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#FFA061 Color

#FFA061 is rgb(255, 160, 97) in RGB, hsl(24, 100%, 69%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 37%, 62%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Atomic Tangerine (#FF9966), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.78. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FFA061
HEX#FFA061
RGBrgb(255, 160, 97)
HSLhsl(24, 100%, 69%)
HSVhsv(24, 62%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 37%, 62%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(79% 0.138 53)
LABlab(74.94% 32.17 47.83)
LCHlch(74.94% 57.64 56.08)

What #FFA061 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 #FFA061, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Atomic Tangerine#FF9966ΔE 5.78Sandy Brown#F4A460ΔE 6.48Rajah#FBAB60ΔE 7.81Big Foot Feet#E88E5AΔE 8.77Very Light Tangelo#FFB077ΔE 10.19Royal Orange#F99245ΔE 10.24

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

#FFA061 Channel Values

How #FFA061 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 978-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 24° · S 100% · L 69%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 24° · S 62% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 37% · Y 62% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.01:1 vs white · 10.45:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FFA061 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 text2.01:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.45:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #FFA061 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #FFA061

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FFA061; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#FFA061
Complementary
#61C0FF
Analogous
#FF6171
Analogous
#FFEF61
Triadic
#61FFA0
Triadic
#A061FF
Split comp.
#61FFEF
Split comp.
#6171FF

Tints & Shades of #FFA061

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

#FFAC75
#FFB98A
#FFC59E
#FFD4B8
#FFE0CC
#FFEDE0

Shades

#FF8533
#FF6600
#D15400
#A34100
#752F00
#421B00

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #FFA061.

How #FFA061 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#FFA061
Protanopia#B5B560
Protanomaly#D7AD60
Deuteranopia#C6C65A
Deuteranomaly#DFB85D
Tritanopia#FF9A9A
Tritanomaly#FF9C87
Achromatopsia#B7B7B7

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FFA061 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ffa061: #FFA061;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FFA061;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ffa061': '#FFA061' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 1.000, green: 0.627, blue: 0.380)
Android XML<color name="color_ffa061">#FFA061</color>
SVG fillfill="#FFA061"

More Orange Colors

#FFA061 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#FFA061 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FFA061?

#FFA061 is a light orange — rgb(255, 160, 97) in RGB and hsl(24, 100%, 69%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Atomic Tangerine (#FF9966), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.78.

What is the RGB value of #FFA061?

#FFA061 is rgb(255, 160, 97) — red 255, green 160, and blue 97 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FFA061?

#FFA061 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 37%, 62%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FFA061 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FFA061 scores 2.01:1 against white and 10.45:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FFA061 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FFA061 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 6.48, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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