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#FFB18A Color

#FFB18A is rgb(255, 177, 138) in RGB, hsl(20, 100%, 77%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 31%, 46%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Macaroni and Cheese (#FFBD88), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.08. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FFB18A
HEX#FFB18A
RGBrgb(255, 177, 138)
HSLhsl(20, 100%, 77%)
HSVhsv(20, 46%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 31%, 46%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(82.6% 0.106 47.4)
LABlab(79.22% 26.12 32.01)
LCHlch(79.22% 41.31 50.79)

What #FFB18A 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 #FFB18A, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Macaroni and Cheese#FFBD88ΔE 8.08Light Salmon#FFA07AΔE 9.03Very Light Tangelo#FFB077ΔE 9.28Papaya#FF9E80ΔE 9.77Vivid Tangerine#FFA089ΔE 10.17Dark Salmon#E9967AΔE 10.33

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

#FFB18A Channel Values

How #FFB18A 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 1388-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 20° · S 100% · L 77%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 20° · S 46% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 31% · Y 46% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.76:1 vs white · 11.91:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FFB18A 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 text1.76:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.91:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #FFB18A in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #FFB18A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FFB18A; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#FFB18A
Complementary
#8AD8FF
Analogous
#FF8A9D
Analogous
#FFEB8A
Triadic
#8AFFB1
Triadic
#B18AFF
Split comp.
#8AFFEB
Split comp.
#8A9DFF

Tints & Shades of #FFB18A

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

#FFBB99
#FFC5A8
#FFCFB8
#FFDAC7
#FFE4D6
#FFEEE5

Shades

#FF8F57
#FF691F
#EB4E00
#B33B00
#802B00
#471800

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #FFB18A.

How #FFB18A 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#FFB18A
Protanopia#C1C189
Protanomaly#DDBB8A
Deuteranopia#CFCF86
Deuteranomaly#E4C488
Tritanopia#FFADAD
Tritanomaly#FFAEA0
Achromatopsia#C3C3C3

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FFB18A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ffb18a: #FFB18A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FFB18A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ffb18a': '#FFB18A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 1.000, green: 0.694, blue: 0.541)
Android XML<color name="color_ffb18a">#FFB18A</color>
SVG fillfill="#FFB18A"

More Orange Colors

#FFB18A sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

8b7d6bfff9f5967969fff9f0987456fff8f0987654fff8eb9b7653fff7ed9c8b6efff7ebc8ad7fdba875e3dac9eba675f1ddcff8dcd3fcf5eeff681fff9933ffb83dffd68affe7d1

#FFB18A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FFB18A?

#FFB18A is a light orange — rgb(255, 177, 138) in RGB and hsl(20, 100%, 77%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Macaroni and Cheese (#FFBD88), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.08.

What is the RGB value of #FFB18A?

#FFB18A is rgb(255, 177, 138) — red 255, green 177, and blue 138 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FFB18A?

#FFB18A converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 31%, 46%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FFB18A be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FFB18A scores 1.76:1 against white and 11.91:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FFB18A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FFB18A 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 9.03, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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