Close to Carrot
#FFA142
#FFA142 is a light, vivid orange, close to the color Carrot. In RGB it’s made of 100% red, 63.1% green, and 25.9% blue. Its hue is 30°, with 100% saturation and 63% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #FFA142.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
Open in the palette creator →Contrast & readability
WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
2.01:1 FailBlack text on this color
10.43:1 AAAThis color as text on white
2.01:1 FailThis color as text on black
10.43:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #FFA142 as they’d see it.
#FFA142 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
On a dark background
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Questions about #FFA142
What color is #FFA142?
#FFA142 is a light, vivid orange, close to the color Carrot. In RGB it’s made of 100% red, 63.1% green, and 25.9% blue. Its hue is 30°, with 100% saturation and 63% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #FFA142 in RGB?
#FFA142 is rgb(255, 161, 66): 255 red, 161 green, and 66 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #FFA142 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 37, 74, 0). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #FFA142?
PANTONE 804 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #FFA142?
Its complement #8DB9FB gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.