#FFC87A Color

#FFC87A is rgb(255, 200, 122) in RGB, hsl(35, 100%, 74%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 22%, 52%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Topaz (#FFC87C), indistinguishable to the eye at ΔE 0.96. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FFC87A

HEX#FFC87A

RGBrgb(255, 200, 122)

HSLhsl(35, 100%, 74%)

HSVhsv(35, 52%, 100%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 22%, 52%, 0%)

OKLCHoklch(86.6% 0.114 75)

LABlab(84.40% 13.68 46.56)

LCHlch(84.40% 48.53 73.63)

What #FFC87A 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 #FFC87A, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Topaz#FFC87CΔE 0.96 Mellow Apricot#F8B878ΔE 8.25 Earth Yellow#E1A95FΔE 11.07 Sunray#E3AB57ΔE 11.14 Middle Yellow Red#ECB176ΔE 11.35 Indian Yellow#E3A857ΔE 11.8

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

#FFC87A Channel Values

How #FFC87A breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 255 · G 200 · B 122	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 35° · S 100% · L 74%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 35° · S 52% · V 100%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 22% · Y 52% · K 0%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	1.52:1 vs white · 13.79:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FFC87A 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 text1.52:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text13.79:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #FFC87A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FFC87A; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Triadic

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Tints & Shades of #FFC87A

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.

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Shades

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How #FFC87A 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#FFC87A

Protanopia#D3D379

Protanomaly#E6CF7A

Deuteranopia#DCDC77

Deuteranomaly#EBD478

Tritanopia#FFC0C0

Tritanomaly#FFC3A9

Achromatopsia#D1D1D1

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Using #FFC87A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ffc87a: #FFC87A;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FFC87A;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ffc87a': '#FFC87A' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 1.000, green: 0.784, blue: 0.478)

Android XML<color name="color_ffc87a">#FFC87A</color>

SVG fillfill="#FFC87A"

More Orange Colors

#FFC87A sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

8b7d6b fff9f5 967969 fff9f0 987456 fff8f0 987654 fff8eb 9b7653 fff7ed 9c8b6e fff7eb c8ad7f dba875 e3dac9 eba675 f1ddcf f8dcd3 fcf5ee ff681f ff9933 ffb83d ffd68a ffe7d1

#FFC87A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FFC87A?

#FFC87A is a light orange — rgb(255, 200, 122) in RGB and hsl(35, 100%, 74%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Topaz (#FFC87C), which is indistinguishable to the eye at a CIE76 distance of 0.96.

What is the RGB value of #FFC87A?

#FFC87A is rgb(255, 200, 122) — red 255, green 200, and blue 122 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FFC87A?

#FFC87A converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 22%, 52%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FFC87A be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FFC87A scores 1.52:1 against white and 13.79:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FFC87A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FFC87A 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 15.63, which is visibly different.

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