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#F8AC87 Color

#F8AC87 is rgb(248, 172, 135) in RGB, hsl(20, 89%, 75%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 31%, 46%, 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 8.49. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#F8AC87
HEX#F8AC87
RGBrgb(248, 172, 135)
HSLhsl(20, 89%, 75%)
HSVhsv(20, 46%, 97%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 31%, 46%, 3%)
OKLCHoklch(80.9% 0.103 46.8)
LABlab(77.24% 25.65 30.84)
LCHlch(77.24% 40.12 50.25)

What #F8AC87 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 #F8AC87, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Salmon#E9967AΔE 8.49Light Salmon#FFA07AΔE 9.26Macaroni and Cheese#FFBD88ΔE 9.3Papaya#FF9E80ΔE 9.55Vivid Tangerine#FFA089ΔE 9.56Tan (Crayola)#D99A6CΔE 10.11

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

#F8AC87 Channel Values

How #F8AC87 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 172 · B 1358-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 20° · S 89% · L 75%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 20° · S 46% · V 97%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 31% · Y 46% · K 3%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.87:1 vs white · 11.24:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #F8AC87 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 text1.87:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.24:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #F8AC87 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #F8AC87

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #F8AC87; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#F8AC87
Complementary
#87D2F8
Analogous
#F88799
Analogous
#F8E587
Triadic
#87F8AC
Triadic
#AC87F8
Split comp.
#87F8E5
Split comp.
#8799F8

Tints & Shades of #F8AC87

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

#F9B695
#FAC3A8
#FBCDB7
#FCD7C5
#FCE1D4
#FEEEE7

Shades

#F58B56
#F26A26
#D9510D
#A43D0A
#742B07
#431904

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #F8AC87.

How #F8AC87 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#F8AC87
Protanopia#BCBC86
Protanomaly#D7B687
Deuteranopia#C9C983
Deuteranomaly#DEBE85
Tritanopia#FBA8A8
Tritanomaly#FAAA9C
Achromatopsia#BEBEBE

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #F8AC87 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-f8ac87: #F8AC87;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #F8AC87;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-f8ac87': '#F8AC87' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.973, green: 0.675, blue: 0.529)
Android XML<color name="color_f8ac87">#F8AC87</color>
SVG fillfill="#F8AC87"

More Orange Colors

#F8AC87 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

8b7d6bfff9f5967969fff9f0987456fff8f0987654fff8eb9b7653fff7ed9c8b6efff7ebc8ad7fdba875e3dac9eba675f1ddcff8dcd3fcf5eeff681fff9933ffb83dffd68affe7d1

#F8AC87 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #F8AC87?

#F8AC87 is a light orange — rgb(248, 172, 135) in RGB and hsl(20, 89%, 75%) 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 8.49.

What is the RGB value of #F8AC87?

#F8AC87 is rgb(248, 172, 135) — red 248, green 172, and blue 135 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #F8AC87?

#F8AC87 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 31%, 46%, 3%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #F8AC87 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #F8AC87 scores 1.87:1 against white and 11.24:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #F8AC87 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #F8AC87 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 8.49, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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