#ff8b00

Color #ff8b00

A vivid, highly saturated medium orange.

Closest named color Dark Orange #ff8c00 · ΔE 0.56 Nearest Tailwind class orange-400 #ff8904 · ΔE 0.8

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Conversions

HEX

#ff8b00

RGB

rgb(255, 139, 0)

HSL

hsl(32.7, 100%, 50%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(32.7, 100%, 100%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 45.5%, 100%, 0%)

LAB

lab(69.28, 37.33, 75.36)

LCH

lch(69.28, 84.1, 63.65)

OKLCH

oklch(74.9%, 0.1796, 57.81)

HWB

hwb(32.7, 0%, 0%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#0074ff

Analogous

#ff0b00

#ff8b00

#f4ff00

Triadic

#ff8b00

#00ff8b

#8b00ff

Split-complementary

#ff8b00

#00f4ff

#0b00ff

Tetradic

#ff8b00

#74ff00

#0074ff

#8b00ff

Square

#ff8b00

#00ff0b

#0074ff

#ff00f4

Shades

Color #ff8b00 mixed toward black.

#d57400

#aa5d00

#804500

#552e00

#2a1700

Tints

Color #ff8b00 mixed toward white.

#ff9e2a

#ffb255

#ffc580

#ffd8aa

#ffecd5

Tones

Color #ff8b00 mixed toward gray.

#ea8915

#d5872a

#bf8540

#aa8355

#95816a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.35:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.95:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.95:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#d7d647 · ΔE 33.1

Deuteranopia

#dde44f · ΔE 36.1

Tritanopia

#fb5e62 · ΔE 28.1

Achromatopsia

#a9a9a9 · ΔE 29.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #ff8b00;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ff8b00]

Related colors

Dark Orange #ff8c00

Bisque #ffe4c4

Burlywood #deb887

Antique White #faebd7

Tan #d2b48c

Linen #faf0e6

Frequently asked questions

#ff8b00 (#ff8b00) is rgb(255, 139, 0) in RGB.

No, #ff8b00 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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