Close to Salmon Orange
#FF8A64
#FF8A64 is a light, vivid red, close to the color Salmon Orange. In RGB it’s made of 100% red, 54.1% green, and 39.2% blue. Its hue is 15°, with 100% saturation and 70% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #FF8A64.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
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9.07:1 AAAThis color as text on white
2.31:1 FailThis color as text on black
9.07:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #FF8A64 as they’d see it.
#FF8A64 in use
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Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #FF8A64
What color is #FF8A64?
#FF8A64 is a light, vivid red, close to the color Salmon Orange. In RGB it’s made of 100% red, 54.1% green, and 39.2% blue. Its hue is 15°, with 100% saturation and 70% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #FF8A64 in RGB?
#FF8A64 is rgb(255, 138, 100): 255 red, 138 green, and 100 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #FF8A64 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 46, 61, 0). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #FF8A64?
PANTONE 164 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #FF8A64?
Its complement #29B9DF gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.