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#FFC68A Color

#FFC68A is rgb(255, 198, 138) in RGB, hsl(31, 100%, 77%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 22%, 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 5.11. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FFC68A
HEX#FFC68A
RGBrgb(255, 198, 138)
HSLhsl(31, 100%, 77%)
HSVhsv(31, 46%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 22%, 46%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(86.4% 0.1 67.3)
LABlab(84.11% 15.70 38.23)
LCHlch(84.11% 41.33 67.67)

What #FFC68A 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 #FFC68A, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Macaroni and Cheese#FFBD88ΔE 5.11Mellow Apricot#F8B878ΔE 6.34Middle Yellow Red#ECB176ΔE 7.44Topaz#FFC87CΔE 7.63Gold (Crayola)#E6BE8AΔE 9.76Fawn#E5AA70ΔE 9.94

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

#FFC68A Channel Values

How #FFC68A 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 198 · B 1388-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 31° · S 100% · L 77%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 31° · S 46% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 22% · Y 46% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.53:1 vs white · 13.7:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FFC68A 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 text1.53:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text13.7:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #FFC68A in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #FFC68A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FFC68A; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#FFC68A
Complementary
#8AC2FF
Analogous
#FF8C8A
Analogous
#FDFF8A
Triadic
#8AFFC6
Triadic
#C68AFF
Split comp.
#8AFDFF
Split comp.
#8C8AFF

Tints & Shades of #FFC68A

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

#FFCE99
#FFD5A8
#FFDCB8
#FFE4C7
#FFEBD6
#FFF3E5

Shades

#FFAE57
#FF931F
#EB7900
#B35C00
#804200
#472500

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #FFC68A.

How #FFC68A 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#FFC68A
Protanopia#D1D18A
Protanomaly#E5CD8A
Deuteranopia#DBDB87
Deuteranomaly#EAD388
Tritanopia#FFC0C0
Tritanomaly#FFC2AD
Achromatopsia#D1D1D1

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FFC68A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ffc68a: #FFC68A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FFC68A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ffc68a': '#FFC68A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 1.000, green: 0.776, blue: 0.541)
Android XML<color name="color_ffc68a">#FFC68A</color>
SVG fillfill="#FFC68A"

More Orange Colors

#FFC68A sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#FFC68A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FFC68A?

#FFC68A is a light orange — rgb(255, 198, 138) in RGB and hsl(31, 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 5.11.

What is the RGB value of #FFC68A?

#FFC68A is rgb(255, 198, 138) — red 255, green 198, and blue 138 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FFC68A?

#FFC68A converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 22%, 46%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FFC68A be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FFC68A scores 1.53:1 against white and 13.7:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FFC68A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FFC68A 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 burlywood (#DEB887) at a CIE76 distance of 12.23, which is visibly different.

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