Close to Sandy Brown
#FFA35E
#FFA35E is a light, vivid orange, close to the color Sandy Brown. In RGB it’s made of 100% red, 63.9% green, and 36.9% blue. Its hue is 26°, with 100% saturation and 68% 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 #FFA35E.
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.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
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10.65:1 AAAThis color as text on white
1.97:1 FailThis color as text on black
10.65:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #FFA35E as they’d see it.
#FFA35E in use
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Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #FFA35E
What color is #FFA35E?
#FFA35E is a light, vivid orange, close to the color Sandy Brown. In RGB it’s made of 100% red, 63.9% green, and 36.9% blue. Its hue is 26°, with 100% saturation and 68% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #FFA35E in RGB?
#FFA35E is rgb(255, 163, 94): 255 red, 163 green, and 94 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #FFA35E in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 36, 63, 0). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #FFA35E?
PANTONE 715 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #FFA35E?
Its complement #77BFFC gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.