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#FFA257 Color

#FFA257 is rgb(255, 162, 87) in RGB, hsl(27, 100%, 67%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 36%, 66%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Rajah (#FBAB60), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.5. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FFA257
HEX#FFA257
RGBrgb(255, 162, 87)
HSLhsl(27, 100%, 67%)
HSVhsv(27, 66%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 36%, 66%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(79.2% 0.143 57.5)
LABlab(75.28% 30.74 53.07)
LCHlch(75.28% 61.33 59.92)

What #FFA257 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 #FFA257, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Rajah#FBAB60ΔE 6.5Royal Orange#F99245ΔE 7.42Sandy Brown#F4A460ΔE 7.63Tiger's Eye#E08D3CΔE 9.51Atomic Tangerine#FF9966ΔE 10.9Big Foot Feet#E88E5AΔE 12.88

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

#FFA257 Channel Values

How #FFA257 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 162 · B 878-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 27° · S 100% · L 67%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 27° · S 66% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 36% · Y 66% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.99:1 vs white · 10.56:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FFA257 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 text1.99:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.56:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #FFA257 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #FFA257

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FFA257; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#FFA257
Complementary
#57B3FF
Analogous
#FF575F
Analogous
#FFF757
Triadic
#57FFA2
Triadic
#A257FF
Split comp.
#57FFF7
Split comp.
#575FFF

Tints & Shades of #FFA257

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
#FFBC85
#FFC799
#FFD5B3
#FFE0C7
#FFEEE0

Shades

#FF8929
#FA7000
#CC5C00
#9E4700
#703200
#421E00

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #FFA257.

How #FFA257 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#FFA257
Protanopia#B6B656
Protanomaly#D7AF56
Deuteranopia#C7C74F
Deuteranomaly#E0B952
Tritanopia#FF9B9B
Tritanomaly#FF9E85
Achromatopsia#B8B8B8

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FFA257 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ffa257: #FFA257;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FFA257;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ffa257': '#FFA257' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 1.000, green: 0.635, blue: 0.341)
Android XML<color name="color_ffa257">#FFA257</color>
SVG fillfill="#FFA257"

More Orange Colors

#FFA257 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

8b7d6bfff9f5967969fff9f0987456fff8f0987654fff8eb9b7653fff7ed9c8b6efff7ebc8ad7fdba875e3dac9eba675f1ddcff8dcd3fcf5eeff681fff9933ffb83dffd68affe7d1

#FFA257 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FFA257?

#FFA257 is a light orange — rgb(255, 162, 87) in RGB and hsl(27, 100%, 67%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Rajah (#FBAB60), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.5.

What is the RGB value of #FFA257?

#FFA257 is rgb(255, 162, 87) — red 255, green 162, and blue 87 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FFA257?

#FFA257 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 36%, 66%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FFA257 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FFA257 scores 1.99:1 against white and 10.56:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FFA257 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FFA257 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 7.63, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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