#ef8400

Color #ef8400

A vivid, highly saturated medium orange.

Closest named color Dark Orange #ff8c00 · ΔE 5.69 Nearest Tailwind class orange-400 #ff8904 · ΔE 3

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Conversions

HEX

#ef8400

RGB

rgb(239, 132, 0)

HSL

hsl(33.1, 100%, 46.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(33.1, 100%, 93.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 44.8%, 100%, 6.3%)

LAB

lab(65.64, 34.47, 72.02)

LCH

lch(65.64, 79.84, 64.42)

OKLCH

oklch(71.7%, 0.17, 58.86)

HWB

hwb(33.1, 0%, 6.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#006bef

Analogous

#ef0c00

#ef8400

#e3ef00

Triadic

#ef8400

#00ef84

#8400ef

Split-complementary

#ef8400

#00e3ef

#0c00ef

Tetradic

#ef8400

#6bef00

#006bef

#8400ef

Square

#ef8400

#00ef0c

#006bef

#ef00e3

Shades

Color #ef8400 mixed toward black.

#c76e00

#9f5800

#784200

#502c00

#281600

Tints

Color #ef8400 mixed toward white.

#ff9a1d

#ffae4a

#ffc278

#ffd7a5

#ffebd2

Tones

Color #ef8400 mixed toward gray.

#db8214

#c78028

#b37e3c

#9f7c50

#8c7a64

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.63:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.97:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.97:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#cac943 · ΔE 31.5

Deuteranopia

#cfd64a · ΔE 34.6

Tritanopia

#eb595d · ΔE 28

Achromatopsia

#9f9f9f · ΔE 28.6

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #ef8400;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ef8400]

Related colors

Dark Orange #ff8c00

Bisque #ffe4c4

Burlywood #deb887

Antique White #faebd7

Tan #d2b48c

Navajo White #ffdead

Frequently asked questions

#ef8400 (#ef8400) is rgb(239, 132, 0) in RGB.

No, #ef8400 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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