Close to Sandy Brown
#FFA366
#FFA366 is a light, vivid orange, close to the color Sandy Brown. In RGB it’s made of 100% red, 63.9% green, and 40% blue. Its hue is 24°, with 100% saturation and 70% 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 #FFA366.
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.
White text on this color
1.97:1 FailBlack text on this color
10.68:1 AAAThis color as text on white
1.97:1 FailThis color as text on black
10.68:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #FFA366 as they’d see it.
#FFA366 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #FFA366
What color is #FFA366?
#FFA366 is a light, vivid orange, close to the color Sandy Brown. In RGB it’s made of 100% red, 63.9% green, and 40% blue. Its hue is 24°, with 100% saturation and 70% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #FFA366 in RGB?
#FFA366 is rgb(255, 163, 102): 255 red, 163 green, and 102 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #FFA366 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 36, 60, 0). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #FFA366?
PANTONE 1565 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #FFA366?
Its complement #6AC1FD gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.