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FFA261

#FFA261 closest to Bittersweet

#FFA261 is a light, moderately saturated orange; the closest named color is Bittersweet. In the RGB color model it is made of 100.0% red, 63.5% green and 38.0% blue (rgb(255, 162, 97)). Its HSL value is 25° hue, 100% saturation and 69% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 36% magenta, 62% yellow and 0% black. #FFA261 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 10.59:1.

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Variations of #FFA261

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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#FFA261 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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#FFA261 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #FFA261 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 #D3C061
  • Protanopia 79% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #BDAC5B
  • Protanomaly 85% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D2AB5C
  • Deuteranopia 80% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #D3C061
  • Deuteranomaly 87% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #E0B660
  • Tritanopia 83% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #FF8F93
  • Tritanomaly 92% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #FF9B7B
  • Achromatopsia 73% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #B8B8B8
  • Achromatomaly 79% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #CDB3A8

#FFA261 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.98:1 Very poor#FFA261 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
10.59:1 Very good#FFA261 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#FFA261 in CSS

/* Bittersweet */
.color { color: #FFA261; }
.background { background-color: #FFA261; }
.border { border: 1px solid #FFA261; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(255 162 97);
color: hsl(25 100% 69%);
color: oklch(0.793 0.137 54.3);

#FFA261 FAQ

What color is #FFA261?

#FFA261 is a light, moderately saturated orange. Its closest named color is Bittersweet. It belongs to the orange color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #FFA261?

#FFA261 is rgb(255, 162, 97) in RGB, hsl(25, 100%, 69%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 36%, 62%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #FFA261?

The complementary color of #FFA261 is #61BEFF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #FFA261?

Black text has the best contrast on #FFA261: 10.59:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #FFA261 a warm or cool color?

#FFA261 is a warm color.