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#FFCA9F Color

#FFCA9F is rgb(255, 202, 159) in RGB, hsl(27, 100%, 81%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 21%, 38%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Peach (Crayola) (#FFCBA4), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 2.2. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FFCA9F
HEX#FFCA9F
RGBrgb(255, 202, 159)
HSLhsl(27, 100%, 81%)
HSVhsv(27, 38%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 21%, 38%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(87.6% 0.083 60.5)
LABlab(85.35% 15.32 29.06)
LCHlch(85.35% 32.85 62.21)

What #FFCA9F 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 #FFCA9F, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Peach (Crayola)#FFCBA4ΔE 2.2Deep Champagne#FAD6A5ΔE 7.74Gold (Crayola)#E6BE8AΔE 8.49Apricot#FBCEB1ΔE 8.56Macaroni and Cheese#FFBD88ΔE 9.46Nude#E3BC9AΔE 9.9

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

#FFCA9F Channel Values

How #FFCA9F 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 202 · B 1598-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 27° · S 100% · L 81%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 27° · S 38% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 21% · Y 38% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.48:1 vs white · 14.2:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FFCA9F 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 text1.48:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text14.2:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #FFCA9F in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #FFCA9F

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FFCA9F; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#FFCA9F
Complementary
#9ED3FF
Analogous
#FF9EA3
Analogous
#FFFA9E
Triadic
#9EFFCA
Triadic
#CA9EFF
Split comp.
#9EFFFA
Split comp.
#9EA3FF

Tints & Shades of #FFCA9F

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

#FFCFA8
#FFD8B8
#FFDDC2
#FFE6D1
#FFEBDB
#FFF4EB

Shades

#FFAB66
#FF8C2E
#F56E00
#BD5500
#853C00
#4D2200

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #FFCA9F.

How #FFCA9F 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#FFCA9F
Protanopia#D4D49F
Protanomaly#E7D09F
Deuteranopia#DDDD9D
Deuteranomaly#ECD69E
Tritanopia#FFC5C5
Tritanomaly#FFC7B7
Achromatopsia#D4D4D4

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FFCA9F in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ffca9f: #FFCA9F;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FFCA9F;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ffca9f': '#FFCA9F' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 1.000, green: 0.792, blue: 0.624)
Android XML<color name="color_ffca9f">#FFCA9F</color>
SVG fillfill="#FFCA9F"

More Orange Colors

#FFCA9F sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

8b7d6bfff9f5967969fff9f0987456fff8f0987654fff8eb9b7653fff7ed9c8b6efff7ebc8ad7fdba875e3dac9eba675f1ddcff8dcd3fcf5eeff681fff9933ffb83dffd68affe7d1

#FFCA9F Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FFCA9F?

#FFCA9F is a lightest orange — rgb(255, 202, 159) in RGB and hsl(27, 100%, 81%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Peach (Crayola) (#FFCBA4), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 2.2.

What is the RGB value of #FFCA9F?

#FFCA9F is rgb(255, 202, 159) — red 255, green 202, and blue 159 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FFCA9F?

#FFCA9F converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 21%, 38%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FFCA9F be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FFCA9F scores 1.48:1 against white and 14.2:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FFCA9F as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FFCA9F 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 navajowhite (#FFDEAD) at a CIE76 distance of 9.97, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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