Close to Dark Salmon
#FFB494
#FFB494 is a light, vivid orange, close to the color Dark Salmon. In RGB it’s made of 100% red, 70.6% green, and 58% blue. Its hue is 18°, 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 #FFB494.
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
1.72:1 FailBlack text on this color
12.21:1 AAAThis color as text on white
1.72:1 FailThis color as text on black
12.21:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #FFB494 as they’d see it.
#FFB494 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 #FFB494
What color is #FFB494?
#FFB494 is a light, vivid orange, close to the color Dark Salmon. In RGB it’s made of 100% red, 70.6% green, and 58% blue. Its hue is 18°, with 100% saturation and 79% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #FFB494 in RGB?
#FFB494 is rgb(255, 180, 148): 255 red, 180 green, and 148 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #FFB494 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 29, 42, 0). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #FFB494?
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 #FFB494?
Its complement #63D3FC gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.