#ff8c1a

Color #ff8c1a

A vivid, highly saturated medium orange.

Closest named color Dark Orange #ff8c00 · ΔE 4.3 Nearest Tailwind class orange-400 #ff8904 · ΔE 1

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Conversions

HEX

#ff8c1a

RGB

rgb(255, 140, 26)

HSL

hsl(29.9, 100%, 55.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(29.9, 89.8%, 100%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 45.1%, 89.8%, 0%)

LAB

lab(69.54, 37.09, 71.2)

LCH

lch(69.54, 80.28, 62.48)

OKLCH

oklch(75.1%, 0.1758, 56.82)

HWB

hwb(29.9, 10.2%, 0%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#1a8dff

Analogous

#ff1a1a

#ff8c1a

#ffff1a

Triadic

#ff8c1a

#1aff8c

#8c1aff

Split-complementary

#ff8c1a

#1affff

#1a1aff

Tetradic

#ff8c1a

#8dff1a

#1a8dff

#8c1aff

Square

#ff8c1a

#1aff1a

#1a8dff

#ff1aff

Shades

Color #ff8c1a mixed toward black.

#ea7500

#bb5d00

#8d4600

#5e2f00

#2f1700

Tints

Color #ff8c1a mixed toward white.

#ff9f40

#ffb266

#ffc68d

#ffd9b3

#ffecd9

Tones

Color #ff8c1a mixed toward gray.

#ec8c2d

#d98c40

#c68c53

#b38c66

#a08c79

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.33:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.02:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.02:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#d7d64b · ΔE 33.3

Deuteranopia

#dde453 · ΔE 36.4

Tritanopia

#fb6165 · ΔE 26.9

Achromatopsia

#aaaaaa · ΔE 28.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #ff8c1a;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ff8c1a]

Related colors

Linen #faf0e6

Peru #cd853f

Peach Puff #ffdab9

Sandy Brown #f4a460

Bisque #ffe4c4

Dark Orange #ff8c00

Frequently asked questions

#ff8c1a (#ff8c1a) is rgb(255, 140, 26) in RGB.

No, #ff8c1a is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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