#FFA99A

Accessibility

AAA

11.39:1

Vs white / black

1.84:1 · 11.39:1

Sources

Library color

Codes

Formats

HEX

#ffa99a

RGB

rgb(255, 169, 154)

RGBA

rgba(255, 169, 154, 1)

HSL

hsl(9, 100%, 80%)

HSLA

hsla(9, 100%, 80%, 1)

HSV

hsv(9, 40%, 100%)

LAB

lab(77.27% 29.9 20.77)

LCH

lch(77.27% 36.41 34.79)

OKLAB

oklab(0.8153 0.0903 0.0528)

OKLCH

oklch(0.8153 0.1046 30.32)

XYZ

xyz(61.26, 51.97, 37.37)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 34%, 40%, 0%)

CSS

color: #ffa99a;

CSS variable

--color-ffa99a: #ffa99a;

SCSS

$color-ffa99a: #ffa99a;

JavaScript

const color = "#ffa99a";

TypeScript

const color: string = "#ffa99a";

React

style={{ backgroundColor: "#ffa99a" }}

JSON

{ "hex": "#ffa99a", "rgb": { "r": 255, "g": 169, "b": 154 }, "oklch": "oklch(0.8153 0.1046 30.32)" }

Export

Developer code

css

:root {
  --#ffa99a-1: #ffa99a;
}

Design systems

Nearest official tokens

An arbitrary HEX is not an official Tailwind, Material, or Bootstrap color. Distance is CIEDE2000.

Nearest Tailwind color

red-300

Very different · ΔE 5.33 · #FCA5A5

Nearest CSS named color

DarkSalmon

Very different · ΔE 7.25 · #E9967A

Nearest Material color

deep-orange-200

Noticeably different · ΔE 3.86 · #FFAB91

Nearest Bootstrap color

danger

Very different · ΔE 25.68 · #DC3545

OKLCH

Perceptual 50–950 scale

Generated in OKLCH from this hex. Not an official Tailwind scale unless the hex itself is a Tailwind token.

50ffe6dc 100ffd7cd 200ffc1b5 300f4a79a 400db887a 500bd6d60 6009f5a4f 70081473d 80064342d 90048231d 9502f100b

Palette

Tints & shades

Full scale from light tints through the base color into deep shades

fff8f7 fff1ee ffeae6 ffe2dd ffdbd5 ffd4cd ffcdc4 ffc6bc ffbfb3 ffb7ab ffb0a2 ffa99a ea9b8d d58d80 bf7f74 aa7167 95635a 80554d 6a4640 553833 402a27 2a1c1a 150e0d

Palette

Tints

Mixed toward white — soft backgrounds and highlights

fff8f7 fff1ee ffeae6 ffe2dd ffdbd5 ffd4cd ffcdc4 ffc6bc ffbfb3 ffb7ab ffb0a2

Palette

Shades

Mixed toward black — depth, text, and emphasis

ea9b8d d58d80 bf7f74 aa7167 95635a 80554d 6a4640 553833 402a27 2a1c1a 150e0d

Palette

Tones

Mixed toward neutral grey — muted UI surfaces

f4a698 eaa296 df9f94 d59b91 ca988f c0958d b5918b aa8e89 a08a87 958784 8b8382

Harmony

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel for contrast

#FFA99AStop 1 #99F0FFStop 2

Harmony

Analogous

Neighbors that sit comfortably together

#FF99BDStop 1 #FFA99AStop 2 #FFDB99Stop 3

Harmony

Triadic

Evenly spaced triad for vibrant sets

#FFA99AStop 1 #99FFA8Stop 2 #A899FFStop 3

Harmony

Split complementary

Base plus two accents beside the complement

#FFA99AStop 1 #99FFDBStop 2 #99BDFFStop 3

Harmony

Monochromatic

Same hue, varied lightness and saturation

#660F00Stop 1 #B31B00Stop 2 #FF2600Stop 3 #FF674DStop 4 #FFA899Stop 5

Using this color

Where #ffa99a works

#FFA99A (#ffa99a) sits in the red family at about 9° hue, 100% saturation, and 80% lightness. Contrast is 1.84:1 on white and 11.39:1 on black, so near-black labels read more clearly on the swatch itself. Nearest Tailwind token: red-300 (approximation unless the hex is an official scale stop).

Sensible jobs for this swatch

subtle surfaces, chips, and table stripes
text or icons on charcoal / dark mode

Do not use #ffa99a as small body text on white — 1.84:1 misses WCAG AA (4.5:1). Pair it with a darker shade from the scale below, or check pairs in the contrast checker.

Family context: Energy, urgency, passion, and excitement. Often used for CTAs, alerts, and brands that want attention. Common uses still include buttons, charts, and accents in the Red range — always verify the pair for this exact hex in the contrast checker.

Similar & related colors

Nearby colors from the library by perceptual distance

First Date#FAB1A0 Material Deep Orange 200#FFAB91 Tailwind red 300#FCA5A5 Web Safe #FF9999#FF9999 Material Red 200#EF9A9A Spectrum #ED9B7E#ED9B7E Spectrum #DE9782#DE9782 DarkSalmon#E9967A LightSalmon#FFA07A Spectrum #E28D7E#E28D7E Spectrum #DA9F86#DA9F86 Spectrum #E7877E#E7877E