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#FFA352 Color

#FFA352 is rgb(255, 163, 82) in RGB, hsl(28, 100%, 66%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 36%, 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 7.24. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FFA352
HEX#FFA352
RGBrgb(255, 163, 82)
HSLhsl(28, 100%, 66%)
HSVhsv(28, 68%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 36%, 68%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(79.3% 0.145 59.5)
LABlab(75.46% 30.05 55.61)
LCHlch(75.46% 63.21 61.61)

What #FFA352 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 #FFA352, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Royal Orange#F99245ΔE 7.24Rajah#FBAB60ΔE 7.37Tiger's Eye#E08D3CΔE 9.31Sandy Brown#F4A460ΔE 9.35Yellow Orange#FFAE42ΔE 11.27Neon Carrot#FF9933ΔE 11.7

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

#FFA352 Channel Values

How #FFA352 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 828-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 28° · S 100% · L 66%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 28° · S 68% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 36% · Y 68% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.98:1 vs white · 10.61:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FFA352 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 text10.61:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #FFA352 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #FFA352

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FFA352; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#FFA352
Complementary
#52AEFF
Analogous
#FF5257
Analogous
#FFF952
Triadic
#52FFA3
Triadic
#A352FF
Split comp.
#52FFF9
Split comp.
#5257FF

Tints & Shades of #FFA352

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

#FFB06B
#FFBB80
#FFC999
#FFD3AD
#FFE1C7
#FFECDB

Shades

#FF8A24
#F57200
#C75D00
#9E4A00
#703400
#421F00

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #FFA352.

How #FFA352 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#FFA352
Protanopia#B7B751
Protanomaly#D8AF51
Deuteranopia#C8C849
Deuteranomaly#E0BA4D
Tritanopia#FF9C9C
Tritanomaly#FF9F84
Achromatopsia#B8B8B8

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FFA352 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ffa352: #FFA352;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FFA352;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ffa352': '#FFA352' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 1.000, green: 0.639, blue: 0.322)
Android XML<color name="color_ffa352">#FFA352</color>
SVG fillfill="#FFA352"

More Orange Colors

#FFA352 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#FFA352 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FFA352?

#FFA352 is a light orange — rgb(255, 163, 82) in RGB and hsl(28, 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 7.24.

What is the RGB value of #FFA352?

#FFA352 is rgb(255, 163, 82) — red 255, green 163, and blue 82 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FFA352?

#FFA352 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 36%, 68%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FFA352 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FFA352 scores 1.98:1 against white and 10.61:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FFA352 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FFA352 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 9.35, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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