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#F69E55 Color

#F69E55 is rgb(246, 158, 85) in RGB, hsl(27, 90%, 65%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 36%, 65%, 4%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Sandy Brown (#F4A460), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.39. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#F69E55
HEX#F69E55
RGBrgb(246, 158, 85)
HSLhsl(27, 90%, 65%)
HSVhsv(27, 65%, 96%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 36%, 65%, 4%)
OKLCHoklch(77.4% 0.137 58.3)
LABlab(73.26% 29.03 51.46)
LCHlch(73.26% 59.08 60.57)

What #F69E55 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 #F69E55, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Sandy Brown#F4A460ΔE 5.39Rajah#FBAB60ΔE 5.49Tiger's Eye#E08D3CΔE 7.75Royal Orange#F99245ΔE 8.66Atomic Tangerine#FF9966ΔE 10.39Big Foot Feet#E88E5AΔE 10.72

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

#F69E55 Channel Values

How #F69E55 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 246 · G 158 · B 858-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 27° · S 90% · L 65%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 27° · S 65% · V 96%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 36% · Y 65% · K 4%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.11:1 vs white · 9.94:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #F69E55 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 text2.11:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.94:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #F69E55 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #F69E55

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #F69E55; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#F69E55
Complementary
#55AEF6
Analogous
#F6555D
Analogous
#F6EE55
Triadic
#55F69E
Triadic
#9E55F6
Split comp.
#55F6EE
Split comp.
#555DF6

Tints & Shades of #F69E55

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

#F7AC6E
#F8B781
#FAC599
#FBD3B1
#FCE0CA
#FDECDD

Shades

#F4852A
#E96F0C
#BD5A0A
#914608
#663105
#3F1E03

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #F69E55.

How #F69E55 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#F69E55
Protanopia#B1B154
Protanomaly#D0AA54
Deuteranopia#C1C14D
Deuteranomaly#D8B450
Tritanopia#FA9797
Tritanomaly#F89A82
Achromatopsia#B2B2B2

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #F69E55 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-f69e55: #F69E55;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #F69E55;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-f69e55': '#F69E55' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.965, green: 0.620, blue: 0.333)
Android XML<color name="color_f69e55">#F69E55</color>
SVG fillfill="#F69E55"

More Orange Colors

#F69E55 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

8b7d6bfff9f5967969fff9f0987456fff8f0987654fff8eb9b7653fff7ed9c8b6efff7ebc8ad7fdba875e3dac9eba675f1ddcff8dcd3fcf5eeff681fff9933ffb83dffd68affe7d1

#F69E55 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #F69E55?

#F69E55 is a light orange — rgb(246, 158, 85) in RGB and hsl(27, 90%, 65%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Sandy Brown (#F4A460), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.39.

What is the RGB value of #F69E55?

#F69E55 is rgb(246, 158, 85) — red 246, green 158, and blue 85 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #F69E55?

#F69E55 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 36%, 65%, 4%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #F69E55 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #F69E55 scores 2.11:1 against white and 9.94:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #F69E55 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #F69E55 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 sandybrown (#F4A460) at a CIE76 distance of 5.39, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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