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#FFAA99 closest to Frozen Salmon

#FFAA99 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 60.0% blue (rgb(255, 170, 153)). Its HSL value is 10° hue, 100% saturation and 80% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 33% magenta, 40% yellow and 0% black. #FFAA99 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 11.46:1.

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Variations of #FFAA99

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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#FFAA99 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.

FFAA9999FFDD99BBFF
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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.

FFAA9999FFAAAA99FF
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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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#FFAA99 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #FFAA99 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 #D1C698
  • Protanopia 79% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #BDB598
  • Protanomaly 85% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D2B497
  • Deuteranopia 81% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #D1C698
  • Deuteranomaly 87% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #E0BD98
  • Tritanopia 92% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #FF9EA6
  • Tritanomaly 97% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #FFA59F
  • Achromatopsia 79% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #BFBFBF
  • Achromatomaly 85% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #D2BAB7

#FFAA99 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.83:1 Very poor#FFAA99 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
11.46:1 Very good#FFAA99 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#FFAA99 in CSS

/* Frozen Salmon */
.color { color: #FFAA99; }
.background { background-color: #FFAA99; }
.border { border: 1px solid #FFAA99; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(255 170 153);
color: hsl(10 100% 80%);
color: oklch(0.817 0.104 31.8);

#FFAA99 FAQ

What color is #FFAA99?

#FFAA99 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 #FFAA99?

#FFAA99 is rgb(255, 170, 153) in RGB, hsl(10, 100%, 80%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 33%, 40%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #FFAA99?

The complementary color of #FFAA99 is #99EEFF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #FFAA99?

Black text has the best contrast on #FFAA99: 11.46:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #FFAA99 a warm or cool color?

#FFAA99 is a warm color.