Palettes / Colors / #FFA07A

#FFA07A — Light Vivid Orange

#FFA07A is the named color LightSalmon. It belongs to the orange family.

Color name

This hex is exactly the CSS color LightSalmon — in CSS you can write color: lightsalmon and get this exact color.

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

#FFA07A 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 #7AD9FF; it also sits naturally between #FF7A97 and #FFE27A. 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 63% · Blue 48%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 37% · Yellow 52% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FFA07A

.text { color: #FFA07A; }
.background { background-color: #FFA07A; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FFA07A; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(255, 160, 122); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(17, 100%, 74%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FFA07A; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(255, 160, 122, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FFA07A; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(255, 160, 122, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FFA07A">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FFA07A">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #7AD9FF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FFA07A: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FFA07A

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 #FFA07A 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 #FFA07A 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

← #FFA079  ·  #FFA07B →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FFA07A?

#FFA07A is Light Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 255, 160, 122). Its closest standard named color is LightSalmon.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FFA07A?

#FFA07A is RGB 255, 160, 122 — HSL 17°, 100%, 74% — CMYK 0%, 37%, 52%, 0%.

What colors go with #FFA07A?

Its complement is #7AD9FF; analogous partners are #FF7A97 and #FFE27A. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FFA07A for text?

Black text on #FFA07A has a contrast ratio of 10.56:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.99:1.