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#FDA168 Color

#FDA168 is rgb(253, 161, 104) in RGB, hsl(23, 97%, 70%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 36%, 59%, 1%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Atomic Tangerine (#FF9966), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.92. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FDA168
HEX#FDA168
RGBrgb(253, 161, 104)
HSLhsl(23, 97%, 70%)
HSVhsv(23, 59%, 99%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 36%, 59%, 1%)
OKLCHoklch(79% 0.132 51.6)
LABlab(74.98% 31.22 44.29)
LCHlch(74.98% 54.19 54.82)

What #FDA168 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 #FDA168, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#FDA168 Channel Values

How #FDA168 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 253 · G 161 · B 1048-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 23° · S 97% · L 70%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 23° · S 59% · V 99%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 36% · Y 59% · K 1%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2:1 vs white · 10.47:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FDA168 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 text2:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.47:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #FDA168 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #FDA168

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FDA168; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
Complementary
Analogous
Analogous
Triadic
Triadic
Split comp.
Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #FDA168

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

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #FDA168.

How #FDA168 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#FDA168
Protanopia#B5B567
Protanomaly#D6AD67
Deuteranopia#C6C662
Deuteranomaly#DEB864
Tritanopia#FF9B9B
Tritanomaly#FF9E8A
Achromatopsia#B7B7B7

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FDA168 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-fda168: #FDA168;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FDA168;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-fda168': '#FDA168' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.992, green: 0.631, blue: 0.408)
Android XML<color name="color_fda168">#FDA168</color>
SVG fillfill="#FDA168"

More Orange Colors

#FDA168 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#FDA168 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FDA168?

#FDA168 is a light orange — rgb(253, 161, 104) in RGB and hsl(23, 97%, 70%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Atomic Tangerine (#FF9966), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.92.

What is the RGB value of #FDA168?

#FDA168 is rgb(253, 161, 104) — red 253, green 161, and blue 104 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FDA168?

#FDA168 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 36%, 59%, 1%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FDA168 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FDA168 scores 2:1 against white and 10.47:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FDA168 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FDA168 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 6.33, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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