Vivid Orange Peel (#FFA000)

The hex code for Vivid Orange Peel is #FFA000. It is rgb(255, 160, 0) in RGB, hsl(38, 100%, 50%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 37%, 100%, 0%) in CMYK — a mid-tone orange. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FFA000

HEX#FFA000

RGBrgb(255, 160, 0)

HSLhsl(38, 100%, 50%)

HSVhsv(38, 100%, 100%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 37%, 100%, 0%)

OKLCHoklch(78.4% 0.172 68.1)

LABlab(74.48% 29.99 78.47)

LCHlch(74.48% 84.01 69.08)

Colors Closest to Vivid Orange Peel

Vivid Orange Peel is a registered color name. These are the named colors nearest to it, measured as CIE76 distance in CIELAB — a perceptual scale, so the ordering matches what the eye sees rather than how close the raw RGB numbers happen to sit.

Orange#FFA500ΔE 2.79 Orange (RYB)#FB9902ΔE 3.25 Vivid Gamboge#FF9900ΔE 3.88 Bright Yellow (Crayola)#FFAA1DΔE 5.96 Cantaloupe#FFA62BΔE 7.7 Princeton Orange#FF8F00ΔE 9.33

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

#FFA000 Channel Values

How Vivid Orange Peel breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 255 · G 160 · B 0	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 38° · S 100% · L 50%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 38° · S 100% · V 100%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 37% · Y 100% · K 0%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	2.04:1 vs white · 10.28:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a Vivid Orange Peel 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.

TextWhite text2.04:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text10.28:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

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Colors That Go With Vivid Orange Peel

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite Vivid Orange Peel; 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 Vivid Orange Peel

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

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How Vivid Orange Peel 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#FFA000

Protanopia#B5B500

Protanomaly#D7AD00

Deuteranopia#C6C600

Deuteranomaly#DFB800

Tritanopia#FF9696

Tritanomaly#FF9A77

Achromatopsia#B5B5B5

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FFA000 in Code

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

CSS custom property--vivid-orange-peel: #FFA000;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FFA000;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'vivid-orange-peel': '#FFA000' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 1.000, green: 0.627, blue: 0.000)

Android XML<color name="vivid_orange_peel">#FFA000</color>

SVG fillfill="#FFA000"

More Orange Colors

Vivid Orange Peel sits in the orangefamily. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

ffa07a ff9f0f ffa200 ff9c24 ffa280 ff9a42 ffa500 ff9966 ffa514 ff9933 ffa585 ff9900 ffb938 ffd6c7 ffead1 fff7ed c3b091 da680f e3bc9a eac5b3 f1ddcf f8c9a0 fcf1e4 ff6600

#FFA000 Frequently Asked Questions

What is the hex code for Vivid Orange Peel?

The hex code for Vivid Orange Peel is #FFA000. That is rgb(255, 160, 0) in RGB, hsl(38, 100%, 50%) in HSL, and approximately cmyk(0%, 37%, 100%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the RGB value of #FFA000?

#FFA000 is rgb(255, 160, 0) — red 255, green 160, and blue 0 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FFA000?

#FFA000 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 37%, 100%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FFA000 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FFA000 scores 2.04:1 against white and 10.28:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FFA000 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FFA000 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 orange (#FFA500) at a CIE76 distance of 2.79, which is very hard to tell apart.

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