Palettes / Colors / #FFA494

#FFA494 — Light Vivid Red

#FFA494 is a red color we call Light Vivid Red, closest to the named color LightSalmon (#FFA07A). It belongs to the red family.

#FFA494 is a warm red color associated with energy, passion and urgency. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #94EFFF; it also sits naturally between #FF94B9 and #FFDA94. 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 64% · Blue 58%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 36% · Yellow 42% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FFA494

.text { color: #FFA494; }
.background { background-color: #FFA494; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FFA494; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(255, 164, 148); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(9, 100%, 79%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FFA494; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(255, 164, 148, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FFA494; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(255, 164, 148, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FFA494">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FFA494">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #94EFFF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FFA494: #000000.

How #FFA494 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 #FFA494 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 #FFA494?

#FFA494 is Light Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 255, 164, 148). Its closest standard named color is LightSalmon.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FFA494?

#FFA494 is RGB 255, 164, 148 — HSL 9°, 100%, 79% — CMYK 0%, 36%, 42%, 0%.

What colors go with #FFA494?

Its complement is #94EFFF; analogous partners are #FF94B9 and #FFDA94. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FFA494 for text?

Black text on #FFA494 has a contrast ratio of 10.99:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.91:1.