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#FFA04D Color

#FFA04D is rgb(255, 160, 77) in RGB, hsl(28, 100%, 65%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 37%, 70%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Royal Orange (#F99245), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.76. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FFA04D
HEX#FFA04D
RGBrgb(255, 160, 77)
HSLhsl(28, 100%, 65%)
HSVhsv(28, 70%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 37%, 70%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(78.8% 0.149 59)
LABlab(74.76% 31.35 57.17)
LCHlch(74.76% 65.20 61.26)

What #FFA04D 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 #FFA04D, 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.

#FFA04D Channel Values

How #FFA04D 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 255 · G 160 · B 778-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 28° · S 100% · L 65%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 28° · S 70% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 37% · Y 70% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.02:1 vs white · 10.39:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FFA04D 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 text2.02:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.39:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #FFA04D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FFA04D; 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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Analogous
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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #FFA04D

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 #FFA04D 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#FFA04D
Protanopia#B5B54B
Protanomaly#D7AD4C
Deuteranopia#C6C643
Deuteranomaly#DFB847
Tritanopia#FF9999
Tritanomaly#FF9C81
Achromatopsia#B6B6B6

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Using #FFA04D in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ffa04d: #FFA04D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FFA04D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ffa04d': '#FFA04D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 1.000, green: 0.627, blue: 0.302)
Android XML<color name="color_ffa04d">#FFA04D</color>
SVG fillfill="#FFA04D"

More Orange Colors

#FFA04D sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#FFA04D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FFA04D?

#FFA04D is a light orange — rgb(255, 160, 77) in RGB and hsl(28, 100%, 65%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Royal Orange (#F99245), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.76.

What is the RGB value of #FFA04D?

#FFA04D is rgb(255, 160, 77) — red 255, green 160, and blue 77 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FFA04D?

#FFA04D converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 37%, 70%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FFA04D be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FFA04D scores 2.02:1 against white and 10.39:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FFA04D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FFA04D 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 11.29, which is visibly different.

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