#FAAB99#FAAB99
#FAAB99 is a light, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.517; OKLCH L 81.3% C 0.097 H 33.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #FAAB99 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(250, 171, 153) |
| HSL | hsl(11, 91%, 79%) |
| HSV | hsv(11, 39%, 98%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 31.6%, 38.8%, 2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(77.13, 26.86, 21.04) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(77.13, 34.12, 38.08°) |
| OKLab | oklab(81.3% 0.0812 0.0535) |
| OKLCH | oklch(81.3% 0.097 33.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(59.7394, 51.7539, 36.9739) |
| Luminance | 0.5175 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Light Salmon
#FEA993
ΔE00 1.60
Pale Salmon
#FFB19A
ΔE00 2.25
Blush (survey)
#F29E8E
ΔE00 3.23
Peachy Pink
#FF9A8A
ΔE00 4.64
Darksalmon
#E9967A
ΔE00 6.50
Lightsalmon
#FFA07A
ΔE00 6.72
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#FAAB99 #99E8FA
analogous
#FA99B8 #FAAB99 #FADC99
triadic
#FAAB99 #99FAAB #AB99FA
tetradic
#FAAB99 #B8FA99 #99E8FA #DC99FA
square
#FAAB99 #B8FA99 #99E8FA #DC99FA
split-complementary
#FAAB99 #99FADC #99B8FA
monochromatic
#F44B24 #F77B5F #FAAB99 #FDDBD3 #FEE7E2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.85
#FAAB99 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.35
#FAAB99 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #FAAB99
11.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##FAAB99 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##FAAB99 | 1.00 | 1.85 | 11.35 | 11.35 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.85 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.35 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.35 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BDB598
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#D0C598
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFA0A6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BEBEBE
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #faab99; /* rgb */ color: rgb(250, 171, 153); /* oklch */ color: oklch(81.3% 0.097 33.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#fec4b7',
500: '#faab99',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #faab99; $custom-light: #fec4b7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#faab99",
"rgb": {
"r": 250,
"g": 171,
"b": 153
},
"hsl": {
"h": 11.134,
"s": 90.654,
"l": 79.02
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.81302,
"c": 0.09723,
"h": 33.4
},
"luminance": 0.5175
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#FAAB99
secondary
#5DC3DB
accent
#BBE600
background
#FFFDFD
surface
#FFF9F8
border
#D7D2D1
text
#181211
muted
#868281