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Colour

#FFAE99

  • #FFAE99
  • Red
  • Light
  • Nearest: Dark salmon

#FFAE99 is a red with RGB values 255, 174, 153 and HSL 12°, 100%, 80%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark salmon.

Colour values

#FFAE99#FFAE99
HEX#FFAE99
RGBrgb(255, 174, 153)
RGB (0–1)1, 0.6824, 0.6
RGB percentages100%, 68.2%, 60%
HSLhsl(12.4, 100%, 80%)
HSV / HSBhsv(12.4, 40%, 100%)
CMYK0%, 31.8%, 40%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,756,377
CSS custom property--colour: #FFAE99;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.53832WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness199.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.77:1
Contrast with white1.78:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.77:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BEBEBE
Inverted#005166

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C1B897no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30 from the original
Deuteranopia#D4C898no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.6 from the original
Tritanopia#FFA2A9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.78:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.77:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark salmon · ΔE 9.9Light salmon · ΔE 13Light pink · ΔE 18Light coral · ΔE 20.1Pink · ΔE 20.4Burlywood · ΔE 21.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark salmon (#E9967A)ΔE 9.87, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#99EAFF
Analogous#FF99B7, #FFE199
Triadic#99FFAE, #AE99FF
Split complementary#99FFE1, #99B7FF
Tetradic#B7FF99, #99EAFF, #E199FF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#FFD7CC
Darker −10%#FF8666
Darker −20%#FF5D33
Darker −30%#FF3500
Darker −40%#CC2A00
More saturated +25%#FFAE99
Less saturated −25%#F2B6A6

Channel breakdown

R255
G174
B153
Red255 (100%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue153 (60%)
Hue12.35°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness80%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FF · G AE · B 99

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