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#FFA052 Color

#FFA052 is rgb(255, 160, 82) in RGB, hsl(27, 100%, 66%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 37%, 68%, 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 5.87. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FFA052
HEX#FFA052
RGBrgb(255, 160, 82)
HSLhsl(27, 100%, 66%)
HSVhsv(27, 68%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 37%, 68%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(78.8% 0.146 57.7)
LABlab(74.80% 31.53 54.91)
LCHlch(74.80% 63.32 60.13)

What #FFA052 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 #FFA052, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Royal Orange#F99245ΔE 5.87Rajah#FBAB60ΔE 8.18Tiger's Eye#E08D3CΔE 9.17Sandy Brown#F4A460ΔE 9.52Cadmium Orange#ED872DΔE 11.51Neon Carrot#FF9933ΔE 11.83

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

#FFA052 Channel Values

How #FFA052 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 828-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 27° · S 100% · L 66%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 27° · S 68% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 37% · Y 68% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.02:1 vs white · 10.4:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FFA052 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 text10.4:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #FFA052 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #FFA052

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FFA052; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#FFA052
Complementary
#52B1FF
Analogous
#FF525A
Analogous
#FFF652
Triadic
#52FFA0
Triadic
#A052FF
Split comp.
#52FFF6
Split comp.
#525AFF

Tints & Shades of #FFA052

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

#FFAE6B
#FFB980
#FFC799
#FFD2AD
#FFE0C7
#FFEBDB

Shades

#FF8624
#F56E00
#C75A00
#9E4700
#703200
#421E00

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #FFA052.

How #FFA052 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#FFA052
Protanopia#B5B551
Protanomaly#D7AD51
Deuteranopia#C6C649
Deuteranomaly#DFB84D
Tritanopia#FF9999
Tritanomaly#FF9C82
Achromatopsia#B6B6B6

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FFA052 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ffa052: #FFA052;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FFA052;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ffa052': '#FFA052' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 1.000, green: 0.627, blue: 0.322)
Android XML<color name="color_ffa052">#FFA052</color>
SVG fillfill="#FFA052"

More Orange Colors

#FFA052 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#FFA052 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FFA052?

#FFA052 is a light orange — rgb(255, 160, 82) in RGB and hsl(27, 100%, 66%) 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 5.87.

What is the RGB value of #FFA052?

#FFA052 is rgb(255, 160, 82) — red 255, green 160, and blue 82 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FFA052?

#FFA052 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 37%, 68%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FFA052 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FFA052 scores 2.02:1 against white and 10.4:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FFA052 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FFA052 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 9.52, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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