Dark Orange (#FF8C00)

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: 2.33:1 — vs black: 9.00:1

Color values

  • HEX #FF8C00
  • RGB rgb(255, 140, 0)
  • HSL hsl(32, 100%, 50%)
  • CMYK cmyk( 0, 45, 100, 0 )
  • Websafe #FF9900

Tags

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

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #FF8C00 based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

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

Dark Orange
#FF8C00 Base
#0073FF
Analogous

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

Dark Orange
#FF8C00 Base
#FF0D00
#F2FF00
Triadic

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

Dark Orange
#FF8C00 Base
#00FF8C
#8C00FF
Split-Complementary

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

Dark Orange
#FF8C00 Base
#00F2FF
#0D00FF
Tetradic (Square)

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

Dark Orange
#FF8C00 Base
#00FF0D
#0073FF
#FF00F2
Monochromatic

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

Dark Orange
#FF8C00 Base
#663800
#B36200
#D67600
#FF9E29
#FFAF4D
#FFD199
Shades & Tints

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

Shades (darker)

#1A0E00
#472700
#754000
#A35A00
#D17300
Dark Orange #FF8C00 Base
#FFA12E
#FFB55C
#FFCA8A
#FFDFB8
#FFF4E6
CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #FF8C00. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

CSS Properties
/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #FF8C00;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #FF8C00;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #FF8C00;
}
CSS Gradient
/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #FF8C00,
        #0073FF
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #FF8C00,
        #0073FF
    );
}
SCSS Variable
// SCSS variable
$dark-orange: #FF8C00;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$dark-orange-r: 255;
$dark-orange-g: 140;
$dark-orange-b: 0;

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

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

Normal Vision #FF8C00 How the color appears with full color vision.
Deuteranopia #B8B800 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 #9E9E0B Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.
Tritanopia #FF8484 Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.
Achromatopsia #AAAAAA 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 Dark Orange ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Dark Orange #FF8C00 Base
Princeton Orange #FF8F00 ΔE 1.01
Tangerine #F28500 ΔE 2.66
Deep Saffron #FF9933 ΔE 3.41

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.