Palettes / Colors / #FFAA99

#FFAA99 — Light Vivid Red

#FFAA99 is a red color we call Light Vivid Red, closest to the named color LightSalmon (#FFA07A). It belongs to the red family.

#FFAA99 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 #99EEFF; it also sits naturally between #FF99BB and #FFDD99. 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 67% · Blue 60%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 33% · Yellow 40% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FFAA99

.text { color: #FFAA99; }
.background { background-color: #FFAA99; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FFAA99; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(255, 170, 153); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(10, 100%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FFAA99; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(255, 170, 153, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FFAA99; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(255, 170, 153, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FFAA99">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FFAA99">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FFAA99

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #99EEFF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FFAA99: #000000.

How #FFAA99 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 #FFAA99 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

← #FFAA98  ·  #FFAA9A →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FFAA99?

#FFAA99 is Light Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 255, 170, 153). Its closest standard named color is LightSalmon.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FFAA99?

#FFAA99 is RGB 255, 170, 153 — HSL 10°, 100%, 80% — CMYK 0%, 33%, 40%, 0%.

What colors go with #FFAA99?

Its complement is #99EEFF; analogous partners are #FF99BB and #FFDD99. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FFAA99 for text?

Black text on #FFAA99 has a contrast ratio of 11.46:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.83:1.