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#FFB175 Color

#FFB175 is rgb(255, 177, 117) in RGB, hsl(26, 100%, 73%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 31%, 54%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Very Light Tangelo (#FFB077), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.42. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FFB175
HEX#FFB175
RGBrgb(255, 177, 117)
HSLhsl(26, 100%, 73%)
HSVhsv(26, 54%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 31%, 54%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(82.3% 0.119 57.7)
LABlab(78.95% 24.77 42.51)
LCHlch(78.95% 49.20 59.77)

What #FFB175 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 #FFB175, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Very Light Tangelo#FFB077ΔE 1.42Mellow Apricot#F8B878ΔE 6.21Sandy Brown#F4A460ΔE 6.68Rajah#FBAB60ΔE 8.14Macaroni and Cheese#FFBD88ΔE 8.2Middle Yellow Red#ECB176ΔE 8.67

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

#FFB175 Channel Values

How #FFB175 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 177 · B 1178-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 26° · S 100% · L 73%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 26° · S 54% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 31% · Y 54% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.78:1 vs white · 11.8:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FFB175 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 text1.78:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.8:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #FFB175 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #FFB175

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FFB175; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#FFB175
Complementary
#75C3FF
Analogous
#FF757E
Analogous
#FFF675
Triadic
#75FFB1
Triadic
#B175FF
Split comp.
#75FFF6
Split comp.
#757EFF

Tints & Shades of #FFB175

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

#FFBD8A
#FFC599
#FFD1AD
#FFD9BD
#FFE5D1
#FFEEE0

Shades

#FF9442
#FF770F
#DB5F00
#AD4B00
#7A3500
#471F00

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #FFB175.

How #FFB175 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#FFB175
Protanopia#C1C174
Protanomaly#DDBB75
Deuteranopia#CFCF70
Deuteranomaly#E4C472
Tritanopia#FFABAB
Tritanomaly#FFAD98
Achromatopsia#C2C2C2

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FFB175 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ffb175: #FFB175;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FFB175;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ffb175': '#FFB175' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 1.000, green: 0.694, blue: 0.459)
Android XML<color name="color_ffb175">#FFB175</color>
SVG fillfill="#FFB175"

More Orange Colors

#FFB175 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

8b7d6bfff9f5967969fff9f0987456fff8f0987654fff8eb9b7653fff7ed9c8b6efff7ebc8ad7fdba875e3dac9eba675f1ddcff8dcd3fcf5eeff681fff9933ffb83dffd68affe7d1

#FFB175 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FFB175?

#FFB175 is a light orange — rgb(255, 177, 117) in RGB and hsl(26, 100%, 73%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Very Light Tangelo (#FFB077), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.42.

What is the RGB value of #FFB175?

#FFB175 is rgb(255, 177, 117) — red 255, green 177, and blue 117 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FFB175?

#FFB175 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 31%, 54%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FFB175 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FFB175 scores 1.78:1 against white and 11.8:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FFB175 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FFB175 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 6.68, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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