Amber (SAE/ECE) (#FF7E00)

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: 2.55:1 — vs black: 8.24:1

Color values

HEX #FF7E00
RGB rgb(255, 126, 0)
HSL hsl(29, 100%, 100%)
CMYK cmyk( 0, 50.59, 100, 0 )

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Tags

Mood

Style

Neon (200) Warm (180)

Use case

Text (210) Button (200) Background (190)

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

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #FF7E00 based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

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

Amber (SAE/ECE)
#FF7E00 Base

#0081FF

Analogous

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

Amber (SAE/ECE)
#FF7E00 Base

#FF0001

#FFFE00

Triadic

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

Amber (SAE/ECE)
#FF7E00 Base

#00FF7E

#7E00FF

Split-Complementary

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

Amber (SAE/ECE)
#FF7E00 Base

#00FFFE

#0001FF

Tetradic (Square)

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

Amber (SAE/ECE)
#FF7E00 Base

#01FF00

#0081FF

#FE00FF

Monochromatic

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

Amber (SAE/ECE)
#FF7E00 Base

#663200

#B35800

#D66A00

#FF9329

#FFA54D

#FFCB99

Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of Amber (SAE/ECE), generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

— #1A0D00

— #472300

— #753A00

— #A35100

— #D16700

Amber (SAE/ECE) #FF7E00 Base

— #FF952E

— #FFAC5C

— #FFC48A

— #FFDBB8

— #FFF2E6

CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #FF7E00. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #FF7E00;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #FF7E00;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #FF7E00;
}

/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #FF7E00,
        #FFFFFF
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #FF7E00,
        #FFFFFF
    );
}

// SCSS variable
$amber-(sae/ece): #FF7E00;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$amber-(sae/ece)-r: 255;
$amber-(sae/ece)-g: 126;
$amber-(sae/ece)-b: 0;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $amber-(sae/ece);
    color: rgba($amber-(sae/ece)-r, $amber-(sae/ece)-g, $amber-(sae/ece)-b, 0.8);
}

Color Blindness Simulation

How Amber (SAE/ECE) appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #FF7E00 How the color appears with full color vision.

Deuteranopia #B1B100 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 #94940C Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.

Tritanopia #FF7676 Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.

Achromatopsia #A2A2A2 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 Amber (SAE/ECE) ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Amber (SAE/ECE) #FF7E00 Base

Orange (color Wheel) #FF7F00 ΔE 0.31

University Of Tennessee Orange #F77F00 ΔE 1.73

Safety Orange #FF7800 ΔE 1.83

Princeton Orange #F58025 ΔE 2.42

How to use this color

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