Wax Flower Color
Wax Flower is a orange color with hex code #FFC0A8. This page covers its meaning, all color values, harmonies, colors that go with wax flower, shades, tints, similar colors, CSS examples, FAQs, and WCAG contrast ratios.
Wax Flower Color Values
What Does Wax Flower Mean?
Wax Flower belongs to the orange family of colors. Orange splits the difference between red's urgency and yellow's cheer. Food brands live here because warm oranges read as appetizing, and autumn design would be lost without them. As a rule of thumb, orange feels friendlier than red and louder than yellow. As a lighter shade, Wax Flower reads as airy and understated, comfortable working in backgrounds and across big surfaces.
In the ISCC-NBS color naming system, Wax Flower is classified as a pink (nearest centroid: vivid yellowish pink, #FFB7A5).
Color Harmonies
Complementary
Analogous
Triadic
Colors That Go With Wax Flower
Wax Flower and #A8E6FF are complements, parked opposite each other on the wheel. Together they hit maximum contrast, so a rough 70/30 split keeps the pairing from shouting.
Analogous neighbors — #FFA8BB and #FFECA8, which sit beside wax flower on the wheel. Pairings like this feel calm and settled, which suits backgrounds and gradients.
For an energetic three-color palette, pair wax flower with triadic partners #A8FFC1 and #C1A8FF. All three sit evenly spaced around the wheel, so the scheme stays lively without clashing.
Build and test these combinations in our Color Wheel Tool or check text readability with the Contrast Checker.
Tints and Shades
Tints (lighter)
Shades (darker)
Similar Colors
- Rose Bud —
#FBB2A3(Delta E 7) - Pale Salmon —
#FFB19A(Delta E 8) - Mandys Pink —
#F2C3B2(Delta E 8) - Melon —
#FDBCB4(Delta E 8) - Rosy Brown —
#F0C2A0(Delta E 8)
CSS Examples
.text { color: #FFC0A8; }
.background { background-color: #FFC0A8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #FFC0A8; }
.shadow { box-shadow: 0 4px 6px #FFC0A840; }WCAG Contrast
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the hex code for wax flower?
Wax Flower has the hex code #FFC0A8. In RGB notation it is rgb(255, 192, 168), in HSL it is hsl(17, 100%, 83%), and its OKLCH value is 0.859, 0.08, 41.8.
What does the color wax flower mean?
Orange-family colors like wax flower carry distinct psychological associations. Wax Flower belongs to the orange family of colors. Orange splits the difference between red's urgency and yellow's cheer. Food brands live here because warm oranges read as appetizing, and autumn design would be lost without them. As a rule of thumb, orange feels friendlier than red and louder than yellow. As a lighter shade, Wax Flower reads as airy and understated, comfortable working in backgrounds and across big surfaces.
What colors go with wax flower?
Wax Flower has three easy routes: its complement #A8E6FF for punch, its neighbors #FFA8BB and #FFECA8 for something calmer, or triadic partners #A8FFC1 and #C1A8FF when you want energy.
Is wax flower a standard web color?
No — Wax Flower is not a CSS keyword. Use its hex value #FFC0A8 or any RGB/HSL equivalent in your stylesheets.
How do I make wax flower lighter or darker?
To lighten wax flower, add white to create tints; to darken it, add black to create shades. The tints and shades table above shows five computed steps of each, from #FFF4F0 (lightest tint) to #471400 (darkest shade).
About Wax Flower
Wax Flower is classified as a Pink in the ISCC-NBS color naming system, within the Orange hue family. It has The color is recognized by Resene.
Use our Color Converter to convert #FFC0A8 to any other color format, or explore the Color Wheel to find harmonious color combinations.