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#FFA366 Color

#FFA366 is rgb(255, 163, 102) in RGB, hsl(24, 100%, 70%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 36%, 60%, 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 5.47. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FFA366
HEX#FFA366
RGBrgb(255, 163, 102)
HSLhsl(24, 100%, 70%)
HSVhsv(24, 60%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 36%, 60%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(79.6% 0.134 53.2)
LABlab(75.64% 30.92 46.15)
LCHlch(75.64% 55.55 56.17)

What #FFA366 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 #FFA366, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Sandy Brown#F4A460ΔE 5.47Atomic Tangerine#FF9966ΔE 5.95Rajah#FBAB60ΔE 7.34Very Light Tangelo#FFB077ΔE 8.02Big Foot Feet#E88E5AΔE 8.51Light Salmon#FFA07AΔE 11.13

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

#FFA366 Channel Values

How #FFA366 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 1028-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 24° · S 100% · L 70%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 24° · S 60% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 36% · Y 60% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.97:1 vs white · 10.68:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FFA366 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 text10.68:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #FFA366 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #FFA366

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FFA366; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#FFA366
Complementary
#66C2FF
Analogous
#FF6675
Analogous
#FFF066
Triadic
#66FFA3
Triadic
#A366FF
Split comp.
#66FFF0
Split comp.
#6675FF

Tints & Shades of #FFA366

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

#FFAF7A
#FFBC8F
#FFC8A3
#FFD4B8
#FFE0CC
#FFEDE0

Shades

#FF8838
#FF6905
#D65600
#A34100
#752F00
#421B00

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #FFA366.

How #FFA366 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#FFA366
Protanopia#B7B765
Protanomaly#D8AF65
Deuteranopia#C8C85F
Deuteranomaly#E0BA62
Tritanopia#FF9D9D
Tritanomaly#FF9F8A
Achromatopsia#B9B9B9

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FFA366 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ffa366: #FFA366;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FFA366;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ffa366': '#FFA366' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 1.000, green: 0.639, blue: 0.400)
Android XML<color name="color_ffa366">#FFA366</color>
SVG fillfill="#FFA366"

More Orange Colors

#FFA366 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

8b7d6bfff9f5967969fff9f0987456fff8f0987654fff8eb9b7653fff7ed9c8b6efff7ebc8ad7fdba875e3dac9eba675f1ddcff8dcd3fcf5eeff681fff9933ffb83dffd68affe7d1

#FFA366 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FFA366?

#FFA366 is a light orange — rgb(255, 163, 102) in RGB and hsl(24, 100%, 70%) 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 5.47.

What is the RGB value of #FFA366?

#FFA366 is rgb(255, 163, 102) — red 255, green 163, and blue 102 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FFA366?

#FFA366 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 36%, 60%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FFA366 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FFA366 scores 1.97:1 against white and 10.68:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FFA366 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FFA366 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 5.47, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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