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#FFAA8F closest to Frozen Salmon

#FFAA8F is a light, moderately saturated pink; the closest named color is Frozen Salmon. In the RGB color model it is made of 100.0% red, 66.7% green and 56.1% blue (rgb(255, 170, 143)). Its HSL value is 14° hue, 100% saturation and 78% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 33% magenta, 44% yellow and 0% black. #FFAA8F is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 11.40:1.

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Variations of #FFAA8F

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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#FFAA8F 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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#FFAA8F for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #FFAA8F 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 #D3C68E
  • Protanopia 80% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #BFB48D
  • Protanomaly 86% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D3B38D
  • Deuteranopia 81% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #D3C68E
  • Deuteranomaly 87% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #E0BD8E
  • Tritanopia 90% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #FF9DA3
  • Tritanomaly 96% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #FFA598
  • 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 #D1BAB4

#FFAA8F contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.84:1 Very poor#FFAA8F text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
11.40:1 Very good#FFAA8F text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#FFAA8F in CSS

/* Frozen Salmon */
.color { color: #FFAA8F; }
.background { background-color: #FFAA8F; }
.border { border: 1px solid #FFAA8F; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(255 170 143);
color: hsl(14 100% 78%);
color: oklch(0.815 0.108 38.4);

#FFAA8F FAQ

What color is #FFAA8F?

#FFAA8F is a light, moderately saturated pink. Its closest named color is Frozen Salmon. It belongs to the pink color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #FFAA8F?

#FFAA8F is rgb(255, 170, 143) in RGB, hsl(14, 100%, 78%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 33%, 44%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #FFAA8F?

The complementary color of #FFAA8F is #8FE4FF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #FFAA8F?

Black text has the best contrast on #FFAA8F: 11.40:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #FFAA8F a warm or cool color?

#FFAA8F is a warm color.