What color is #FFAD98?

#FFAD98 is a light, vivid red known as Discreet Orange. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Discreet Orange?

The RGB value is 255, 173, 152: 255 red, 173 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Discreet Orange?

The complementary color is #98EAFF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FFAD98?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.68:1 and white text 1.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Discreet Orange color: hex code #FFAD98

#FFAD98 rgb(255, 173, 152)

Shades of orange

Discreet Orange has the hex code #FFAD98. It is a light, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 67.8% green and 59.6% blue (255, 173, 152).

Its hue angle is 12°, with 100% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 32% magenta, 40% yellow and 0% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.68:1).

Discreet Orange (#FFAD98) color codes

HEX	`#FFAD98`
RGB	`rgb(255, 173, 152)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 67.8%, 59.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(12, 100%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(12, 40%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 32%, 40%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.12, 27.59, 23.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.12, 35.94, 39.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(61.854, 53.419, 36.753)`
Decimal	`16756120`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Discreet Orange, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #FFAD98	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FFAD98 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #FFAD98 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ffad98; }
.text { color: #ffad98; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ffad98; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 173 152 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ffad98, #ffe198); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Salmon.

See #FFAD98 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #FFAD98?: #FFAD98 is a light, vivid red known as Discreet Orange. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Discreet Orange?: The RGB value is 255, 173, 152: 255 red, 173 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Discreet Orange?: The complementary color is #98EAFF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FFAD98?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.68:1 and white text 1.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.