Close to Light Salmon
#FFA780
#FFA780 is a light, vivid orange, close to the color Light Salmon. In RGB it’s made of 100% red, 65.5% green, and 50.2% blue. Its hue is 18°, with 100% saturation and 75% 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 #FFA780.
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
1.89:1 FailBlack text on this color
11.09:1 AAAThis color as text on white
1.89:1 FailThis color as text on black
11.09:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #FFA780 as they’d see it.
#FFA780 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 #FFA780
What color is #FFA780?
#FFA780 is a light, vivid orange, close to the color Light Salmon. In RGB it’s made of 100% red, 65.5% green, and 50.2% blue. Its hue is 18°, with 100% saturation and 75% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #FFA780 in RGB?
#FFA780 is rgb(255, 167, 128): 255 red, 167 green, and 128 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #FFA780 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 35, 50, 0). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #FFA780?
PANTONE 495 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #FFA780?
Its complement #42CAFB gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.