Palettes / Colors / #FFAFA0

#FFAFA0 — Light Vivid Red

#FFAFA0 is a red color we call Light Vivid Red, closest to the named color LightPink (#FFB6C1). It belongs to the red family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: lightpink (#FFB6C1) — not an exact match. CSS lightpink gives you #FFB6C1, a different color; use #FFAFA0 when you need this exact shade.

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

#FFAFA0 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 #9EF0FF; it also sits naturally between #FF9EC0 and #FFDD9E. 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 69% · Blue 63%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 31% · Yellow 37% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FFAFA0

.text { color: #FFAFA0; }
.background { background-color: #FFAFA0; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FFAFA0; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(255, 175, 160); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(9, 100%, 81%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FFAFA0; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(255, 175, 160, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FFAFA0; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(255, 175, 160, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FFAFA0">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FFAFA0">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #9EF0FF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FFAFA0: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FFAFA0

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 #FFAFA0 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 #FFAFA0 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

← #FFAF9F  ·  #FFAFA1 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FFAFA0?

#FFAFA0 is Light Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 255, 175, 160). Its closest standard named color is LightPink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FFAFA0?

#FFAFA0 is RGB 255, 175, 160 — HSL 9°, 100%, 81% — CMYK 0%, 31%, 37%, 0%.

What colors go with #FFAFA0?

Its complement is #9EF0FF; analogous partners are #FF9EC0 and #FFDD9E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FFAFA0 for text?

Black text on #FFAFA0 has a contrast ratio of 11.89:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.77:1.