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#ffa500

Orange Color

Oranges

Named directly after the citrus fruit — one of the few common English color words derived from a fruit rather than the reverse.

Nearest Tailwind class amber-500 #fe9a00 · ΔE 3.8

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Conversions

HEX

#ffa500

RGB

rgb(255, 165, 0)

HSL

hsl(38.8, 100%, 50%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(38.8, 100%, 100%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 35.3%, 100%, 0%)

LAB

lab(74.94, 23.93, 78.95)

LCH

lch(74.94, 82.5, 73.14)

OKLCH

oklch(79.3%, 0.171, 70.68)

HWB

hwb(38.8, 0%, 0%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#005aff

Analogous

#ff2500

#ffa500

#daff00

Triadic

#ffa500

#00ffa5

#a500ff

Split-complementary

#ffa500

#00daff

#2500ff

Tetradic

#ffa500

#5aff00

#005aff

#a500ff

Square

#ffa500

#00ff25

#005aff

#ff00da

Shades

Orange Color mixed toward black.

#d58900

#aa6e00

#805200

#553700

#2a1b00

Tints

Orange Color mixed toward white.

#ffb42a

#ffc355

#ffd280

#ffe1aa

#fff0d5

Tones

Orange Color mixed toward gray.

#ea9f15

#d5982a

#bf9240

#aa8c55

#95866a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.97:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.63:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.63:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#dedd55 · ΔE 25

Deuteranopia

#e3e95e · ΔE 27.6

Tritanopia

#fb7075 · ΔE 35.5

Achromatopsia

#b8b8b8 · ΔE 28.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #ffa500;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ffa500]

Related colors

Old Lace #fdf5e6

Wheat #f5deb3

Moccasin #ffe4b5

Floral White #fffaf0

Papaya Whip #ffefd5

Blanched Almond #ffebcd

Frequently asked questions

Orange (#ffa500) is rgb(255, 165, 0) in RGB.

No, #ffa500 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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