#FFAEA9

Accessibility

AAA

11.88:1

Vs white / black

1.77:1 · 11.88:1

Sources

Library color

Codes

Formats

HEX

#ffaea9

RGB

rgb(255, 174, 169)

RGBA

rgba(255, 174, 169, 1)

HSL

hsl(3, 100%, 83%)

HSLA

hsla(3, 100%, 83%, 1)

HSV

hsv(3, 34%, 100%)

LAB

lab(78.69% 29.02 14.64)

LCH

lch(78.69% 32.5 26.77)

OKLAB

oklab(0.8274 0.0882 0.0379)

OKLCH

oklch(0.8274 0.096 23.25)

XYZ

xyz(63.54, 54.40, 44.68)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 32%, 34%, 0%)

CSS

color: #ffaea9;

CSS variable

--color-ffaea9: #ffaea9;

SCSS

$color-ffaea9: #ffaea9;

JavaScript

const color = "#ffaea9";

TypeScript

const color: string = "#ffaea9";

React

style={{ backgroundColor: "#ffaea9" }}

JSON

{ "hex": "#ffaea9", "rgb": { "r": 255, "g": 174, "b": 169 }, "oklch": "oklch(0.8274 0.096 23.25)" }

Export

Developer code

css

:root {
  --#ffaea9-1: #ffaea9;
}

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

Noticeably different · ΔE 2.6 · #FCA5A5

Nearest CSS named color

LightPink

Very different · ΔE 6.39 · #FFB6C1

Nearest Material color

red-200

Very different · ΔE 5.14 · #EF9A9A

Nearest Bootstrap color

light

Very different · ΔE 25.4 · #F8F9FA

OKLCH

Perceptual 50–950 scale

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

50ffe7e3 100ffd8d4 200ffc2bd 300f0a8a4 400d78985 500b96e6a 6009c5b58 7007e4845 800623533 900462422 9502d1010

Palette

Tints & shades

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

fff8f8 fff2f1 ffebea ffe4e2 ffdddb ffd7d4 ffd0cd ffc9c6 ffc2bf ffbcb7 ffb5b0 ffaea9 eaa09b d5918d bf837f aa7471 956563 805755 6a4946 553a38 402c2a 2a1d1c 150f0e

Palette

Tints

Mixed toward white — soft backgrounds and highlights

fff8f8 fff2f1 ffebea ffe4e2 ffdddb ffd7d4 ffd0cd ffc9c6 ffc2bf ffbcb7 ffb5b0

Palette

Shades

Mixed toward black — depth, text, and emphasis

eaa09b d5918d bf837f aa7471 956563 805755 6a4946 553a38 402c2a 2a1d1c 150f0e

Palette

Tones

Mixed toward neutral grey — muted UI surfaces

f4aaa6 eaa6a2 dfa39f d59f9b ca9b98 c09795 b59391 aa8f8e a08c8a 958887 8b8483

Harmony

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel for contrast

#FFAEA9Stop 1 #A8FBFFStop 2

Harmony

Analogous

Neighbors that sit comfortably together

#FFA8CFStop 1 #FFAEA9Stop 2 #FFD8A8Stop 3

Harmony

Triadic

Evenly spaced triad for vibrant sets

#FFAEA9Stop 1 #A8FFADStop 2 #ADA8FFStop 3

Harmony

Split complementary

Base plus two accents beside the complement

#FFAEA9Stop 1 #A8FFD8Stop 2 #A8CFFFStop 3

Harmony

Monochromatic

Same hue, varied lightness and saturation

#660500Stop 1 #B30900Stop 2 #FF0D00Stop 3 #FF554DStop 4 #FF9E99Stop 5

Using this color

Where #ffaea9 works

#FFAEA9 (#ffaea9) sits in the red family at about 3° hue, 100% saturation, and 83% lightness. Contrast is 1.77:1 on white and 11.88:1 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 #ffaea9 as small body text on white — 1.77:1 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

Tailwind red 300#FCA5A5 First Date#FAB1A0 Web Safe #FF9999#FF9999 Material Red 200#EF9A9A Tailwind rose 300#FDA4AF LightPink#FFB6C1 Material Deep Orange 200#FFAB91 Tailwind red 200#FECACA Pink#FFC0CB Web Safe #FFCCCC#FFCCCC Material Deep Orange 100#FFCCBC Material Red 100#FFCDD2