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#fe9e8a color: Tangerine Cream

#fe9e8a is rgb(254, 158, 138) in RGB and oklch(79.22% 0.11899 32.505) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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10°
100%

79.2%
0.119
33°
  • Pink
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Warm
  • ≈ Salmon
  • red-300
  • Black 0%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.01:1Hard to read
Lc -43
Black text
10.47:1Readable · AA
Lc 65

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About #fe9e8a

#fe9e8a is a bright light pink color. In OKLCH it has 79.2% lightness, 0.119 chroma and a hue of 33°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.01:1 contrast and black text 10.47:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Tangerine Cream (#ffa089). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is red-300.

More light pink colors

Lighter: #fe9e8a mixed with white

  1. fe9e8a
  2. ffa896
  3. ffb2a1
  4. ffbcad
  5. ffc6b8
  6. ffcfc4
  7. ffd9d0
  8. ffe2dc
  9. ffece7
  10. fff5f3

Darker: #fe9e8a mixed with black

  1. fe9e8a
  2. dd8977
  3. bd7465
  4. 9e6053
  5. 804d42
  6. 633a32
  7. 472922
  8. 2d1814
  9. 160907
  10. 030101

Calmer: #fe9e8a with less saturation

  1. fe9e8a
  2. f8a18f
  3. f2a594
  4. eca899
  5. e5ab9e
  6. dfaea3
  7. d8b1a8
  8. d1b3ad
  9. cab6b2
  10. c3b9b6

Questions about #fe9e8a

What color is #fe9e8a?

#fe9e8a is bright light pink. The closest named color is Tangerine Cream. In RGB it is rgb(254, 158, 138), in HSL hsl(10.34, 98.31%, 76.86%) and in OKLCH oklch(79.22% 0.11899 32.505).

What colors go well with #fe9e8a?

The complementary color of #fe9e8a is #48cfe8. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #fb9ab4 and #f2aa67. The triadic partners are #7cd196 and #a1b6ff.

Is white or black text more readable on #fe9e8a?

Black text reads better on #fe9e8a: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.01:1 and black gives 10.47:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #fe9e8a a warm or cool color?

#fe9e8a is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 33 degrees, its lightness 79.2% and its chroma 0.119.