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#FFC8A9 closest to Polly

#FFC8A9 is a very light, moderately saturated orange; the closest named color is Polly. In the RGB color model it is made of 100.0% red, 78.4% green and 66.3% blue (rgb(255, 200, 169)). Its HSL value is 22° hue, 100% saturation and 83% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 34% yellow and 0% black. #FFC8A9 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 14.09:1.

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Variations of #FFC8A9

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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#FFC8A9 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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#FFC8A9 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #FFC8A9 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 89% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #E4D8A9
  • Protanopia 88% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D7CDA7
  • Protanomaly 91% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #E3CDA7
  • Deuteranopia 89% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #E4D8A9
  • Deuteranomaly 93% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #ECD2A9
  • Tritanopia 91% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #FFBEC0
  • Tritanomaly 96% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #FFC4B4
  • Achromatopsia 85% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #D3D3D3
  • Achromatomaly 89% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #DFD1CA

#FFC8A9 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.49:1 Very poor#FFC8A9 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
14.09:1 Super#FFC8A9 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#FFC8A9 in CSS

/* Polly */
.color { color: #FFC8A9; }
.background { background-color: #FFC8A9; }
.border { border: 1px solid #FFC8A9; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(255 200 169);
color: hsl(22 100% 83%);
color: oklch(0.874 0.075 50.8);

#FFC8A9 FAQ

What color is #FFC8A9?

#FFC8A9 is a very light, moderately saturated orange. Its closest named color is Polly. It belongs to the orange color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #FFC8A9?

#FFC8A9 is rgb(255, 200, 169) in RGB, hsl(22, 100%, 83%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 22%, 34%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #FFC8A9?

The complementary color of #FFC8A9 is #A9E0FF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #FFC8A9?

Black text has the best contrast on #FFC8A9: 14.09:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #FFC8A9 a warm or cool color?

#FFC8A9 is a warm color.