Skip to the color picker

#fda279 color: Butternut

#fda279 is rgb(253, 162, 121) in RGB and oklch(79.464% 0.12179 44.814) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

Read as HEX

19°
100%

79.5%
0.122
45°
  • Orange
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Warm
  • ≈ Tan
  • red-300
  • Black 1%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
1.98:1Hard to read
Lc -42
Black text
10.62:1Readable · AA
Lc 66

Shades

From lightest to darkest. Click a shade to use it.

Harmonies

Open as palette

Recent

Colors you stop on or copy appear here. They stay on this device.

About #fda279

#fda279 is a bright light orange color. In OKLCH it has 79.5% lightness, 0.122 chroma and a hue of 45°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 1.98:1 contrast and black text 10.62:1, 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: #fda279 mixed with white

  1. fda279
  2. feac87
  3. ffb594
  4. ffbfa2
  5. ffc8af
  6. ffd1bc
  7. ffdaca
  8. ffe4d7
  9. ffede4
  10. fff6f2

Darker: #fda279 mixed with black

  1. fda279
  2. dc8c68
  3. bc7758
  4. 9d6348
  5. 7f4f39
  6. 623c2b
  7. 472a1d
  8. 2d1910
  9. 160a05
  10. 030101

Calmer: #fda279 with less saturation

  1. fda279
  2. f7a580
  3. f1a888
  4. ebab8f
  5. e5ae96
  6. deb09c
  7. d8b3a3
  8. d1b5a9
  9. cab8af
  10. c3bab6

Questions about #fda279

What color is #fda279?

#fda279 is bright light orange. The closest named color is Butternut. In RGB it is rgb(253, 162, 121), in HSL hsl(18.64, 97.06%, 73.33%) and in OKLCH oklch(79.464% 0.12179 44.814).

What colors go well with #fda279?

The complementary color of #fda279 is #53ccf7. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #ff9aa3 and #eab05c. The triadic partners are #65d5a8 and #b4b1ff.

Is white or black text more readable on #fda279?

Black text reads better on #fda279: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.98:1 and black gives 10.62:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #fda279 a warm or cool color?

#fda279 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 45 degrees, its lightness 79.5% and its chroma 0.122.