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#FFA166 closest to Butternut

#FFA166 is a light, moderately saturated orange; the closest named color is Butternut. In the RGB color model it is made of 100.0% red, 63.1% green and 40.0% blue (rgb(255, 161, 102)). Its HSL value is 23° hue, 100% saturation and 70% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 37% magenta, 60% yellow and 0% black. #FFA166 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 10.54:1.

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Variations of #FFA166

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#FFA166 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#FFA166 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #FFA166 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 80% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #D2C066
  • Protanopia 78% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #BCAB61
  • Protanomaly 85% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D1AB62
  • Deuteranopia 80% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #D2C066
  • Deuteranomaly 86% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #E0B665
  • Tritanopia 84% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #FF8F93
  • Tritanomaly 93% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #FF9A7D
  • Achromatopsia 73% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #B8B8B8
  • Achromatomaly 80% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #CDB2A8

#FFA166 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.99:1 Very poor#FFA166 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
10.54:1 Very good#FFA166 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#FFA166 in CSS

/* Butternut */
.color { color: #FFA166; }
.background { background-color: #FFA166; }
.border { border: 1px solid #FFA166; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(255 161 102);
color: hsl(23 100% 70%);
color: oklch(0.792 0.135 51.8);

#FFA166 FAQ

What color is #FFA166?

#FFA166 is a light, moderately saturated orange. Its closest named color is Butternut. It belongs to the orange color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #FFA166?

#FFA166 is rgb(255, 161, 102) in RGB, hsl(23, 100%, 70%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 37%, 60%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #FFA166?

The complementary color of #FFA166 is #66C4FF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #FFA166?

Black text has the best contrast on #FFA166: 10.54:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #FFA166 a warm or cool color?

#FFA166 is a warm color.