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#FDA77C Color

#FDA77C is rgb(253, 167, 124) in RGB, hsl(20, 97%, 74%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 34%, 51%, 1%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Light Salmon (#FFA07A), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.37. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FDA77C
HEX#FDA77C
RGBrgb(253, 167, 124)
HSLhsl(20, 97%, 74%)
HSVhsv(20, 51%, 99%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 34%, 51%, 1%)
OKLCHoklch(80.4% 0.117 47.1)
LABlab(76.54% 29.38 35.88)
LCHlch(76.54% 46.37 50.69)

What #FDA77C 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 #FDA77C, 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.

#FDA77C Channel Values

How #FDA77C 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 167 · B 1248-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 20° · S 97% · L 74%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 20° · S 51% · V 99%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 34% · Y 51% · K 1%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.91:1 vs white · 11:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FDA77C 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 text1.91:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #FDA77C

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FDA77C; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #FDA77C

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.

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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #FDA77C.

How #FDA77C 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#FDA77C
Protanopia#B9B97B
Protanomaly#D8B27C
Deuteranopia#C9C977
Deuteranomaly#E0BC79
Tritanopia#FFA2A2
Tritanomaly#FFA495
Achromatopsia#BBBBBB

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FDA77C in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-fda77c: #FDA77C;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FDA77C;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-fda77c': '#FDA77C' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.992, green: 0.655, blue: 0.486)
Android XML<color name="color_fda77c">#FDA77C</color>
SVG fillfill="#FDA77C"

More Orange Colors

#FDA77C sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#FDA77C Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FDA77C?

#FDA77C is a light orange — rgb(253, 167, 124) in RGB and hsl(20, 97%, 74%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Light Salmon (#FFA07A), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.37.

What is the RGB value of #FDA77C?

#FDA77C is rgb(253, 167, 124) — red 253, green 167, and blue 124 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FDA77C?

#FDA77C converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 34%, 51%, 1%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FDA77C be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FDA77C scores 1.91:1 against white and 11:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FDA77C as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FDA77C 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 lightsalmon (#FFA07A) at a CIE76 distance of 4.37, which is very hard to tell apart.

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