#ffae95

Color #ffae95

A vivid, highly saturated light red.

Closest named color Dark Salmon #e9967a · ΔE 9.01 Nearest Tailwind class red-300 #ffa2a2 · ΔE 9.2

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Conversions

HEX

#ffae95

RGB

rgb(255, 174, 149)

HSL

hsl(14.2, 100%, 79.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(14.2, 41.6%, 100%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 31.8%, 41.6%, 0%)

LAB

lab(78.29, 26.75, 24.87)

LCH

lch(78.29, 36.53, 42.91)

OKLCH

oklch(82.3%, 0.102, 37.87)

HWB

hwb(14.2, 58.4%, 0%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#95e6ff

Analogous

#ff95b1

#ffae95

#ffe395

Triadic

#ffae95

#95ffae

#ae95ff

Split-complementary

#ffae95

#95ffe3

#95b1ff

Tetradic

#ffae95

#e6ff95

#95e6ff

#ae95ff

Square

#ffae95

#b1ff95

#95e6ff

#e395ff

Shades

Color #ffae95 mixed toward black.

#ff7b52

#ff470e

#ca3000

#872000

#431000

Tints

Color #ffae95 mixed toward white.

#ffbca7

#ffc9b8

#ffd7ca

#ffe4dc

#fff2ed

Tones

Color #ffae95 mixed toward gray.

#f6b39e

#edb7a7

#e4bcaf

#dcc1b8

#d3c5c1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.79:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.74:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.74:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#e1e09c · ΔE 29.9

Deuteranopia

#e5eb9d · ΔE 33.2

Tritanopia

#fca0a1 · ΔE 9.6

Achromatopsia

#c2c2c2 · ΔE 22

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #ffae95;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ffae95]

Related colors

Dark Salmon #e9967a

Coral #ff7f50

Orange Red #ff4500

Light Salmon #ffa07a

Tomato #ff6347

Sienna #a0522d

Frequently asked questions

#ffae95 (#ffae95) is rgb(255, 174, 149) in RGB.

No, #ffae95 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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