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#FFA985 Color

#FFA985 is rgb(255, 169, 133) in RGB, hsl(18, 100%, 76%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 34%, 48%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Light Salmon (#FFA07A), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.31. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FFA985
HEX#FFA985
RGBrgb(255, 169, 133)
HSLhsl(18, 100%, 76%)
HSVhsv(18, 48%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 34%, 48%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(81.1% 0.113 43.4)
LABlab(77.35% 29.75 32.23)
LCHlch(77.35% 43.86 47.30)

What #FFA985 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 #FFA985, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Light Salmon#FFA07AΔE 5.31Papaya#FF9E80ΔE 5.71Vivid Tangerine#FFA089ΔE 6.88Dark Salmon#E9967AΔE 8.02Very Light Tangelo#FFB077ΔE 10.11Middle Red#E58E73ΔE 10.18

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

#FFA985 Channel Values

How #FFA985 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 169 · B 1338-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 18° · S 100% · L 76%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 18° · S 48% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 34% · Y 48% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.86:1 vs white · 11.27:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FFA985 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 text1.86:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.27:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #FFA985 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #FFA985

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FFA985; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#FFA985
Complementary
#85DAFF
Analogous
#FF859D
Analogous
#FFE785
Triadic
#85FFA9
Triadic
#A985FF
Split comp.
#85FFE7
Split comp.
#859DFF

Tints & Shades of #FFA985

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

#FFB494
#FFBFA3
#FFC9B3
#FFD8C7
#FFE2D6
#FFEDE5

Shades

#FF8652
#FF5E1A
#E64500
#B33600
#802600
#471500

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #FFA985.

How #FFA985 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#FFA985
Protanopia#BBBB84
Protanomaly#DAB485
Deuteranopia#CBCB81
Deuteranomaly#E2BE82
Tritanopia#FFA5A5
Tritanomaly#FFA799
Achromatopsia#BEBEBE

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FFA985 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ffa985: #FFA985;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FFA985;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ffa985': '#FFA985' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 1.000, green: 0.663, blue: 0.522)
Android XML<color name="color_ffa985">#FFA985</color>
SVG fillfill="#FFA985"

More Orange Colors

#FFA985 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

8b7d6bfff9f5967969fff9f0987456fff8f0987654fff8eb9b7653fff7ed9c8b6efff7ebc8ad7fdba875e3dac9eba675f1ddcff8dcd3fcf5eeff681fff9933ffb83dffd68affe7d1

#FFA985 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FFA985?

#FFA985 is a light orange — rgb(255, 169, 133) in RGB and hsl(18, 100%, 76%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Light Salmon (#FFA07A), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.31.

What is the RGB value of #FFA985?

#FFA985 is rgb(255, 169, 133) — red 255, green 169, and blue 133 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FFA985?

#FFA985 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 34%, 48%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FFA985 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FFA985 scores 1.86:1 against white and 11.27:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FFA985 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FFA985 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 5.31, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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