
#FAAA8E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #FAAA8E
11.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##FAAA8E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##FAAA8E | 1.00 | 1.87 | 11.21 | 11.21 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.87 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.21 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.21 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BEB38C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#D1C48D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FF9DA3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BDBDBD
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #faaa8e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(250, 170, 142); /* oklch */ color: oklch(80.9% 0.103 40.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#fec3af',
500: '#faaa8e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #faaa8e; $custom-light: #fec3af; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#faaa8e",
"rgb": {
"r": 250,
"g": 170,
"b": 142
},
"hsl": {
"h": 15.556,
"s": 91.525,
"l": 76.863
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.80897,
"c": 0.10259,
"h": 40.1
},
"luminance": 0.51026
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#FAAA8E
secondary
#53B6D9
accent
#AAE600
background
#FFFDFD
surface
#FFF9F7
border
#D7D2D0
text
#181210
muted
#868281