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#FF855B closest to Nectarine

#FF855B is a light, vivid red; the closest named color is Nectarine. In the RGB color model it is made of 100.0% red, 52.2% green and 35.7% blue (rgb(255, 133, 91)). Its HSL value is 15° hue, 100% saturation and 68% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 48% magenta, 64% yellow and 0% black. #FF855B is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 8.76:1.

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Variations of #FF855B

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#FF855B color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#FF855B for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #FF855B appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 72% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #C3B259
  • Protanopia 70% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A59757
  • Protanomaly 79% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C49557
  • Deuteranopia 72% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #C3B259
  • Deuteranomaly 81% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #D6A459
  • Tritanopia 86% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #FF6E7B
  • Tritanomaly 94% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #FF7C6B
  • Achromatopsia 68% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #A7A7A7
  • Achromatomaly 76% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #C2A099

#FF855B contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.40:1 Very poor#FF855B text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
8.76:1 Very good#FF855B text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#FF855B in CSS

/* Nectarine */
.color { color: #FF855B; }
.background { background-color: #FF855B; }
.border { border: 1px solid #FF855B; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(255 133 91);
color: hsl(15 100% 68%);
color: oklch(0.746 0.159 39.5);

#FF855B FAQ

What color is #FF855B?

#FF855B is a light, vivid red. Its closest named color is Nectarine. It belongs to the red color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #FF855B?

#FF855B is rgb(255, 133, 91) in RGB, hsl(15, 100%, 68%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 48%, 64%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #FF855B?

The complementary color of #FF855B is #5BD5FF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #FF855B?

Black text has the best contrast on #FF855B: 8.76:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #FF855B a warm or cool color?

#FF855B is a warm color.