#FAAE8B#FAAE8B
#FAAE8B is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.525; OKLCH L 81.5% C 0.101 H 45.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #FAAE8B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(250, 174, 139) |
| HSL | hsl(19, 92%, 76%) |
| HSV | hsv(19, 44%, 98%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 30.4%, 44.4%, 2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(77.56, 23.79, 29.13) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(77.56, 37.61, 50.76°) |
| OKLab | oklab(81.55% 0.071 0.0725) |
| OKLCH | oklch(81.55% 0.101 45.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(59.2234, 52.4645, 31.4285) |
| Luminance | 0.5246 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Lightsalmon
#FFA07A
ΔE00 4.10
Pale Salmon
#FFB19A
ΔE00 4.30
Peach (survey)
#FFB07C
ΔE00 4.76
Light Salmon
#FEA993
ΔE00 5.11
Darksalmon
#E9967A
ΔE00 6.51
Pinkish Tan
#D99B82
ΔE00 6.92
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#FAAE8B #8BD7FA
analogous
#FA8BA0 #FAAE8B #FAE68B
triadic
#FAAE8B #8BFAAE #AE8BFA
tetradic
#FAAE8B #A0FA8B #8BD7FA #E68BFA
square
#FAAE8B #A0FA8B #8BD7FA #E68BFA
split-complementary
#FAAE8B #8BFAE6 #8BA0FA
monochromatic
#F55C16 #F78550 #FAAE8B #FDD7C6 #FEEBE2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.83
#FAAE8B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.49
#FAAE8B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #FAAE8B
11.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##FAAE8B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##FAAE8B | 1.00 | 1.83 | 11.49 | 11.49 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.83 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.49 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.49 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C2B688
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#D4C68B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFA1A5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C0C0C0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #faae8b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(250, 174, 139); /* oklch */ color: oklch(81.5% 0.101 45.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#fec6ad',
500: '#faae8b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #faae8b; $custom-light: #fec6ad; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#faae8b",
"rgb": {
"r": 250,
"g": 174,
"b": 139
},
"hsl": {
"h": 18.919,
"s": 91.736,
"l": 76.275
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.81545,
"c": 0.10146,
"h": 45.6
},
"luminance": 0.5246
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#FAAE8B
secondary
#50AED9
accent
#9DE600
background
#FFFDFD
surface
#FFF9F7
border
#D7D2D0
text
#181310
muted
#868281