Safety Orange (#FF7800)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

Sample Text
This is how text may look on this color.
Best text color: #000000
Contrast vs white: 2.65:1 — vs black: 7.94:1

Color values

  • HEX #FF7800
  • RGB rgb(255, 120, 0)
  • HSL hsl(28, 100%, 100%)
  • CMYK cmyk( 0, 52.94, 100, 0 )

Tags

Tip: tags are heuristic suggestions (helpful for browsing and inspiration).

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #FF7800 based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

Safety Orange
#FF7800 Base
#0087FF
Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

Safety Orange
#FF7800 Base
#FF0007
#FFF800
Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

Safety Orange
#FF7800 Base
#00FF78
#7800FF
Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

Safety Orange
#FF7800 Base
#00FFF8
#0007FF
Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

Safety Orange
#FF7800 Base
#07FF00
#0087FF
#F800FF
Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

Safety Orange
#FF7800 Base
#663000
#B35400
#D66500
#FF8E29
#FFA14D
#FFC999
Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of Safety Orange, generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

#1A0C00
#472200
#753700
#A34D00
#D16200
Safety Orange #FF7800 Base
#FF902E
#FFA95C
#FFC18A
#FFD9B8
#FFF2E6
CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #FF7800. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

CSS Properties
/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #FF7800;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #FF7800;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #FF7800;
}
CSS Gradient
/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #FF7800,
        #FFFFFF
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #FF7800,
        #FFFFFF
    );
}
SCSS Variable
// SCSS variable
$safety-orange: #FF7800;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$safety-orange-r: 255;
$safety-orange-g: 120;
$safety-orange-b: 0;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $safety-orange;
    color: rgba($safety-orange-r, $safety-orange-g, $safety-orange-b, 0.8);
}
Color Blindness Simulation

How Safety Orange appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #FF7800 How the color appears with full color vision.
Deuteranopia #AEAE00 Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.
Protanopia #8F8F0C Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.
Tritanopia #FF7171 Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.
Achromatopsia #9F9F9F Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.
Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to Safety Orange ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Safety Orange #FF7800 Base
Amber (SAE/ECE) #FF7E00 ΔE 1.83
Orange (color Wheel) #FF7F00 ΔE 2.15
Pumpkin #FF7518 ΔE 2.34
Princeton Orange #F58025 ΔE 2.58

How to use this color

  1. Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
  2. Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
  3. Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.