#FCAE9E#FCAE9E
#FCAE9E is a very light, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.534; OKLCH L 82.2% C 0.095 H 32.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #FCAE9E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(252, 174, 158) |
| HSL | hsl(10, 94%, 80%) |
| HSV | hsv(10, 37%, 99%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 31%, 37.3%, 1.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(78.13, 26.61, 19.76) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(78.13, 33.14, 36.60°) |
| OKLab | oklab(82.16% 0.0806 0.0504) |
| OKLCH | oklch(82.16% 0.095 32) |
| XYZ | xyz(61.4548, 53.4404, 39.4193) |
| Luminance | 0.5344 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Light Salmon
#FEA993
ΔE00 2.44
Pale Salmon
#FFB19A
ΔE00 2.55
Blush (survey)
#F29E8E
ΔE00 3.89
Peachy Pink
#FF9A8A
ΔE00 5.14
Darksalmon
#E9967A
ΔE00 7.50
Lightsalmon
#FFA07A
ΔE00 7.64
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#FCAE9E #9EECFC
analogous
#FC9EBD #FCAE9E #FCDD9E
triadic
#FCAE9E #9EFCAE #AE9EFC
tetradic
#FCAE9E #BDFC9E #9EECFC #DD9EFC
square
#FCAE9E #BDFC9E #9EECFC #DD9EFC
split-complementary
#FCAE9E #9EFCDD #9EBDFC
monochromatic
#F84B27 #FA7C63 #FCAE9E #FEE0D9 #FEE6E1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.80
#FCAE9E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.69
#FCAE9E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #FCAE9E
11.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##FCAE9E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##FCAE9E | 1.00 | 1.80 | 11.69 | 11.69 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.80 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.69 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.69 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BFB89D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#D2C79D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFA3AA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C1C1C1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #fcae9e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(252, 174, 158); /* oklch */ color: oklch(82.2% 0.095 32.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ffc6ba',
500: '#fcae9e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #fcae9e; $custom-light: #ffc6ba; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#fcae9e",
"rgb": {
"r": 252,
"g": 174,
"b": 158
},
"hsl": {
"h": 10.213,
"s": 94,
"l": 80.392
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.82157,
"c": 0.0951,
"h": 32
},
"luminance": 0.53436
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#FCAE9E
secondary
#60C9DE
accent
#BEE600
background
#FFFDFD
surface
#FFF9F8
border
#D7D2D1
text
#181311
muted
#868281