#FFA666 Color

#FFA666 is rgb(255, 166, 102) in RGB, hsl(25, 100%, 70%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 35%, 60%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Sandy Brown (#F4A460), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.17. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FFA666

HEX#FFA666

RGBrgb(255, 166, 102)

HSLhsl(25, 100%, 70%)

HSVhsv(25, 60%, 100%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 35%, 60%, 0%)

OKLCHoklch(80.1% 0.132 55.3)

LABlab(76.31% 29.44 46.92)

LCHlch(76.31% 55.39 57.90)

What #FFA666 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 #FFA666, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Sandy Brown#F4A460ΔE 4.17 Rajah#FBAB60ΔE 5.62 Very Light Tangelo#FFB077ΔE 7.38 Atomic Tangerine#FF9966ΔE 7.75 Big Foot Feet#E88E5AΔE 9.67 Light Salmon#FFA07AΔE 12.32

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

#FFA666 Channel Values

How #FFA666 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 255 · G 166 · B 102	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 25° · S 100% · L 70%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 25° · S 60% · V 100%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 35% · Y 60% · K 0%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	1.93:1 vs white · 10.9:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FFA666 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 text1.93:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text10.9:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #FFA666

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FFA666; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Complementary

Analogous

Analogous

Triadic

Triadic

Split comp.

Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #FFA666

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

Shades

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How #FFA666 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#FFA666

Protanopia#B9B965

Protanomaly#D9B265

Deuteranopia#C9C95F

Deuteranomaly#E1BC62

Tritanopia#FFA0A0

Tritanomaly#FFA28C

Achromatopsia#BBBBBB

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Using #FFA666 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ffa666: #FFA666;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FFA666;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ffa666': '#FFA666' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 1.000, green: 0.651, blue: 0.400)

Android XML<color name="color_ffa666">#FFA666</color>

SVG fillfill="#FFA666"

More Orange Colors

#FFA666 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

ffa98a ffa62b ffaa1d ffa585 ffab0f ffa514 ffab8a ffa500 ffac47 ffa280 ffae42 ffa200 ffc875 ffe1c7 ffefd6 9f8170 cc9966 dec8ab e5aa70 ecb165 f3cfa0 f9e9cd fdf7ec ff7800

#FFA666 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FFA666?

#FFA666 is a light orange — rgb(255, 166, 102) in RGB and hsl(25, 100%, 70%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Sandy Brown (#F4A460), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.17.

What is the RGB value of #FFA666?

#FFA666 is rgb(255, 166, 102) — red 255, green 166, and blue 102 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FFA666?

#FFA666 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 35%, 60%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FFA666 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FFA666 scores 1.93:1 against white and 10.9:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FFA666 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FFA666 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 4.17, which is very hard to tell apart.

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