#FAAF8E#FAAF8E
#FAAF8E is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.529; OKLCH L 81.8% C 0.099 H 44.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #FAAF8E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(250, 175, 142) |
| HSL | hsl(18, 92%, 77%) |
| HSV | hsv(18, 43%, 98%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 30%, 43.2%, 2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(77.84, 23.57, 27.91) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(77.84, 36.53, 49.81°) |
| OKLab | oklab(81.78% 0.0706 0.0697) |
| OKLCH | oklch(81.78% 0.099 44.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(59.6395, 52.9412, 32.6634) |
| Luminance | 0.5294 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Pale Salmon
#FFB19A
ΔE00 3.71
Lightsalmon
#FFA07A
ΔE00 4.36
Light Salmon
#FEA993
ΔE00 4.66
Peach (survey)
#FFB07C
ΔE00 5.33
Darksalmon
#E9967A
ΔE00 6.53
Pinkish Tan
#D99B82
ΔE00 6.88
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#FAAF8E #8ED9FA
analogous
#FA8EA3 #FAAF8E #FAE58E
triadic
#FAAF8E #8EFAAF #AF8EFA
tetradic
#FAAF8E #A3FA8E #8ED9FA #E58EFA
square
#FAAF8E #A3FA8E #8ED9FA #E58EFA
split-complementary
#FAAF8E #8EFAE5 #8EA3FA
monochromatic
#F55C19 #F78653 #FAAF8E #FDD8C9 #FEEAE2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.81
#FAAF8E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.59
#FAAF8E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #FAAF8E
11.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##FAAF8E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##FAAF8E | 1.00 | 1.81 | 11.59 | 11.59 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.81 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.59 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.59 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C2B78C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#D4C78E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFA3A6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C0C0C0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #faaf8e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(250, 175, 142); /* oklch */ color: oklch(81.8% 0.099 44.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#fec7af',
500: '#faaf8e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #faaf8e; $custom-light: #fec7af; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#faaf8e",
"rgb": {
"r": 250,
"g": 175,
"b": 142
},
"hsl": {
"h": 18.333,
"s": 91.525,
"l": 76.863
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.81781,
"c": 0.0992,
"h": 44.6
},
"luminance": 0.52937
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#FAAF8E
secondary
#53B0D9
accent
#9FE600
background
#FFFDFD
surface
#FFF9F7
border
#D7D2D0
text
#181310
muted
#868281