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#FFCA35

#FFCA35 is a mid-tone, vivid orange, close to the color Saffron. In RGB it’s made of 100% red, 79.2% green, and 20.8% blue. Its hue is 44°, with 100% saturation and 60% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.

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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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White text on this color

1.53:1 Fail
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Black text on this color

13.75:1 AAA
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This color as text on white

1.53:1 Fail
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This color as text on black

13.75:1 AAA

How it looks with color blindness

About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #FFCA35 as they’d see it.

Typical vision#FFCA35
ProtanopiaNo red cones (about 1% of men)
DeuteranopiaNo green cones (the most common, about 1% of men)
TritanopiaNo blue cones (rare)
AchromatopsiaNo color vision (very rare)

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Questions about #FFCA35

What color is #FFCA35?

#FFCA35 is a mid-tone, vivid orange, close to the color Saffron. In RGB it’s made of 100% red, 79.2% green, and 20.8% blue. Its hue is 44°, with 100% saturation and 60% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.

What is #FFCA35 in RGB?

#FFCA35 is rgb(255, 202, 53): 255 red, 202 green, and 53 blue on a 0–255 scale.

What is #FFCA35 in CMYK?

Roughly cmyk(0, 21, 79, 0). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.

What Pantone is closest to #FFCA35?

PANTONE 123 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.

What color goes with #FFCA35?

Its complement #CFCDFD gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.

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