#ffaa8d

Color #ffaa8d

A vivid, highly saturated light orange.

Closest named color Dark Salmon #e9967a · ΔE 7.38 Nearest Tailwind class red-300 #ffa2a2 · ΔE 10.2

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Conversions

HEX

#ffaa8d

RGB

rgb(255, 170, 141)

HSL

hsl(15.3, 100%, 77.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(15.3, 44.7%, 100%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 33.3%, 44.7%, 0%)

LAB

lab(77.24, 28.02, 27.74)

LCH

lch(77.24, 39.43, 44.71)

OKLCH

oklch(81.4%, 0.1086, 39.58)

HWB

hwb(15.3, 55.3%, 0%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8de2ff

Analogous

#ff8da9

#ffaa8d

#ffe38d

Triadic

#ffaa8d

#8dffaa

#aa8dff

Split-complementary

#ffaa8d

#8dffe3

#8da9ff

Tetradic

#ffaa8d

#e2ff8d

#8de2ff

#aa8dff

Square

#ffaa8d

#a9ff8d

#8de2ff

#e38dff

Shades

Color #ffaa8d mixed toward black.

#ff794b

#ff4809

#c63200

#842200

#421100

Tints

Color #ffaa8d mixed toward white.

#ffb8a0

#ffc6b3

#ffd4c6

#ffe3d9

#fff1ec

Tones

Color #ffaa8d mixed toward gray.

#f5af96

#ecb3a0

#e2b8a9

#d9bdb3

#cfc1bc

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.84:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.39:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.39:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#dfdf95 · ΔE 31

Deuteranopia

#e4ea96 · ΔE 34

Tritanopia

#fc9a9c · ΔE 11.1

Achromatopsia

#bfbfbf · ΔE 22.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #ffaa8d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ffaa8d]

Related colors

Dark Salmon #e9967a

Coral #ff7f50

Orange Red #ff4500

Light Salmon #ffa07a

Sienna #a0522d

Tomato #ff6347

Frequently asked questions

#ffaa8d (#ffaa8d) is rgb(255, 170, 141) in RGB.

No, #ffaa8d 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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