Palettes / Colors / #FF9980

#FF9980 — Light Vivid Orange

#FF9980 is a orange color we call Light Vivid Orange, closest to the named color LightSalmon (#FFA07A). It belongs to the orange family.

#FF9980 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 #80E5FF; it also sits naturally between #FF80A6 and #FFD980. 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 60% · Blue 50%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 40% · Yellow 50% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FF9980

.text { color: #FF9980; }
.background { background-color: #FF9980; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FF9980; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(255, 153, 128); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(12, 100%, 75%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FF9980; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(255, 153, 128, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FF9980; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(255, 153, 128, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FF9980">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FF9980">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #80E5FF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FF9980: #000000.

How #FF9980 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 #FF9980 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #FF9980?

#FF9980 is Light Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 255, 153, 128). Its closest standard named color is LightSalmon.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FF9980?

#FF9980 is RGB 255, 153, 128 — HSL 12°, 100%, 75% — CMYK 0%, 40%, 50%, 0%.

What colors go with #FF9980?

Its complement is #80E5FF; analogous partners are #FF80A6 and #FFD980. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FF9980 for text?

Black text on #FF9980 has a contrast ratio of 10.12:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.08:1.