Palettes / Colors / #FFA480

#FFA480 — Light Vivid Orange

#FFA480 is a orange color we call Light Vivid Orange, closest to the named color LightSalmon (#FFA07A). It belongs to the orange family.

#FFA480 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 #80DBFF; it also sits naturally between #FF809B and #FFE380. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 100% · Green 64% · Blue 50%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 36% · Yellow 50% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FFA480

.text { color: #FFA480; }
.background { background-color: #FFA480; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FFA480; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(255, 164, 128); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(17, 100%, 75%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FFA480; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(255, 164, 128, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FFA480; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(255, 164, 128, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FFA480">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FFA480">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FFA480

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #80DBFF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FFA480: #000000.

How #FFA480 looks with color blindness

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

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:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #FFA480 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #FFA480?

#FFA480 is Light Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 255, 164, 128). Its closest standard named color is LightSalmon.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FFA480?

#FFA480 is RGB 255, 164, 128 — HSL 17°, 100%, 75% — CMYK 0%, 36%, 50%, 0%.

What colors go with #FFA480?

Its complement is #80DBFF; analogous partners are #FF809B and #FFE380. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FFA480 for text?

Black text on #FFA480 has a contrast ratio of 10.87:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.93:1.