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#FFA852 Color

#FFA852 is rgb(255, 168, 82) in RGB, hsl(30, 100%, 66%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 34%, 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 6.87. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FFA852
HEX#FFA852
RGBrgb(255, 168, 82)
HSLhsl(30, 100%, 66%)
HSVhsv(30, 68%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 34%, 68%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(80.2% 0.144 62.7)
LABlab(76.58% 27.57 56.77)
LCHlch(76.58% 63.11 64.10)

What #FFA852 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 #FFA852, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Rajah#FBAB60ΔE 6.87Yellow Orange#FFAE42ΔE 8.9Pastel Orange#FFB347ΔE 9.58Sandy Brown#F4A460ΔE 9.8Royal Orange#F99245ΔE 9.82Tiger's Eye#E08D3CΔE 10.25

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

#FFA852 Channel Values

How #FFA852 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 168 · B 828-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 30° · S 100% · L 66%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 30° · S 68% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 34% · Y 68% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.91:1 vs white · 10.97:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FFA852 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 text1.91:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.97:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #FFA852 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #FFA852

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FFA852; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#FFA852
Complementary
#52A8FF
Analogous
#FF5252
Analogous
#FFFF52
Triadic
#52FFA8
Triadic
#A852FF
Split comp.
#52FFFF
Split comp.
#5252FF

Tints & Shades of #FFA852

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

#FFB56B
#FFBF80
#FFCC99
#FFD6AD
#FFE3C7
#FFEDDB

Shades

#FF9124
#F57A00
#C76300
#9E4F00
#703800
#422100

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #FFA852.

How #FFA852 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#FFA852
Protanopia#BBBB51
Protanomaly#D9B451
Deuteranopia#CACA49
Deuteranomaly#E1BE4D
Tritanopia#FFA0A0
Tritanomaly#FFA388
Achromatopsia#BBBBBB

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FFA852 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ffa852: #FFA852;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FFA852;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ffa852': '#FFA852' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 1.000, green: 0.659, blue: 0.322)
Android XML<color name="color_ffa852">#FFA852</color>
SVG fillfill="#FFA852"

More Orange Colors

#FFA852 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#FFA852 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FFA852?

#FFA852 is a light orange — rgb(255, 168, 82) in RGB and hsl(30, 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 6.87.

What is the RGB value of #FFA852?

#FFA852 is rgb(255, 168, 82) — red 255, green 168, and blue 82 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FFA852?

#FFA852 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 34%, 68%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FFA852 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FFA852 scores 1.91:1 against white and 10.97:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FFA852 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FFA852 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 9.8, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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