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#ffa261 color: Peaches à la Crème

#ffa261 is rgb(255, 162, 97) in RGB and oklch(79.341% 0.13695 54.296) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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25°
100%

79.3%
0.137
54°
  • Orange
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Warm
  • ≈ Orange
  • orange-300
  • Black 0%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
1.98:1Hard to read
Lc -42
Black text
10.59:1Readable · AA
Lc 66

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About #ffa261

#ffa261 is a bright light orange color. In OKLCH it has 79.3% lightness, 0.137 chroma and a hue of 54°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 1.98:1 contrast and black text 10.59:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Peaches à la Crème (#ffa361). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is orange-300.

More light orange colors

Lighter: #ffa261 mixed with white

  1. ffa261
  2. ffac73
  3. ffb583
  4. ffbf93
  5. ffc8a3
  6. ffd2b3
  7. ffdbc2
  8. ffe4d1
  9. ffede1
  10. fff6f0

Darker: #ffa261 mixed with black

  1. ffa261
  2. de8c53
  3. be7746
  4. 9e6339
  5. 804f2d
  6. 633c21
  7. 482a15
  8. 2e190b
  9. 160a03
  10. 030100

Calmer: #ffa261 with less saturation

  1. ffa261
  2. f9a56c
  3. f3a876
  4. ecab80
  5. e6ae89
  6. dfb092
  7. d8b39b
  8. d2b5a3
  9. cab7ab
  10. c3b9b4

Questions about #ffa261

What color is #ffa261?

#ffa261 is bright light orange. The closest named color is Peaches à la Crème. In RGB it is rgb(255, 162, 97), in HSL hsl(24.68, 100%, 69.02%) and in OKLCH oklch(79.341% 0.13695 54.296).

What colors go well with #ffa261?

The complementary color of #ffa261 is #50c9ff. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #ff9790 and #e5b445. The triadic partners are #3ad8b5 and #c1a9ff.

Is white or black text more readable on #ffa261?

Black text reads better on #ffa261: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.98:1 and black gives 10.59:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #ffa261 a warm or cool color?

#ffa261 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 54 degrees, its lightness 79.3% and its chroma 0.137.