#FFA280 Color

#FFA280 is rgb(255, 162, 128) in RGB, hsl(16, 100%, 75%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 36%, 50%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Papaya (#FF9E80), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 2.42. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FFA280

HEX#FFA280

RGBrgb(255, 162, 128)

HSLhsl(16, 100%, 75%)

HSVhsv(16, 50%, 100%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 36%, 50%, 0%)

OKLCHoklch(79.8% 0.121 40.8)

LABlab(75.74% 32.89 32.81)

LCHlch(75.74% 46.46 44.94)

What #FFA280 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 #FFA280, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Papaya#FF9E80ΔE 2.42 Light Salmon#FFA07AΔE 2.64 Vivid Tangerine#FFA089ΔE 5.44 Dark Salmon#E9967AΔE 7.62 Middle Red#E58E73ΔE 8.75 Pale Copper#DA8A67ΔE 11.09

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

#FFA280 Channel Values

How #FFA280 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 162 · B 128	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 16° · S 100% · L 75%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 16° · S 50% · V 100%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 36% · Y 50% · K 0%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	1.96:1 vs white · 10.73:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FFA280 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 text1.96:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text10.73:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #FFA280

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FFA280; 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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Complementary

Analogous

Analogous

Triadic

Triadic

Split comp.

Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #FFA280

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

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #FFA280.

How #FFA280 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#FFA280

Protanopia#B6B67F

Protanomaly#D7AF80

Deuteranopia#C7C77B

Deuteranomaly#E0B97D

Tritanopia#FF9E9E

Tritanomaly#FFA093

Achromatopsia#B9B9B9

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FFA280 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ffa280: #FFA280;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FFA280;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ffa280': '#FFA280' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 1.000, green: 0.635, blue: 0.502)

Android XML<color name="color_ffa280">#FFA280</color>

SVG fillfill="#FFA280"

More Orange Colors

#FFA280 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

ffa500 ffa200 ffa514 ffa07a ffa585 ffa000 ffa62b ff9f0f ffa666 ff9c24 ffa98a ff9a42 ffbe57 ffdead ffedd6 967969 c9a87c dc5528 e49b0f ebd5b7 f28500 f8ddc9 fd4900 ff6933

#FFA280 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FFA280?

#FFA280 is a light orange — rgb(255, 162, 128) in RGB and hsl(16, 100%, 75%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Papaya (#FF9E80), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 2.42.

What is the RGB value of #FFA280?

#FFA280 is rgb(255, 162, 128) — red 255, green 162, and blue 128 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FFA280?

#FFA280 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 36%, 50%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FFA280 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FFA280 scores 1.96:1 against white and 10.73:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FFA280 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FFA280 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 lightsalmon (#FFA07A) at a CIE76 distance of 2.64, which is very hard to tell apart.

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