#FFB9A8

Accessibility

AAA

12.76:1

Vs white / black

1.65:1 · 12.76:1

Sources

Library color

Codes

Formats

HEX

#ffb9a8

RGB

rgb(255, 185, 168)

RGBA

rgba(255, 185, 168, 1)

HSL

hsl(12, 100%, 83%)

HSLA

hsla(12, 100%, 83%, 1)

HSV

hsv(12, 34%, 100%)

LAB

lab(81.18% 23.14 18.65)

LCH

lch(81.18% 29.72 38.87)

OKLAB

oklab(0.8465 0.0706 0.0478)

OKLCH

oklch(0.8465 0.0853 34.1)

XYZ

xyz(65.66, 58.79, 44.93)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 27%, 34%, 0%)

CSS

color: #ffb9a8;

CSS variable

--color-ffb9a8: #ffb9a8;

SCSS

$color-ffb9a8: #ffb9a8;

JavaScript

const color = "#ffb9a8";

TypeScript

const color: string = "#ffb9a8";

React

style={{ backgroundColor: "#ffb9a8" }}

JSON

{ "hex": "#ffb9a8", "rgb": { "r": 255, "g": 185, "b": 168 }, "oklch": "oklch(0.8465 0.0853 34.1)" }

Export

Developer code

css

:root {
  --#ffb9a8-1: #ffb9a8;
}

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 7.74 · #FCA5A5

Nearest CSS named color

LightSalmon

Very different · ΔE 8.77 · #FFA07A

Nearest Material color

deep-orange-200

Noticeably different · ΔE 4.55 · #FFAB91

Nearest Bootstrap color

light

Very different · ΔE 23.5 · #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.

50ffeadf 100ffdbcf 200fcc5b8 300eaad9e 400d18e7e 500b37364 600976052 7007a4b40 8005e382f 90044261f 9502b130d

Palette

Tints & shades

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

fff9f8 fff3f1 ffeee9 ffe8e2 ffe2db ffdcd4 ffd6cc ffd0c5 ffcbbe ffc5b7 ffbfaf ffb9a8 eaaa9a d59a8c bf8b7e aa7b70 956c62 805d54 6a4d46 553e38 402e2a 2a1f1c 150f0e

Palette

Tints

Mixed toward white — soft backgrounds and highlights

fff9f8 fff3f1 ffeee9 ffe8e2 ffe2db ffdcd4 ffd6cc ffd0c5 ffcbbe ffc5b7 ffbfaf

Palette

Shades

Mixed toward black — depth, text, and emphasis

eaaa9a d59a8c bf8b7e aa7b70 956c62 805d54 6a4d46 553e38 402e2a 2a1f1c 150f0e

Palette

Tones

Mixed toward neutral grey — muted UI surfaces

f4b4a5 eab0a1 dfab9e d5a69b caa197 c09d94 b59891 aa938d a08e8a 958a87 8b8583

Harmony

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel for contrast

#FFB9A8Stop 1 #A8EEFFStop 2

Harmony

Analogous

Neighbors that sit comfortably together

#FFA8C2Stop 1 #FFB9A8Stop 2 #FFE5A8Stop 3

Harmony

Triadic

Evenly spaced triad for vibrant sets

#FFB9A8Stop 1 #A8FFBAStop 2 #BAA8FFStop 3

Harmony

Split complementary

Base plus two accents beside the complement

#FFB9A8Stop 1 #A8FFE5Stop 2 #A8C2FFStop 3

Harmony

Monochromatic

Same hue, varied lightness and saturation

#661400Stop 1 #B32400Stop 2 #FF3300Stop 3 #FF704DStop 4 #FFAD99Stop 5

Using this color

Where #ffb9a8 works

#FFB9A8 (#ffb9a8) sits in the red family at about 12° hue, 100% saturation, and 83% lightness. Contrast is 1.65:1 on white and 12.76:1 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 #ffb9a8 as small body text on white — 1.65:1 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 Material Deep Orange 100#FFCCBC Tailwind red 300#FCA5A5 Tailwind red 200#FECACA Web Safe #FFCCCC#FFCCCC Spectrum #ED9B7E#ED9B7E Spectrum #E9A481#E9A481 LightSalmon#FFA07A Spectrum #DA9F86#DA9F86 Spectrum #DE9782#DE9782 DarkSalmon#E9967A