Close to Sunset
#FFD8A0
#FFD8A0 is a very light, vivid orange, close to the color Sunset. In RGB it’s made of 100% red, 84.7% green, and 62.7% blue. Its hue is 35°, with 100% saturation and 81% 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 #FFD8A0.
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
1.35:1 FailBlack text on this color
15.58:1 AAAThis color as text on white
1.35:1 FailThis color as text on black
15.58:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #FFD8A0 as they’d see it.
#FFD8A0 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 #FFD8A0
What color is #FFD8A0?
#FFD8A0 is a very light, vivid orange, close to the color Sunset. In RGB it’s made of 100% red, 84.7% green, and 62.7% blue. Its hue is 35°, with 100% saturation and 81% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #FFD8A0 in RGB?
#FFD8A0 is rgb(255, 216, 160): 255 red, 216 green, and 160 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #FFD8A0 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 15, 37, 0). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #FFD8A0?
PANTONE 473 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #FFD8A0?
Its complement #CDDFFE gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.