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#F8A88B Color

#F8A88B is rgb(248, 168, 139) in RGB, hsl(16, 89%, 76%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 32%, 44%, 3%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dark Salmon (#E9967A), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.44. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#F8A88B
HEX#F8A88B
RGBrgb(248, 168, 139)
HSLhsl(16, 89%, 76%)
HSVhsv(16, 44%, 97%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 32%, 44%, 3%)
OKLCHoklch(80.3% 0.103 40.7)
LABlab(76.39% 27.94 27.62)
LCHlch(76.39% 39.29 44.67)

What #F8A88B Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #F8A88B, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Salmon#E9967AΔE 6.44Vivid Tangerine#FFA089ΔE 6.6Papaya#FF9E80ΔE 8.18Middle Red#E58E73ΔE 9.44Light Salmon#FFA07AΔE 9.58Blush Coral#FFB2A6ΔE 10.19

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every orange in the library.

#F8A88B Channel Values

How #F8A88B breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 248 · G 168 · B 1398-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 16° · S 89% · L 76%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 16° · S 44% · V 97%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 32% · Y 44% · K 3%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.92:1 vs white · 10.97:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #F8A88B background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.92:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.97:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #F8A88B in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #F8A88B

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #F8A88B; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#F8A88B
Complementary
#8BDBF8
Analogous
#F88BA5
Analogous
#F8DF8B
Triadic
#8BF8A8
Triadic
#A88BF8
Split comp.
#8BF8DF
Split comp.
#8BA5F8

Tints & Shades of #F8A88B

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#F9B39A
#FABEA8
#FBC9B7
#FCD7CA
#FDE2D8
#FEEDE7

Shades

#F5845B
#F25D26
#D9430D
#A9340A
#782507
#431504

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #F8A88B.

How #F8A88B Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#F8A88B
Protanopia#B9B98A
Protanomaly#D5B28B
Deuteranopia#C7C787
Deuteranomaly#DCBC89
Tritanopia#FAA5A5
Tritanomaly#F9A69B
Achromatopsia#BBBBBB

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #F8A88B in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-f8a88b: #F8A88B;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #F8A88B;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-f8a88b': '#F8A88B' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.973, green: 0.659, blue: 0.545)
Android XML<color name="color_f8a88b">#F8A88B</color>
SVG fillfill="#F8A88B"

More Orange Colors

#F8A88B sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

8b7d6bfff9f5967969fff9f0987456fff8f0987654fff8eb9b7653fff7ed9c8b6efff7ebc8ad7fdba875e3dac9eba675f1ddcff8dcd3fcf5eeff681fff9933ffb83dffd68affe7d1

#F8A88B Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #F8A88B?

#F8A88B is a light orange — rgb(248, 168, 139) in RGB and hsl(16, 89%, 76%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dark Salmon (#E9967A), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.44.

What is the RGB value of #F8A88B?

#F8A88B is rgb(248, 168, 139) — red 248, green 168, and blue 139 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #F8A88B?

#F8A88B converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 32%, 44%, 3%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #F8A88B be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #F8A88B scores 1.92:1 against white and 10.97:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #F8A88B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #F8A88B is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darksalmon (#E9967A) at a CIE76 distance of 6.44, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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