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#FFA280 closest to Butternut

#FFA280 is a light, moderately saturated orange; the closest named color is Butternut. In the RGB color model it is made of 100.0% red, 63.5% green and 50.2% blue (rgb(255, 162, 128)). Its HSL value is 16° hue, 100% saturation and 75% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 36% magenta, 50% yellow and 0% black. #FFA280 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 10.73:1.

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Variations of #FFA280

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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#FFA280 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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#FFA280 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #FFA280 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 79% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #D0C17F
  • Protanopia 78% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #BAAD7D
  • Protanomaly 84% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D0AD7D
  • Deuteranopia 79% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #D0C17F
  • Deuteranomaly 86% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #DEB77F
  • Tritanopia 89% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #FF9399
  • Tritanomaly 95% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #FF9C8C
  • Achromatopsia 76% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #B9B9B9
  • Achromatomaly 82% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #CEB4AD

#FFA280 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.96:1 Very poor#FFA280 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
10.73:1 Very good#FFA280 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#FFA280 in CSS

/* Butternut */
.color { color: #FFA280; }
.background { background-color: #FFA280; }
.border { border: 1px solid #FFA280; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(255 162 128);
color: hsl(16 100% 75%);
color: oklch(0.798 0.121 40.8);

#FFA280 FAQ

What color is #FFA280?

#FFA280 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 #FFA280?

#FFA280 is rgb(255, 162, 128) in RGB, hsl(16, 100%, 75%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 36%, 50%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #FFA280?

The complementary color of #FFA280 is #80DDFF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #FFA280?

Black text has the best contrast on #FFA280: 10.73:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #FFA280 a warm or cool color?

#FFA280 is a warm color.