Palettes / Colors / #FFC08A

#FFC08A — Light Vivid Orange

#FFC08A is a orange color we call Light Vivid Orange, closest to the named color BurlyWood (#DEB887). It belongs to the orange family.

#FFC08A 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 #8AC8FF; it also sits naturally between #FF8A8E and #FFFB8A. 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 75% · Blue 54%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 25% · Yellow 46% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FFC08A

.text { color: #FFC08A; }
.background { background-color: #FFC08A; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FFC08A; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(255, 192, 138); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(28, 100%, 77%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FFC08A; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(255, 192, 138, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FFC08A; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(255, 192, 138, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FFC08A">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FFC08A">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FFC08A

Tints of #FFC08A

Tones of #FFC08A

Color harmonies

Complementary — #8AC8FF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FFC08A: #000000.

How #FFC08A 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 #FFC08A 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

← #FFC089  ·  #FFC08B →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FFC08A?

#FFC08A is Light Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 255, 192, 138). Its closest standard named color is BurlyWood.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FFC08A?

#FFC08A is RGB 255, 192, 138 — HSL 28°, 100%, 77% — CMYK 0%, 25%, 46%, 0%.

What colors go with #FFC08A?

Its complement is #8AC8FF; analogous partners are #FF8A8E and #FFFB8A. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FFC08A for text?

Black text on #FFC08A has a contrast ratio of 13.16:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.60:1.