Palettes / Colors / #FFAB8A

#FFAB8A — Light Vivid Orange

#FFAB8A is a orange color we call Light Vivid Orange, closest to the named color LightSalmon (#FFA07A). It belongs to the orange family.

#FFAB8A 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 #8ADEFF; it also sits naturally between #FF8AA3 and #FFE68A. 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 54%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 33% · Yellow 46% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FFAB8A

.text { color: #FFAB8A; }
.background { background-color: #FFAB8A; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FFAB8A; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(255, 171, 138); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(17, 100%, 77%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FFAB8A; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(255, 171, 138, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FFAB8A; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(255, 171, 138, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FFAB8A">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FFAB8A">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FFAB8A

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Tones of #FFAB8A

Color harmonies

Complementary — #8ADEFF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FFAB8A: #000000.

How #FFAB8A 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 #FFAB8A 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

← #FFAB89  ·  #FFAB8B →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FFAB8A?

#FFAB8A is Light Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 255, 171, 138). Its closest standard named color is LightSalmon.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FFAB8A?

#FFAB8A is RGB 255, 171, 138 — HSL 17°, 100%, 77% — CMYK 0%, 33%, 46%, 0%.

What colors go with #FFAB8A?

Its complement is #8ADEFF; analogous partners are #FF8AA3 and #FFE68A. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FFAB8A for text?

Black text on #FFAB8A has a contrast ratio of 11.44:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.83:1.