#FFA468
Light Salmon · light warm orange
About #FFA468
#FFA468 is a light, vivid orange colour. Digitally that works out to 100% red, 64% green and 41% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 36% magenta, 59% yellow and 0% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
Visually it is similar to Light Salmon (ΔE 10.8), with Bronze the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #68C3FF (cyan), its complementary partner.
Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 10.76:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #FFA468?
#FFA468 is a light, vivid orange colour. Digitally that works out to 100% red, 64% green and 41% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 36% magenta, 59% yellow and 0% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
›What text colour should I use on #FFA468?
Use black text. Black on #FFA468 has a contrast ratio of 10.76:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #FFA468?
Its complementary colour is #68C3FF, and analogous partners are #FF6877 and #FFF068.