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#faa663 color: Candied Yams

#faa663 is rgb(250, 166, 99) in RGB and oklch(79.482% 0.12964 57.994) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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27°
100%

79.5%
0.130
58°
  • 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
10.70:1Readable · AA
Lc 66

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About #faa663

#faa663 is a bright light orange color. In OKLCH it has 79.5% lightness, 0.13 chroma and a hue of 58°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 1.96:1 contrast and black text 10.7:1, 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: #faa663 mixed with white

  1. faa663
  2. fbaf74
  3. fdb885
  4. fec295
  5. fecaa4
  6. ffd3b3
  7. ffdcc3
  8. ffe5d2
  9. ffeee1
  10. fff6f0

Darker: #faa663 mixed with black

  1. faa663
  2. d99055
  3. ba7a47
  4. 9b653a
  5. 7d512e
  6. 613e21
  7. 462b16
  8. 2d1a0b
  9. 150a03
  10. 030100

Calmer: #faa663 with less saturation

  1. faa663
  2. f4a96e
  3. efab78
  4. e9ae81
  5. e3b08b
  6. ddb293
  7. d6b59c
  8. d0b7a4
  9. c9b8ac
  10. c3bab4

Questions about #faa663

What color is #faa663?

#faa663 is bright light orange. The closest named color is Candied Yams. In RGB it is rgb(250, 166, 99), in HSL hsl(26.62, 93.79%, 68.43%) and in OKLCH oklch(79.482% 0.12964 57.994).

What colors go well with #faa663?

The complementary color of #faa663 is #61c7ff. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #ff9a8d and #dfb74e. The triadic partners are #42d7bc and #c6a9ff.

Is white or black text more readable on #faa663?

Black text reads better on #faa663: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.96:1 and black gives 10.7:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #faa663 a warm or cool color?

#faa663 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 58 degrees, its lightness 79.5% and its chroma 0.13.