#ff8e1c

Color #ff8e1c

A vivid, highly saturated medium orange.

Closest named color Dark Orange #ff8c00 · ΔE 4.55 Nearest Tailwind class orange-400 #ff8904 · ΔE 1.3

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Conversions

HEX

#ff8e1c

RGB

rgb(255, 142, 28)

HSL

hsl(30.1, 100%, 55.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(30.1, 89%, 100%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 44.3%, 89%, 0%)

LAB

lab(69.96, 36.11, 71.02)

LCH

lch(69.96, 79.67, 63.05)

OKLCH

oklch(75.4%, 0.1744, 57.58)

HWB

hwb(30.1, 11%, 0%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#1c8dff

Analogous

#ff1c1c

#ff8e1c

#ffff1c

Triadic

#ff8e1c

#1cff8e

#8e1cff

Split-complementary

#ff8e1c

#1cffff

#1c1cff

Tetradic

#ff8e1c

#8dff1c

#1c8dff

#8e1cff

Square

#ff8e1c

#1cff1c

#1c8dff

#ff1cff

Shades

Color #ff8e1c mixed toward black.

#ec7600

#bd5f00

#8e4700

#5e2f00

#2f1800

Tints

Color #ff8e1c mixed toward white.

#ffa142

#ffb468

#ffc68e

#ffd9b3

#ffecd9

Tones

Color #ff8e1c mixed toward gray.

#ec8e2f

#d98e42

#c68e55

#b38e68

#a08e7b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.3:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.14:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.14:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#d8d74d · ΔE 32.8

Deuteranopia

#dde554 · ΔE 36

Tritanopia

#fb6367 · ΔE 27.3

Achromatopsia

#ababab · ΔE 28.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #ff8e1c;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ff8e1c]

Related colors

Linen #faf0e6

Peru #cd853f

Peach Puff #ffdab9

Bisque #ffe4c4

Sandy Brown #f4a460

Dark Orange #ff8c00

Frequently asked questions

#ff8e1c (#ff8e1c) is rgb(255, 142, 28) in RGB.

No, #ff8e1c is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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