#f5a994 Color Information

#f5a994 Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #f5a994, and its official name is Pretty Primrose. In RGB, it consists of 96.1% Red, 66.3% Green, and 58.0% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 0% Cyan, 31% Magenta, 39.6% Yellow, and 3.9% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 13.0°, with saturation of 82.9% and lightness of 77.1%. The decimal value for #f5a994 is 16099732, and its nearest "web safe" color is #ff9999. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #f5a994 is red. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is yellow. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is red.
  • HexHex code for this color#f5a994 Copy
  • NameThe common name of this colorPretty Primrose Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color245, 169, 148 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color96.1%, 66.3%, 58.0% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.039, 0.337, 0.420 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0, 0.31, 0.396, 0.039 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color13.0°, 82.9%, 77.1% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color13.0°, 39.6%, 96.1% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color57.190, 49.926, 34.639 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color245, 175, 148 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code16099732 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color76.024, 25.458, 22.130 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)76.024, 33.732, 41.000 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color76.024, 52.915, 25.142 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color70.659, 20.821, 20.395 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.403, 0.352, 49.926 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4294289812 / 0xfff5a994 Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#ff9999 Copy
Last Updated: March 28, 2024

Shades of #f5a994

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #f5a994, its pure hue is 13.0° on the color wheel and its saturation is 82.9%, and its lightness is 77.1%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #f5a994, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #1f1513 to #d69482.

Tints of #f5a994

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #f5a994, its pure hue is 13.0° on the color wheel and its saturation is 82.9%, and its lightness is 77.1%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #f5a994, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #f6b4a1 to #fef4f2.

Tones of #f5a994

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #f5a994, its pure hue is 13.0° on the color wheel and its saturation is 82.9%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #f5a994, which range from #c5c5c5 (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #ffa38a (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #f5a994

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #f5a994! For #f5a994, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #f5a994. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #f5a994

This color, #f5a994, consists of 96.1% Red, 66.3% Green, and 58.0% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 245, Green = 169, Blue = 148. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #f5a994 is 0% Cyan, 31% Magenta, 39.6% Yellow, and 3.9% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R96.1%
C0.0%
G66.3%
M31.0%
B58.0%
Y39.6%
K3.9%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 245 169 148
Octal 365 251 224
Hexa #f5 #a9 #94
Binary 11110101 10101001 10010100
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 0 31 39 3
Octal 0 37 47 3
Hexa #00 #1f #27 #03
Binary 00000000 00011111 00100111 00000011

Analogous Colors of #f5a994

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #f5a994 — which has hue 13.0° — its analogous colors are located at 13.0° and 343.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #f5a994.

Triadic Colors of #f5a994

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #f5a994 — which has hue 13.0° — its triadic colors are located at 13.0° and 253.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #f5a994.

Complementary Color of #f5a994

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #f5a994 — which has hue 13.0° — its complementary color is located at 193.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #f5a994.

Split Complementary Colors of #f5a994

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #f5a994 — which has hue 13.0° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 13.0° and 223.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #f5a994.

Tetradic Colors of #f5a994

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #f5a994 — which has hue 13.0° — its tetradic colors are located at 283.0°, 13.0°, 103.0°, and 193.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #f5a994.

Monochromatic Colors of #f5a994

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #f5a994, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #e98266 — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #fdd3c7 (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #f5a994

We want to make getting started with #f5a994 on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #f5a994 into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #f5a994 can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #f5a994 with other HTML elements.

#f5a994 Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #f5a994.
<span style="color: #f5a994;">The color of this text is #f5a994.</span>

#f5a994 Background Color

The background color for this text is #f5a994.
<div style="background-color: #f5a994; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #f5a994.</div>

#f5a994 Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #f5a994.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #f5a994;">This color for the shadow of this text is #f5a994.</span>

#f5a994 Border Color

This is a div with border color #f5a994.
<div style="border: #f5a994 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #f5a994.</div>

#f5a994 Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #f5a994 on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #f5a994; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #f5a994 on a white background.</div></div>

#f5a994 Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #f5a994 on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #f5a994; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #f5a994 on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #f5a994 to White

This is a gradient from #f5a994 to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#f5a994,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#f5a994,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#f5a994,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#f5a994,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #f5a994 to white.</div>

Gradient from #f5a994 to Black

This is a gradient from #f5a994 to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#f5a994,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#f5a994,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#f5a994,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#f5a994,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #f5a994 to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #f5a994

In addition to using #f5a994 on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #f5a994 in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #f5a994, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 245, Green = 169, Blue = 148). If you need details about the color coordinates of #f5a994 in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #f5a994
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(245, 169, 148)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #f5a994; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #f5a994; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #f5a994; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(245, 169, 148);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#f5a994")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:245, green:169, blue:148, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:245 green:169 blue:148 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(245f, 169f, 148f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(245, 169, 148);
 

#f5a994 Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #f5a994 the same way. For those with color blindness, #f5a994 might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #f5a994 looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #f5a994 is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #f5a994 looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #f5a994 will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Not Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #f5a994 is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 1.9:1 against white. Under both the AA and AAA level standards, this is not a high enough ratio to be considered accessible for either normal size or large text.

WCAG AA
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WCAG AA
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WCAG AAA
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WCAG AAA
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