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#fda178 color: Butternut

#fda178 is rgb(253, 161, 120) in RGB and oklch(79.276% 0.12297 44.57) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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18°
100%

79.3%
0.123
45°
  • Orange
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Warm
  • ≈ Coral
  • red-300
  • Black 1%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
1.99:1Hard to read
Lc -43
Black text
10.55:1Readable · AA
Lc 66

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About #fda178

#fda178 is a bright light orange color. In OKLCH it has 79.3% lightness, 0.123 chroma and a hue of 45°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 1.99:1 contrast and black text 10.55:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Butternut (#ffa177). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is red-300.

More light orange colors

Lighter: #fda178 mixed with white

  1. fda178
  2. feab86
  3. ffb494
  4. ffbea1
  5. ffc7af
  6. ffd1bc
  7. ffdac9
  8. ffe3d7
  9. ffede4
  10. fff6f2

Darker: #fda178 mixed with black

  1. fda178
  2. dc8b67
  3. bc7657
  4. 9d6248
  5. 7f4e39
  6. 623c2a
  7. 472a1d
  8. 2d1910
  9. 160905
  10. 030101

Calmer: #fda178 with less saturation

  1. fda178
  2. f7a480
  3. f1a787
  4. ebaa8e
  5. e5ad95
  6. deb09b
  7. d8b2a2
  8. d1b5a8
  9. cab7af
  10. c3b9b5

Questions about #fda178

What color is #fda178?

#fda178 is bright light orange. The closest named color is Butternut. In RGB it is rgb(253, 161, 120), in HSL hsl(18.5, 97.08%, 73.14%) and in OKLCH oklch(79.276% 0.12297 44.57).

What colors go well with #fda178?

The complementary color of #fda178 is #51ccf6. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #ff99a3 and #eaaf5a. The triadic partners are #64d4a7 and #b3b0ff.

Is white or black text more readable on #fda178?

Black text reads better on #fda178: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.99:1 and black gives 10.55:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #fda178 a warm or cool color?

#fda178 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 45 degrees, its lightness 79.3% and its chroma 0.123.