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#FFA66B Color

#FFA66B is rgb(255, 166, 107) in RGB, hsl(24, 100%, 71%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 35%, 58%, 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 5.27. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FFA66B
HEX#FFA66B
RGBrgb(255, 166, 107)
HSLhsl(24, 100%, 71%)
HSVhsv(24, 58%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 35%, 58%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(80.2% 0.129 53.4)
LABlab(76.36% 29.69 44.47)
LCHlch(76.36% 53.47 56.27)

What #FFA66B 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 #FFA66B, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Sandy Brown#F4A460ΔE 5.27Very Light Tangelo#FFB077ΔE 5.88Atomic Tangerine#FF9966ΔE 6.86Rajah#FBAB60ΔE 7.53Big Foot Feet#E88E5AΔE 8.81Light Salmon#FFA07AΔE 9.97

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

#FFA66B Channel Values

How #FFA66B 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 166 · B 1078-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 24° · S 100% · L 71%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 24° · S 58% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 35% · Y 58% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.92:1 vs white · 10.92:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FFA66B 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 text1.92:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.92:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #FFA66B in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #FFA66B

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FFA66B; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#FFA66B
Complementary
#6BC4FF
Analogous
#FF6B7A
Analogous
#FFF06B
Triadic
#6BFFA6
Triadic
#A66BFF
Split comp.
#6BFFF0
Split comp.
#6B7AFF

Tints & Shades of #FFA66B

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

#FFB380
#FFBF94
#FFCBA8
#FFD4B8
#FFE0CC
#FFEDE0

Shades

#FF8838
#FF6C0A
#D65600
#A84300
#752F00
#471D00

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #FFA66B.

How #FFA66B 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#FFA66B
Protanopia#B9B96A
Protanomaly#D9B26A
Deuteranopia#C9C965
Deuteranomaly#E1BC67
Tritanopia#FFA0A0
Tritanomaly#FFA28E
Achromatopsia#BBBBBB

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FFA66B in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ffa66b: #FFA66B;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FFA66B;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ffa66b': '#FFA66B' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 1.000, green: 0.651, blue: 0.420)
Android XML<color name="color_ffa66b">#FFA66B</color>
SVG fillfill="#FFA66B"

More Orange Colors

#FFA66B sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#FFA66B Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FFA66B?

#FFA66B is a light orange — rgb(255, 166, 107) in RGB and hsl(24, 100%, 71%) 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 5.27.

What is the RGB value of #FFA66B?

#FFA66B is rgb(255, 166, 107) — red 255, green 166, and blue 107 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FFA66B?

#FFA66B converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 35%, 58%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FFA66B be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FFA66B scores 1.92:1 against white and 10.92:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FFA66B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FFA66B 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 5.27, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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Keep exploring: every orange in the color library, the guide to shades of orange, or the full color library.