Information about #FFA057 color

#FFA057 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #FFA057 is classified in the Register under the Orange Color Family, with Full Saturation and Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(255, 160, 87) — 100% red, 62.7% green, 34.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 37 / 66 / 0. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A pure, full-strength amber-leaning orange, #FFA057 has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Expect to see shades like this in airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Touche (#FFA555). Slightly further away sit Tan Hide (#FA9D5A) and Pale Orange (#FFA756).

In RGB terms — rgb(255, 160, 87) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 10.4:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.0:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #FFA057 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#FFA057 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#FFA057 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #FFA057

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Touche color link
Touche

#FFA555

Tan Hide color link
Tan Hide

#FA9D5A

Pale Orange color link
Pale Orange

#FFA756

Sandy Brown color link
Sandy Brown

#F4A460

Rajah color link
Rajah

#FBAB60

Pale Incense color link
Pale Incense

#FFA565

Plum Dyed color link
Plum Dyed

#FA9258

Sunshade color link
Sunshade

#FA9D49

Texas Rose color link
Texas Rose

#FCB057

Guggenheim color link
Guggenheim

#FF8E59

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#FFA057
  • RGB255, 160, 87
  • CMYK0, 37, 66, 0
  • CSSrgb(255, 160, 87)
  • HSL26°, 100%, 67%
  • HSL Precise26.071°, 100%, 67.059%
  • HSV26°, 66%, 100%
  • HSB26°, 66%, 100%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)1.000
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.627
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.341
  • GLSLvec3(1.000, 0.627, 0.341)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(1.000, 0.627, 0.341, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(1.000, 0.627, 0.341)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB100%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB62.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB34.1%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDFFA057
  • DECIMAL ID16752727
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01