#FFA669
Light Salmon · light warm orange
About #FFA669
#FFA669 is a light, vivid orange colour. Digitally that works out to 100% red, 65% green and 41% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 35% magenta, 59% yellow and 0% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
Visually it is similar to Light Salmon (ΔE 11.2), with Bronze the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #69C2FF (cyan), its complementary partner.
Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 10.91:1, 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 #FFA669?
#FFA669 is a light, vivid orange colour. Digitally that works out to 100% red, 65% green and 41% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 35% magenta, 59% yellow and 0% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
›What text colour should I use on #FFA669?
Use black text. Black on #FFA669 has a contrast ratio of 10.91:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #FFA669?
Its complementary colour is #69C2FF, and analogous partners are #FF6977 and #FFF169.