#FAAE8F#FAAE8F
#FAAE8F is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.526; OKLCH L 81.6% C 0.099 H 43.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #FAAE8F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(250, 174, 143) |
| HSL | hsl(17, 91%, 77%) |
| HSV | hsv(17, 43%, 98%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 30.4%, 42.8%, 2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(77.63, 24.20, 27.09) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(77.63, 36.33, 48.22°) |
| OKLab | oklab(81.62% 0.0726 0.0678) |
| OKLCH | oklch(81.62% 0.099 43) |
| XYZ | xyz(59.5210, 52.5835, 32.9960) |
| Luminance | 0.5258 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Pale Salmon
#FFB19A
ΔE00 3.04
Light Salmon
#FEA993
ΔE00 3.89
Lightsalmon
#FFA07A
ΔE00 4.21
Peach (survey)
#FFB07C
ΔE00 6.05
Darksalmon
#E9967A
ΔE00 6.14
Blush (survey)
#F29E8E
ΔE00 6.57
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#FAAE8F #8FDBFA
analogous
#FA8FA6 #FAAE8F #FAE38F
triadic
#FAAE8F #8FFAAE #AE8FFA
tetradic
#FAAE8F #A6FA8F #8FDBFA #E38FFA
square
#FAAE8F #A6FA8F #8FDBFA #E38FFA
split-complementary
#FAAE8F #8FFAE3 #8FA6FA
monochromatic
#F5591A #F78454 #FAAE8F #FDD8CA #FEEAE2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.82
#FAAE8F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.52
#FAAE8F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #FAAE8F
11.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##FAAE8F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##FAAE8F | 1.00 | 1.82 | 11.52 | 11.52 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.82 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.52 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.52 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C1B68D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#D3C68F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFA2A6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C0C0C0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #faae8f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(250, 174, 143); /* oklch */ color: oklch(81.6% 0.099 43.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#fec6b0',
500: '#faae8f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #faae8f; $custom-light: #fec6b0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#faae8f",
"rgb": {
"r": 250,
"g": 174,
"b": 143
},
"hsl": {
"h": 17.383,
"s": 91.453,
"l": 77.059
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.81623,
"c": 0.09929,
"h": 43
},
"luminance": 0.52579
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#FAAE8F
secondary
#54B3D9
accent
#A3E600
background
#FFFDFD
surface
#FFF9F7
border
#D7D2D0
text
#181310
muted
#868281