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#FFA34D Color

#FFA34D is rgb(255, 163, 77) in RGB, hsl(29, 100%, 65%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 36%, 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 7.4. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FFA34D
HEX#FFA34D
RGBrgb(255, 163, 77)
HSLhsl(29, 100%, 65%)
HSVhsv(29, 70%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 36%, 70%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(79.3% 0.148 60.8)
LABlab(75.42% 29.87 57.84)
LCHlch(75.42% 65.10 62.69)

What #FFA34D 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 #FFA34D, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Royal Orange#F99245ΔE 7.4Rajah#FBAB60ΔE 9Yellow Orange#FFAE42ΔE 9.42Tiger's Eye#E08D3CΔE 9.64Neon Carrot#FF9933ΔE 9.76Pastel Orange#FFB347ΔE 10.8

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

#FFA34D Channel Values

How #FFA34D 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 163 · B 778-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 29° · S 100% · L 65%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 29° · S 70% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 36% · Y 70% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.98:1 vs white · 10.6:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FFA34D 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 text1.98:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.6:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #FFA34D in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #FFA34D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FFA34D; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#FFA34D
Complementary
#4DA9FF
Analogous
#FF4D4F
Analogous
#FFFC4D
Triadic
#4DFFA3
Triadic
#A34DFF
Split comp.
#4DFFFC
Split comp.
#4D4FFF

Tints & Shades of #FFA34D

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

#FFB066
#FFBA7A
#FFC894
#FFD5AD
#FFE2C7
#FFEDDB

Shades

#FF8B1F
#F57600
#C76000
#994A00
#6B3400
#422000

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #FFA34D.

How #FFA34D 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#FFA34D
Protanopia#B7B74C
Protanomaly#D8AF4C
Deuteranopia#C8C843
Deuteranomaly#E0BA47
Tritanopia#FF9B9B
Tritanomaly#FF9E83
Achromatopsia#B8B8B8

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FFA34D in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ffa34d: #FFA34D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FFA34D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ffa34d': '#FFA34D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 1.000, green: 0.639, blue: 0.302)
Android XML<color name="color_ffa34d">#FFA34D</color>
SVG fillfill="#FFA34D"

More Orange Colors

#FFA34D sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#FFA34D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FFA34D?

#FFA34D is a light orange — rgb(255, 163, 77) in RGB and hsl(29, 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 7.4.

What is the RGB value of #FFA34D?

#FFA34D is rgb(255, 163, 77) — red 255, green 163, and blue 77 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FFA34D?

#FFA34D converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 36%, 70%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FFA34D be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FFA34D scores 1.98:1 against white and 10.6:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FFA34D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FFA34D 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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Keep exploring: every orange in the color library, the guide to shades of orange, or the full color library.