Close to Dark Salmon
#FDA490
#FDA490 is a light, vivid pink, close to the color Dark Salmon. In RGB it’s made of 99.2% red, 64.3% green, and 56.5% blue. Its hue is 11°, with 96% saturation and 78% 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 #FDA490.
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.
White text on this color
1.93:1 FailBlack text on this color
10.89:1 AAAThis color as text on white
1.93:1 FailThis color as text on black
10.89:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #FDA490 as they’d see it.
#FDA490 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 #FDA490
What color is #FDA490?
#FDA490 is a light, vivid pink, close to the color Dark Salmon. In RGB it’s made of 99.2% red, 64.3% green, and 56.5% blue. Its hue is 11°, with 96% saturation and 78% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #FDA490 in RGB?
#FDA490 is rgb(253, 164, 144): 253 red, 164 green, and 144 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #FDA490 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 35, 43, 1). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #FDA490?
PANTONE 1625 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #FDA490?
Its complement #2CCCE7 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.