FF9B87

#FF9B87 Candy

#FF9B87 is a light, moderately saturated pink named Candy. In the RGB color model it is made of 100.0% red, 60.8% green and 52.9% blue (rgb(255, 155, 135)). Its HSL value is 10° hue, 100% saturation and 76% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 39% magenta, 47% yellow and 0% black. #FF9B87 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 10.29:1.

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Variations of #FF9B87

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

Hues

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

Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

#FF9B87 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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#FF9B87 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #FF9B87 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 77% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #CBBE86
  • Protanopia 75% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B2A985
  • Protanomaly 83% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #CBA885
  • Deuteranopia 77% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #CBBE86
  • Deuteranomaly 85% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #DBB286
  • Tritanopia 91% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #FF8C96
  • Tritanomaly 96% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #FF958E
  • Achromatopsia 75% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #B5B5B5
  • Achromatomaly 82% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #CBAFAB

#FF9B87 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.04:1 Very poor#FF9B87 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
10.29:1 Very good#FF9B87 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#FF9B87 in CSS

/* Candy */
.color { color: #FF9B87; }
.background { background-color: #FF9B87; }
.border { border: 1px solid #FF9B87; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(255 155 135);
color: hsl(10 100% 76%);
color: oklch(0.788 0.124 32.1);

#FF9B87 FAQ

What color is #FF9B87?

#FF9B87 is a light, moderately saturated pink. Its closest named color is Candy. It belongs to the pink color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #FF9B87?

#FF9B87 is rgb(255, 155, 135) in RGB, hsl(10, 100%, 76%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 39%, 47%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #FF9B87?

The complementary color of #FF9B87 is #87EBFF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #FF9B87?

Black text has the best contrast on #FF9B87: 10.29:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #FF9B87 a warm or cool color?

#FF9B87 is a warm color.