FFAEA0

#FFAEA0 closest to Discreet Orange

#FFAEA0 is a light, moderately saturated pink; the closest named color is Discreet Orange. In the RGB color model it is made of 100.0% red, 68.2% green and 62.7% blue (rgb(255, 174, 160)). Its HSL value is 9° hue, 100% saturation and 81% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 32% magenta, 37% yellow and 0% black. #FFAEA0 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 11.81:1.

#FFAEA0 color conversion

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Variations of #FFAEA0

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.

#FFAEA0 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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#FFAEA0 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #FFAEA0 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 82% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #D3C99F
  • Protanopia 81% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C0B89F
  • Protanomaly 86% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D4B79F
  • Deuteranopia 82% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #D3C99F
  • Deuteranomaly 88% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #E1C09F
  • Tritanopia 93% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #FFA3AA
  • Tritanomaly 97% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #FFAAA5
  • Achromatopsia 80% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #C2C2C2
  • Achromatomaly 86% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #D4BDBA

#FFAEA0 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.78:1 Very poor#FFAEA0 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
11.81:1 Very good#FFAEA0 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#FFAEA0 in CSS

/* Discreet Orange */
.color { color: #FFAEA0; }
.background { background-color: #FFAEA0; }
.border { border: 1px solid #FFAEA0; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(255 174 160);
color: hsl(9 100% 81%);
color: oklch(0.825 0.098 30.1);

#FFAEA0 FAQ

What color is #FFAEA0?

#FFAEA0 is a light, moderately saturated pink. Its closest named color is Discreet Orange. It belongs to the pink color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #FFAEA0?

#FFAEA0 is rgb(255, 174, 160) in RGB, hsl(9, 100%, 81%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 32%, 37%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #FFAEA0?

The complementary color of #FFAEA0 is #A0F1FF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #FFAEA0?

Black text has the best contrast on #FFAEA0: 11.81:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #FFAEA0 a warm or cool color?

#FFAEA0 is a warm color.