FFAA8A

#FFAA8A closest to Peach Fizz

#FFAA8A is a light, moderately saturated orange; the closest named color is Peach Fizz. In the RGB color model it is made of 100.0% red, 66.7% green and 54.1% blue (rgb(255, 170, 138)). Its HSL value is 16° hue, 100% saturation and 77% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 33% magenta, 46% yellow and 0% black. #FFAA8A is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 11.37:1.

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Variations of #FFAA8A

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.

#FFAA8A 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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#FFAA8A for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #FFAA8A appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 81% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #D4C689
  • Protanopia 80% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #BFB487
  • Protanomaly 86% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D4B388
  • Deuteranopia 81% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #D4C689
  • Deuteranomaly 88% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #E1BC89
  • Tritanopia 89% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #FF9CA2
  • Tritanomaly 96% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #FFA595
  • Achromatopsia 78% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #BFBFBF
  • Achromatomaly 84% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #D1BAB3

#FFAA8A contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.85:1 Very poor#FFAA8A text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
11.37:1 Very good#FFAA8A text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#FFAA8A in CSS

/* Peach Fizz */
.color { color: #FFAA8A; }
.background { background-color: #FFAA8A; }
.border { border: 1px solid #FFAA8A; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(255 170 138);
color: hsl(16 100% 77%);
color: oklch(0.814 0.110 41.4);

#FFAA8A FAQ

What color is #FFAA8A?

#FFAA8A is a light, moderately saturated orange. Its closest named color is Peach Fizz. It belongs to the orange color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #FFAA8A?

#FFAA8A is rgb(255, 170, 138) in RGB, hsl(16, 100%, 77%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 33%, 46%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #FFAA8A?

The complementary color of #FFAA8A is #8ADFFF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #FFAA8A?

Black text has the best contrast on #FFAA8A: 11.37:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #FFAA8A a warm or cool color?

#FFAA8A is a warm color.