Close to Dark Salmon
#FFB995
#FFB995 is a light, vivid orange, close to the color Dark Salmon. In RGB it’s made of 100% red, 72.5% green, and 58.4% blue. Its hue is 20°, with 100% saturation and 79% 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 #FFB995.
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
1.66:1 FailBlack text on this color
12.63:1 AAAThis color as text on white
1.66:1 FailThis color as text on black
12.63:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #FFB995 as they’d see it.
#FFB995 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
On a dark background
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Questions about #FFB995
What color is #FFB995?
#FFB995 is a light, vivid orange, close to the color Dark Salmon. In RGB it’s made of 100% red, 72.5% green, and 58.4% blue. Its hue is 20°, with 100% saturation and 79% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #FFB995 in RGB?
#FFB995 is rgb(255, 185, 149): 255 red, 185 green, and 149 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #FFB995 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 27, 42, 0). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #FFB995?
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 #FFB995?
Its complement #7CD3FD gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.