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#FFA552 Color

#FFA552 is rgb(255, 165, 82) in RGB, hsl(29, 100%, 66%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 35%, 68%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Rajah (#FBAB60), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.03. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FFA552
HEX#FFA552
RGBrgb(255, 165, 82)
HSLhsl(29, 100%, 66%)
HSVhsv(29, 68%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 35%, 68%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(79.7% 0.144 60.8)
LABlab(75.91% 29.06 56.07)
LCHlch(75.91% 63.15 62.60)

What #FFA552 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 #FFA552, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Rajah#FBAB60ΔE 7.03Royal Orange#F99245ΔE 8.24Sandy Brown#F4A460ΔE 9.42Tiger's Eye#E08D3CΔE 9.59Yellow Orange#FFAE42ΔE 10.29Pastel Orange#FFB347ΔE 11.21

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

#FFA552 Channel Values

How #FFA552 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 165 · B 828-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 29° · S 100% · L 66%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 29° · S 68% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 35% · Y 68% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.95:1 vs white · 10.76:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FFA552 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 text1.95:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.76:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #FFA552 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #FFA552

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FFA552; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#FFA552
Complementary
#52ABFF
Analogous
#FF5254
Analogous
#FFFC52
Triadic
#52FFA5
Triadic
#A552FF
Split comp.
#52FFFC
Split comp.
#5254FF

Tints & Shades of #FFA552

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

#FFB36B
#FFBD80
#FFCA99
#FFD5AD
#FFE2C7
#FFEDDB

Shades

#FF8E24
#F57600
#C76000
#9E4C00
#703600
#422000

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #FFA552.

How #FFA552 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#FFA552
Protanopia#B9B951
Protanomaly#D8B151
Deuteranopia#C9C949
Deuteranomaly#E1BC4D
Tritanopia#FF9D9D
Tritanomaly#FFA186
Achromatopsia#B9B9B9

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FFA552 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ffa552: #FFA552;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FFA552;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ffa552': '#FFA552' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 1.000, green: 0.647, blue: 0.322)
Android XML<color name="color_ffa552">#FFA552</color>
SVG fillfill="#FFA552"

More Orange Colors

#FFA552 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#FFA552 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FFA552?

#FFA552 is a light orange — rgb(255, 165, 82) in RGB and hsl(29, 100%, 66%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Rajah (#FBAB60), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.03.

What is the RGB value of #FFA552?

#FFA552 is rgb(255, 165, 82) — red 255, green 165, and blue 82 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FFA552?

#FFA552 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 35%, 68%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FFA552 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FFA552 scores 1.95:1 against white and 10.76:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FFA552 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FFA552 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 9.42, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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