#FFAEAD#FFAEAD
#FFAEAD is a very light, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.545; OKLCH L 82.8% C 0.096 H 20.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #FFAEAD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(255, 174, 173) |
| HSL | hsl(1, 100%, 84%) |
| HSV | hsv(1, 32%, 100%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 31.8%, 32.2%, 0%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(78.78, 29.52, 12.60) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(78.78, 32.09, 23.12°) |
| OKLab | oklab(82.84% 0.0897 0.0328) |
| OKLCH | oklch(82.84% 0.096 20.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(63.9209, 54.5535, 46.6902) |
| Luminance | 0.5455 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Lightpink
#FFB6C1
ΔE00 5.07
Pale Rose
#FDC1C5
ΔE00 5.75
Soft Pink
#FDB0C0
ΔE00 6.14
Pink
#FFC0CB
ΔE00 6.91
Light Rose
#FFC5CB
ΔE00 6.91
Blush (survey)
#F29E8E
ΔE00 6.95
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#FFAEAD #ADFEFF
analogous
#FFADD5 #FFAEAD #FFD7AD
triadic
#FFAEAD #ADFFAE #AEADFF
tetradic
#FFAEAD #D5FFAD #ADFEFF #D7ADFF
square
#FFAEAD #D5FFAD #ADFEFF #D7ADFF
split-complementary
#FFAEAD #ADFFD7 #ADD5FF
monochromatic
#FF3533 #FF7270 #FFAEAD #FFE1E0 #FFE1E0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.76
#FFAEAD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.91
#FFAEAD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #FFAEAD
11.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##FFAEAD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##FFAEAD | 1.00 | 1.76 | 11.91 | 11.91 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.76 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.91 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.91 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BEBAAD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#D1C9AC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFA5AE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C3C3C3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ffaead; /* rgb */ color: rgb(255, 174, 173); /* oklch */ color: oklch(82.8% 0.096 20.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ffc6c5',
500: '#ffaead',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ffaead; $custom-light: #ffc6c5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ffaead",
"rgb": {
"r": 255,
"g": 174,
"b": 173
},
"hsl": {
"h": 0.732,
"s": 100,
"l": 83.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.82835,
"c": 0.09551,
"h": 20.1
},
"luminance": 0.54549
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#FFAEAD
secondary
#6BE3E5
accent
#E3E600
background
#FFFDFD
surface
#FFF9F9
border
#D7D2D2
text
#181312
muted
#868282