#FFBCA9#FFBCA9
#FFBCA9 is a very light, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.601; OKLCH L 85.2% C 0.082 H 36.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 13.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #FFBCA9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(255, 188, 169) |
| HSL | hsl(13, 100%, 83%) |
| HSV | hsv(13, 34%, 100%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 26.3%, 33.7%, 0%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(81.89, 21.69, 19.11) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(81.89, 28.90, 41.38°) |
| OKLab | oklab(85.21% 0.0663 0.0489) |
| OKLCH | oklch(85.21% 0.082 36.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(66.3866, 60.0949, 45.6312) |
| Luminance | 0.6009 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Pale Salmon
#FFB19A
ΔE00 3.09
Light Salmon
#FEA993
ΔE00 4.92
Blush (survey)
#F29E8E
ΔE00 7.35
Apricot
#FBCEB1
ΔE00 8.11
Peachy Pink
#FF9A8A
ΔE00 8.69
Lightsalmon
#FFA07A
ΔE00 8.81
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#FFBCA9 #A9ECFF
analogous
#FFA9C1 #FFBCA9 #FFE7A9
triadic
#FFBCA9 #A9FFBC #BCA9FF
tetradic
#FFBCA9 #C1FFA9 #A9ECFF #E7A9FF
square
#FFBCA9 #C1FFA9 #A9ECFF #E7A9FF
split-complementary
#FFBCA9 #A9FFE7 #A9C1FF
monochromatic
#FF5D2F #FF8C6C #FFBCA9 #FFE7E0 #FFE7E0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.61
#FFBCA9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
13.02
#FFBCA9 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #FFBCA9
13.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##FFBCA9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##FFBCA9 | 1.00 | 1.61 | 13.02 | 13.02 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.61 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 13.02 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 13.02 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#CBC4A8
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#DBD1A9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFB3B7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#CCCCCC
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ffbca9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(255, 188, 169); /* oklch */ color: oklch(85.2% 0.082 36.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ffd0c2',
500: '#ffbca9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ffbca9; $custom-light: #ffd0c2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ffbca9",
"rgb": {
"r": 255,
"g": 188,
"b": 169
},
"hsl": {
"h": 13.256,
"s": 100,
"l": 83.137
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.85207,
"c": 0.08239,
"h": 36.4
},
"luminance": 0.60091
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#FFBCA9
secondary
#68C9E4
accent
#B3E600
background
#FFFEFD
surface
#FFFBF9
border
#D7D4D2
text
#181412
muted
#868382