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#faa660 color: Candied Yams

#faa660 is rgb(250, 166, 96) in RGB and oklch(79.443% 0.13151 59.027) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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27°
100%

79.4%
0.132
59°
  • Orange
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Warm
  • ≈ Orange
  • orange-300
  • Black 2%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
1.96:1Hard to read
Lc -42
Black text
10.69:1Readable · AA
Lc 66

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About #faa660

#faa660 is a bright light orange color. In OKLCH it has 79.4% lightness, 0.132 chroma and a hue of 59°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 1.96:1 contrast and black text 10.69:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Candied Yams (#f9a765). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is orange-300.

More light orange colors

Lighter: #faa660 mixed with white

  1. faa660
  2. fbaf72
  3. fdb883
  4. fec293
  5. fecba3
  6. ffd3b2
  7. ffdcc2
  8. ffe5d1
  9. ffeee0
  10. fff6f0

Darker: #faa660 mixed with black

  1. faa660
  2. d99052
  3. ba7a45
  4. 9b6538
  5. 7d512c
  6. 613e20
  7. 462b15
  8. 2d1a0a
  9. 150a03
  10. 030100

Calmer: #faa660 with less saturation

  1. faa660
  2. f4a96b
  3. efab76
  4. e9ae80
  5. e3b089
  6. ddb292
  7. d6b49b
  8. d0b6a3
  9. c9b8ac
  10. c3bab4

Questions about #faa660

What color is #faa660?

#faa660 is bright light orange. The closest named color is Candied Yams. In RGB it is rgb(250, 166, 96), in HSL hsl(27.27, 93.9%, 67.84%) and in OKLCH oklch(79.443% 0.13151 59.027).

What colors go well with #faa660?

The complementary color of #faa660 is #61c7ff. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #ff9a8a and #deb74c. The triadic partners are #3cd7be and #c8a8ff.

Is white or black text more readable on #faa660?

Black text reads better on #faa660: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.96:1 and black gives 10.69:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #faa660 a warm or cool color?

#faa660 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 59 degrees, its lightness 79.4% and its chroma 0.132.