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#FFA268

Light Salmon · light warm orange

About #FFA268

#FFA268 is a vivid, light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 100% red, 64% green and 41% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 36% magenta, 59% yellow and 0% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Light Salmon (ΔE 9.9); Bronze comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #68C5FF — a cyan tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #FFA268 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 10.62:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red255
Green162
Blue104

Closest named colours

Light Salmon
#FFA07A · ΔE 9.9
Bronze
#CD7F32 · ΔE 17.5
Coral
#FF7F50 · ΔE 18.3

ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.

Text on #FFA268

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light salmon #FFA268.
1.98:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light salmon #FFA268.
10.62:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #FFA268 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#FFA268
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BCAC63
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D2C068
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#FF9094

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #FFA268?

#FFA268 is a vivid, light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 100% red, 64% green and 41% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 36% magenta, 59% yellow and 0% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #FFA268?

Use black text. Black on #FFA268 has a contrast ratio of 10.62:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #FFA268?

Its complementary colour is #68C5FF, and analogous partners are #FF6879 and #FFEE68.