#FFA77A Color

#FFA77A is rgb(255, 167, 122) in RGB, hsl(20, 100%, 74%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 35%, 52%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Light Salmon (#FFA07A), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.25. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FFA77A

HEX#FFA77A

RGBrgb(255, 167, 122)

HSLhsl(20, 100%, 74%)

HSVhsv(20, 52%, 100%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 35%, 52%, 0%)

OKLCHoklch(80.6% 0.12 47.6)

LABlab(76.76% 30.04 37.25)

LCHlch(76.76% 47.85 51.12)

What #FFA77A 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 #FFA77A, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Light Salmon#FFA07AΔE 4.25 Very Light Tangelo#FFB077ΔE 6.44 Papaya#FF9E80ΔE 7.59 Atomic Tangerine#FF9966ΔE 9.22 Big Foot Feet#E88E5AΔE 10.33 Vivid Tangerine#FFA089ΔE 10.69

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#FFA77A Channel Values

How #FFA77A 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 167 · B 122	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 20° · S 100% · L 74%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 20° · S 52% · V 100%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 35% · Y 52% · K 0%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	1.9:1 vs white · 11.06:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FFA77A 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 text1.9:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text11.06:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #FFA77A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FFA77A; 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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Tints & Shades of #FFA77A

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.

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Shades

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How #FFA77A 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#FFA77A

Protanopia#BABA79

Protanomaly#D9B37A

Deuteranopia#CACA75

Deuteranomaly#E1BD77

Tritanopia#FFA2A2

Tritanomaly#FFA494

Achromatopsia#BCBCBC

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Using #FFA77A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ffa77a: #FFA77A;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FFA77A;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ffa77a': '#FFA77A' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 1.000, green: 0.655, blue: 0.478)

Android XML<color name="color_ffa77a">#FFA77A</color>

SVG fillfill="#FFA77A"

More Orange Colors

#FFA77A sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

8b7d6b fff9f5 967969 fff9f0 987456 fff8f0 987654 fff8eb 9b7653 fff7ed 9c8b6e fff7eb c8ad7f dba875 e3dac9 eba675 f1ddcf f8dcd3 fcf5ee ff681f ff9933 ffb83d ffd68a ffe7d1

#FFA77A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FFA77A?

#FFA77A is a light orange — rgb(255, 167, 122) in RGB and hsl(20, 100%, 74%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Light Salmon (#FFA07A), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.25.

What is the RGB value of #FFA77A?

#FFA77A is rgb(255, 167, 122) — red 255, green 167, and blue 122 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FFA77A?

#FFA77A converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 35%, 52%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FFA77A be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FFA77A scores 1.9:1 against white and 11.06:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FFA77A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FFA77A 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 lightsalmon (#FFA07A) at a CIE76 distance of 4.25, which is very hard to tell apart.

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