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#FFA168 — Light Vivid Orange

#FFA168 is a orange color we call Light Vivid Orange, closest to the named color SandyBrown (#F4A460). It belongs to the orange family.

#FFA168 is a warm orange color associated with warmth, appetite and friendliness. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #66C4FF; it also sits naturally between #FF6678 and #FFED66. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#FFA168 · RGB 255, 161, 104

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Color values

HEX#FFA168
RGB255, 161, 104
HSL23°, 100%, 70%
HSV23°, 59%, 100%
CMYK0%, 37%, 59%, 0%
XYZ56.48, 47.75, 19.34
Yxy47.75, 0.4571, 0.3864
CIE-Lab74.67, 29.57, 43.90
Hunter Lab69.10, 29.13, 29.10

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 100% · Green 63% · Blue 41%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 37% · Yellow 59% · Key 0%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

Sample text in #FFA168 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #FFA168 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #FFA168

.text { color: #FFA168; }
.background { background-color: #FFA168; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FFA168; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(255, 161, 104); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(23, 100%, 70%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FFA168; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(255, 161, 104, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FFA168; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(255, 161, 104, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FFA168">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FFA168">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FFA168

#FF8B42#FF7824#FF6200#E05600#BD4800#993B00#7A2F00#572100#381600#140800

Tints of #FFA168

#FFAA75#FFB080#FFBA8F#FFC099#FFCAA8#FFD3B8#FFD9C2#FFE3D1#FFE9DB#FFF2EB

Tones of #FFA168

#F4A371#E9A67C#DEA887#D3AB92#C9AD9C#BDB0A8

Color harmonies

Complementary — #66C4FF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.99:1 Fails
Against black text10.55:1 AAA

Best text color on #FFA168: #000000.

How #FFA168 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #D6D576Deuteranopia · #DCE379Tritanopia · #FA8183

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Material Yellow 500 · #FFEB3BMaterial Lime 500 · #CDDC39Tailwind amber 500 · #F59E0B

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #FFA168 rather than the exact color:

Palette Fffae6
#FFFAE6 · #FF9F66 · #FF5F00 · #002379
Palette 88e0ef
#88E0EF · #161E54 · #FF5151 · #FF9B6A
Palette 365e32
#365E32 · #81A263 · #E7D37F · #FD9B63
Palette Bbe0ef
#BBE0EF · #161E54 · #F16D34 · #FF986A
Palette 5a9cb5
#5A9CB5 · #FACE68 · #FAAC68 · #FA6868
Palette 03a6a1
#03A6A1 · #FFE3BB · #FFA673 · #FF4F0F

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#FF9F66#FF9B6A#FD9B63#FF986A#FAAC68#FFA673#FF9C73#FF9760#F3A26D#F4A261#FFA45B#FFAE6E

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FFA167  ·  #FFA169 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FFA168?

#FFA168 is Light Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 255, 161, 104). Its closest standard named color is SandyBrown.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FFA168?

#FFA168 is RGB 255, 161, 104 — HSL 23°, 100%, 70% — CMYK 0%, 37%, 59%, 0%.

What colors go with #FFA168?

Its complement is #66C4FF; analogous partners are #FF6678 and #FFED66. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FFA168 for text?

Black text on #FFA168 has a contrast ratio of 10.55:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.99:1.