#ffaf8c

Color #ffaf8c

A vivid, highly saturated light orange.

Closest named color Light Salmon #ffa07a · ΔE 8.63 Nearest Tailwind class orange-300 #ffb86a · ΔE 12.3

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Conversions

HEX

#ffaf8c

RGB

rgb(255, 175, 140)

HSL

hsl(18.3, 100%, 77.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(18.3, 45.1%, 100%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 31.4%, 45.1%, 0%)

LAB

lab(78.36, 25.3, 29.76)

LCH

lch(78.36, 39.06, 49.63)

OKLCH

oklch(82.3%, 0.1056, 44.42)

HWB

hwb(18.3, 54.9%, 0%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8cdcff

Analogous

#ff8ca3

#ffaf8c

#ffe98c

Triadic

#ffaf8c

#8cffaf

#af8cff

Split-complementary

#ffaf8c

#8cffe9

#8ca3ff

Tetradic

#ffaf8c

#dcff8c

#8cdcff

#af8cff

Square

#ffaf8c

#a3ff8c

#8cdcff

#e98cff

Shades

Color #ffaf8c mixed toward black.

#ff814a

#ff5409

#c63c00

#842800

#421400

Tints

Color #ffaf8c mixed toward white.

#ffbd9f

#ffcab3

#ffd7c6

#ffe4d9

#fff2ec

Tones

Color #ffaf8c mixed toward gray.

#f5b396

#ecb79f

#e2baa9

#d9beb3

#cfc2bc

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.79:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.76:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.76:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#e1e095 · ΔE 28.5

Deuteranopia

#e5eb98 · ΔE 31.5

Tritanopia

#fc9c9e · ΔE 13.5

Achromatopsia

#c2c2c2 · ΔE 22.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #ffaf8c;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ffaf8c]

Related colors

Sienna #a0522d

Light Salmon #ffa07a

Orange Red #ff4500

Coral #ff7f50

Dark Salmon #e9967a

Seashell #fff5ee

Frequently asked questions

#ffaf8c (#ffaf8c) is rgb(255, 175, 140) in RGB.

No, #ffaf8c is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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