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#FFCA8A Torchlight

#FFCA8A is a very light, moderately saturated orange named Torchlight. In the RGB color model it is made of 100.0% red, 79.2% green and 54.1% blue (rgb(255, 202, 138)). Its HSL value is 33° hue, 100% saturation and 77% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 46% yellow and 0% black. #FFCA8A is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 14.07:1.

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Variations of #FFCA8A

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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#FFCA8A 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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#FFCA8A for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #FFCA8A appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 91% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #E9D88B
  • Protanopia 90% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #DDCC85
  • Protanomaly 93% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #E7CD87
  • Deuteranopia 91% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #E9D88B
  • Deuteranomaly 94% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #EFD38A
  • Tritanopia 84% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #FFBDBA
  • Tritanomaly 93% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #FFC5A2
  • Achromatopsia 80% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #D3D3D3
  • Achromatomaly 85% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #DFD1C4

#FFCA8A contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.49:1 Very poor#FFCA8A text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
14.07:1 Super#FFCA8A text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#FFCA8A in CSS

/* Torchlight */
.color { color: #FFCA8A; }
.background { background-color: #FFCA8A; }
.border { border: 1px solid #FFCA8A; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(255 202 138);
color: hsl(33 100% 77%);
color: oklch(0.872 0.101 71.1);

#FFCA8A FAQ

What color is #FFCA8A?

#FFCA8A is a very light, moderately saturated orange. Its closest named color is Torchlight. It belongs to the orange color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #FFCA8A?

#FFCA8A is rgb(255, 202, 138) in RGB, hsl(33, 100%, 77%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 21%, 46%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #FFCA8A?

The complementary color of #FFCA8A is #8ABFFF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #FFCA8A?

Black text has the best contrast on #FFCA8A: 14.07:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #FFCA8A a warm or cool color?

#FFCA8A is a warm color.