Orange (#FFA500)

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: 1.97:1 — vs black: 10.63:1

Color values

  • HEX #FFA500
  • RGB rgb(255, 165, 0)
  • HSL hsl(38, 100%, 50%)
  • CMYK cmyk( 0, 35, 100, 0 )
  • Websafe #FF9900
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Tags

Mood

Energetic (215) Bold (205)

Style

Vivid (210) Warm (180)

Use case

Text (210) Button (200) Accent (185)

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

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #FFA500 based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

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

Orange
#FFA500 Base
#005AFF
Analogous

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

Orange
#FFA500 Base
#FF2500
#DAFF00
Triadic

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

Orange
#FFA500 Base
#00FFA5
#A500FF
Split-Complementary

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

Orange
#FFA500 Base
#00DAFF
#2500FF
Tetradic (Square)

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

Orange
#FFA500 Base
#00FF25
#005AFF
#FF00DA
Monochromatic

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

Orange
#FFA500 Base
#664200
#B37300
#D68B00
#FFB329
#FFC04D
#FFDB99
Shades & Tints

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

Shades (darker)

— #1A1000
— #472E00
— #754C00
— #A36A00
— #D18700
Orange #FFA500 Base
— #FFB52E
— #FFC55C
— #FFD68A
— #FFE6B8
— #FFF6E6
CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #FFA500. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

CSS Properties 
/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #FFA500;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #FFA500;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #FFA500;
}
CSS Gradient 
/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #FFA500,
        #005AFF
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #FFA500,
        #005AFF
    );
}
SCSS Variable 
// SCSS variable
$orange: #FFA500;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$orange-r: 255;
$orange-g: 165;
$orange-b: 0;

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

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

Normal Vision #FFA500 How the color appears with full color vision.
Deuteranopia #C5C500 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 #B2B209 Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.
Tritanopia #FF9B9B Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.
Achromatopsia #B8B8B8 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 Orange ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Orange #FFA500 Base
Chrome Yellow #FFA700 ΔE 0.71
Dark Tangerine #FFA812 ΔE 0.84
Vivid Orange Peel #FFA000 ΔE 1.78
Orange Peel #FF9F00 ΔE 2.13

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.