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#ff8356 color: Ballet Cream

#ff8356 is rgb(255, 131, 86) in RGB and oklch(74.183% 0.16258 40.192) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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16°
100%

74.2%
0.163
40°
  • Orange
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Warm
  • ≈ Coral
  • orange-400
  • Black 0%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.43:1Hard to read
Lc -52
Black text
8.63:1Readable · AA
Lc 57

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About #ff8356

#ff8356 is a bright light orange color. In OKLCH it has 74.2% lightness, 0.163 chroma and a hue of 40°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.43:1 contrast and black text 8.63:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Ballet Cream (#fc8258). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is orange-400.

More light orange colors

Lighter: #ff8356 mixed with white

  1. ff8356
  2. ff9168
  3. ff9e7a
  4. ffaa8b
  5. ffb79c
  6. ffc3ac
  7. ffcfbd
  8. ffdbcd
  9. ffe7de
  10. fff3ee

Darker: #ff8356 mixed with black

  1. ff8356
  2. de714a
  3. be603e
  4. 9e4f32
  5. 803f27
  6. 632f1c
  7. 482012
  8. 2e1208
  9. 160602
  10. 030100

Calmer: #ff8356 with less saturation

  1. ff8356
  2. f88860
  3. f08d6a
  4. e89273
  5. e1967c
  6. d89a84
  7. d09e8d
  8. c7a294
  9. bea59c
  10. b5a8a4

Questions about #ff8356

What color is #ff8356?

#ff8356 is bright light orange. The closest named color is Ballet Cream. In RGB it is rgb(255, 131, 86), in HSL hsl(15.98, 100%, 66.86%) and in OKLCH oklch(74.183% 0.16258 40.192).

What colors go well with #ff8356?

The complementary color of #ff8356 is #00c0ef. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #ff7b93 and #eb9600. The triadic partners are #1bca87 and #999eff.

Is white or black text more readable on #ff8356?

Black text reads better on #ff8356: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.43:1 and black gives 8.63:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #ff8356 a warm or cool color?

#ff8356 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 40 degrees, its lightness 74.2% and its chroma 0.163.