Palettes / Colors / #FFCD66

#FFCD66 — Light Vivid Orange

#FFCD66 is a orange color we call Light Vivid Orange, closest to the named color SandyBrown (#F4A460). It belongs to the orange family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: sandybrown (#F4A460) — not an exact match. CSS sandybrown gives you #F4A460, a different color; use #FFCD66 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#FFCD66 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 #6699FF; it also sits naturally between #FF7F66 and #E5FF66. 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 80% · Blue 40%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 20% · Yellow 60% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FFCD66

.text { color: #FFCD66; }
.background { background-color: #FFCD66; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FFCD66; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(255, 205, 102); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(40, 100%, 70%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FFCD66; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(255, 205, 102, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FFCD66; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(255, 205, 102, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FFCD66">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FFCD66">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #6699FF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FFCD66: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FFCD66

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #FFCD66 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 #FFCD66 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

← #FFCD65  ·  #FFCD67 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FFCD66?

#FFCD66 is Light Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 255, 205, 102). Its closest standard named color is SandyBrown.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FFCD66?

#FFCD66 is RGB 255, 205, 102 — HSL 40°, 100%, 70% — CMYK 0%, 20%, 60%, 0%.

What colors go with #FFCD66?

Its complement is #6699FF; analogous partners are #FF7F66 and #E5FF66. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FFCD66 for text?

Black text on #FFCD66 has a contrast ratio of 14.18:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.48:1.