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#f8a199 color: Candlelight Peach

#f8a199 is rgb(248, 161, 153) in RGB and oklch(79.353% 0.10499 25.424) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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5°
100%

79.4%
0.105
25°
  • Pink
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Warm
  • ≈ Salmon
  • red-300
  • Black 3%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
1.99:1Hard to read
Lc -43
Black text
10.55:1Readable · AA
Lc 66

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About #f8a199

#f8a199 is a bright light pink color. In OKLCH it has 79.4% lightness, 0.105 chroma and a hue of 25°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 1.99:1 contrast and black text 10.55:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Candlelight Peach (#f8a39d). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is red-300.

More light pink colors

Lighter: #f8a199 mixed with white

  1. f8a199
  2. faaba3
  3. fbb4ad
  4. fcbeb7
  5. fdc7c1
  6. fed0cb
  7. ffdad6
  8. ffe3e0
  9. ffecea
  10. fff6f5

Darker: #f8a199 mixed with black

  1. f8a199
  2. d88b84
  3. b87670
  4. 9a625d
  5. 7c4e4a
  6. 603c38
  7. 452a27
  8. 2c1917
  9. 150908
  10. 030101

Calmer: #f8a199 with less saturation

  1. f8a199
  2. f3a49d
  3. eda7a0
  4. e7aaa4
  5. e2ada7
  6. dcafab
  7. d6b2ae
  8. cfb4b1
  9. c9b7b5
  10. c2b9b8

Questions about #f8a199

What color is #f8a199?

#f8a199 is bright light pink. The closest named color is Candlelight Peach. In RGB it is rgb(248, 161, 153), in HSL hsl(5.05, 87.16%, 78.63%) and in OKLCH oklch(79.353% 0.10499 25.424).

What colors go well with #f8a199?

The complementary color of #f8a199 is #5ccfdc. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #f29fbe and #f0aa79. The triadic partners are #90ce92 and #9bbaff.

Is white or black text more readable on #f8a199?

Black text reads better on #f8a199: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.99:1 and black gives 10.55:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #f8a199 a warm or cool color?

#f8a199 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 25 degrees, its lightness 79.4% and its chroma 0.105.