Close to Light Salmon
#FFAD85
#FFAD85 is a light, vivid orange, close to the color Light Salmon. In RGB it’s made of 100% red, 67.8% green, and 52.2% blue. Its hue is 20°, with 100% saturation and 76% 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 #FFAD85.
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.
Open in the palette creator →Contrast & readability
WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
1.82:1 FailBlack text on this color
11.57:1 AAAThis color as text on white
1.82:1 FailThis color as text on black
11.57:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #FFAD85 as they’d see it.
#FFAD85 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #FFAD85
What color is #FFAD85?
#FFAD85 is a light, vivid orange, close to the color Light Salmon. In RGB it’s made of 100% red, 67.8% green, and 52.2% blue. Its hue is 20°, with 100% saturation and 76% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #FFAD85 in RGB?
#FFAD85 is rgb(255, 173, 133): 255 red, 173 green, and 133 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #FFAD85 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 32, 48, 0). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #FFAD85?
PANTONE 1555 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #FFAD85?
Its complement #59CDFE gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.