What color is #FFA662?

#FFA662 is a light, vivid orange, closest to the named color Shrimp Cocktail. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FFA662?

The RGB value is 255, 166, 98: 255 red, 166 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FFA662?

The complementary color is #62BBFF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FFA662?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.88:1 and white text 1.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FFA662 color

#FFA662 rgb(255, 166, 98)

Shades of orange

The hex color #FFA662 is a light, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 65.1% green and 38.4% blue (255, 166, 98).

Its hue angle is 26°, with 100% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 35% magenta, 62% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Shrimp Cocktail (#F4A461), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.88:1).

#FFA662 color codes

HEX	`#FFA662`
RGB	`rgb(255, 166, 98)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 65.1%, 38.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(26, 100%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(26, 62%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 35%, 62%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.71, 26.55, 48.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.71, 55.01, 61.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.085, 49.419, 18.085)`
Decimal	`16754274`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FFA662, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #FFA662	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FFA662 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #FFA662 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ffa662; }
.text { color: #ffa662; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ffa662; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 166 98 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ffa662, #fff462); }

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Questions

What color is #FFA662?: #FFA662 is a light, vivid orange, closest to the named color Shrimp Cocktail. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FFA662?: The RGB value is 255, 166, 98: 255 red, 166 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FFA662?: The complementary color is #62BBFF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FFA662?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.88:1 and white text 1.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.