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#FFC261 Color

#FFC261 is rgb(255, 194, 97) in RGB, hsl(37, 100%, 69%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 24%, 62%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Maximum Yellow Red (#F2BA49), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.58. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FFC261
HEX#FFC261
RGBrgb(255, 194, 97)
HSLhsl(37, 100%, 69%)
HSVhsv(37, 62%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 24%, 62%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(85.1% 0.133 76.9)
LABlab(82.73% 15.30 56.50)
LCHlch(82.73% 58.54 74.84)

What #FFC261 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 #FFC261, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Maximum Yellow Red#F2BA49ΔE 7.58Sunray#E3AB57ΔE 10.42Pastel Orange#FFB347ΔE 10.51Topaz#FFC87CΔE 11.13Indian Yellow#E3A857ΔE 11.5Lanzones#E0BC5BΔE 11.67

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

#FFC261 Channel Values

How #FFC261 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 194 · B 978-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 37° · S 100% · L 69%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 37° · S 62% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 24% · Y 62% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.6:1 vs white · 13.14:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FFC261 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 text1.6:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text13.14:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #FFC261 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #FFC261

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FFC261; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#FFC261
Complementary
#619EFF
Analogous
#FF7361
Analogous
#EDFF61
Triadic
#61FFC2
Triadic
#C261FF
Split comp.
#61EDFF
Split comp.
#7361FF

Tints & Shades of #FFC261

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

#FFCA75
#FFD28A
#FFDA9E
#FFE4B8
#FFEBCC
#FFF3E0

Shades

#FFB133
#FF9D00
#D18100
#A36500
#754800
#422900

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #FFC261.

How #FFC261 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#FFC261
Protanopia#CECE60
Protanomaly#E3C961
Deuteranopia#D9D95C
Deuteranomaly#E9D05E
Tritanopia#FFB9B9
Tritanomaly#FFBD9E
Achromatopsia#CCCCCC

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FFC261 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ffc261: #FFC261;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FFC261;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ffc261': '#FFC261' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 1.000, green: 0.761, blue: 0.380)
Android XML<color name="color_ffc261">#FFC261</color>
SVG fillfill="#FFC261"

More Orange Colors

#FFC261 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#FFC261 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FFC261?

#FFC261 is a light orange — rgb(255, 194, 97) in RGB and hsl(37, 100%, 69%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Maximum Yellow Red (#F2BA49), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.58.

What is the RGB value of #FFC261?

#FFC261 is rgb(255, 194, 97) — red 255, green 194, and blue 97 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FFC261?

#FFC261 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 24%, 62%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FFC261 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FFC261 scores 1.6:1 against white and 13.14:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FFC261 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FFC261 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 16.12, which is visibly different.

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