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#FFA361 Color

#FFA361 is rgb(255, 163, 97) in RGB, hsl(25, 100%, 69%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 36%, 62%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Sandy Brown (#F4A460), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.22. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FFA361
HEX#FFA361
RGBrgb(255, 163, 97)
HSLhsl(25, 100%, 69%)
HSVhsv(25, 62%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 36%, 62%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(79.5% 0.137 55)
LABlab(75.59% 30.68 48.58)
LCHlch(75.59% 57.45 57.72)

What #FFA361 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 #FFA361, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Sandy Brown#F4A460ΔE 5.22Rajah#FBAB60ΔE 6.05Atomic Tangerine#FF9966ΔE 7.47Very Light Tangelo#FFB077ΔE 9.58Big Foot Feet#E88E5AΔE 9.78Royal Orange#F99245ΔE 10.51

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

#FFA361 Channel Values

How #FFA361 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 978-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 25° · S 100% · L 69%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 25° · S 62% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 36% · Y 62% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.97:1 vs white · 10.66:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FFA361 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 text1.97:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.66:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #FFA361 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #FFA361

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FFA361; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#FFA361
Complementary
#61BDFF
Analogous
#FF616E
Analogous
#FFF261
Triadic
#61FFA3
Triadic
#A361FF
Split comp.
#61FFF2
Split comp.
#616EFF

Tints & Shades of #FFA361

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

#FFAF75
#FFBB8A
#FFC69E
#FFD5B8
#FFE1CC
#FFEDE0

Shades

#FF8833
#FF6A00
#D15700
#A34400
#753100
#421C00

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #FFA361.

How #FFA361 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#FFA361
Protanopia#B7B760
Protanomaly#D8AF60
Deuteranopia#C8C85A
Deuteranomaly#E0BA5D
Tritanopia#FF9D9D
Tritanomaly#FF9F89
Achromatopsia#B9B9B9

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FFA361 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ffa361: #FFA361;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FFA361;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ffa361': '#FFA361' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 1.000, green: 0.639, blue: 0.380)
Android XML<color name="color_ffa361">#FFA361</color>
SVG fillfill="#FFA361"

More Orange Colors

#FFA361 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#FFA361 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FFA361?

#FFA361 is a light orange — rgb(255, 163, 97) in RGB and hsl(25, 100%, 69%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Sandy Brown (#F4A460), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.22.

What is the RGB value of #FFA361?

#FFA361 is rgb(255, 163, 97) — red 255, green 163, and blue 97 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FFA361?

#FFA361 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 36%, 62%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FFA361 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FFA361 scores 1.97:1 against white and 10.66:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FFA361 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FFA361 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 5.22, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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