Palettes / Colors / #FF8161

#FF8161 — Light Vivid Orange

#FF8161 is a orange color we call Light Vivid Orange, closest to the named color Coral (#FF7F50). It belongs to the orange family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: coral (#FF7F50) — not an exact match. CSS coral gives you #FF7F50, a different color; use #FF8161 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#FF8161 is a warm orange color associated with warmth, appetite and friendliness. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #61DFFF; it also sits naturally between #FF6190 and #FFD061. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 100% · Green 51% · Blue 38%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 49% · Yellow 62% · Key 0%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #FF8161

.text { color: #FF8161; }
.background { background-color: #FF8161; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FF8161; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(255, 129, 97); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(12, 100%, 69%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FF8161; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(255, 129, 97, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FF8161; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(255, 129, 97, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FF8161">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FF8161">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #61DFFF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FF8161: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FF8161

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #FF8161 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #FF8161 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FF8160  ·  #FF8162 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FF8161?

#FF8161 is Light Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 255, 129, 97). Its closest standard named color is Coral.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FF8161?

#FF8161 is RGB 255, 129, 97 — HSL 12°, 100%, 69% — CMYK 0%, 49%, 62%, 0%.

What colors go with #FF8161?

Its complement is #61DFFF; analogous partners are #FF6190 and #FFD061. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FF8161 for text?

Black text on #FF8161 has a contrast ratio of 8.56:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.45:1.