#ffa686

Color #ffa686

A vivid, highly saturated light orange.

Closest named color Light Salmon #ffa07a · ΔE 5.1 Nearest Tailwind class red-300 #ffa2a2 · ΔE 10.9

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Conversions

HEX

#ffa686

RGB

rgb(255, 166, 134)

HSL

hsl(15.9, 100%, 76.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(15.9, 47.5%, 100%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 34.9%, 47.5%, 0%)

LAB

lab(76.23, 29.43, 30.14)

LCH

lch(76.23, 42.13, 45.68)

OKLCH

oklch(80.6%, 0.1148, 40.51)

HWB

hwb(15.9, 52.5%, 0%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#86dfff

Analogous

#ff86a3

#ffa686

#ffe386

Triadic

#ffa686

#86ffa6

#a686ff

Split-complementary

#ffa686

#86ffe3

#86a3ff

Tetradic

#ffa686

#dfff86

#86dfff

#a686ff

Square

#ffa686

#a3ff86

#86dfff

#e386ff

Shades

Color #ffa686 mixed toward black.

#ff7645

#ff4704

#c33400

#822200

#411100

Tints

Color #ffa686 mixed toward white.

#ffb59a

#ffc4ae

#ffd3c3

#ffe1d7

#fff0eb

Tones

Color #ffa686 mixed toward gray.

#f5ab90

#ebb09a

#e1b4a4

#d7b9ae

#cdbeb8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.9:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.05:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.05:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#dedd8f · ΔE 31.5

Deuteranopia

#e3e991 · ΔE 34.8

Tritanopia

#fc9596 · ΔE 11.6

Achromatopsia

#bcbcbc · ΔE 23

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #ffa686;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ffa686]

Related colors

Coral #ff7f50

Orange Red #ff4500

Dark Salmon #e9967a

Light Salmon #ffa07a

Sienna #a0522d

Tomato #ff6347

Frequently asked questions

#ffa686 (#ffa686) is rgb(255, 166, 134) in RGB.

No, #ffa686 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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