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#FF8A25

#ff8a25 ≈ Dark Orange

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ff8a25 is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 100% red, 54.12% green and 14.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 45.88% magenta, 85.49% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 27.8°, with 100% saturation and 57.25% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with enthusiasm, warmth and creativity. Designers typically use it for call-to-action buttons and food and restaurant brands. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.91:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Orange (#ff8c00), ΔE 3.12.

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Web safe#ff9933
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Relative luminance0.3957

Complementary

  1. #ff8a25
  2. #259aff

Split complementary

  1. #ff8a25
  2. #25fff7
  3. #252dff

Analogous

  1. #ff252d
  2. #ff8a25
  3. #fff725

Triadic

  1. #ff8a25
  2. #25ff8a
  3. #8a25ff

Tetradic

  1. #ff8a25
  2. #9aff25
  3. #259aff
  4. #8a25ff

Square

  1. #ff8a25
  2. #2dff25
  3. #259aff
  4. #f725ff

Monochromatic

  1. #8b4000
  2. #d76400
  3. #ff8a25
  4. #ffb371
  5. #ffdcbe

Shades

#ff8a25 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ff8a25
  2. #e67c21
  3. #cc6e1e
  4. #b3611a
  5. #995316
  6. #804513
  7. #66370f
  8. #4d290b
  9. #331c07
  10. #1a0e04
  11. #000000

Tints

#ff8a25 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ff8a25
  2. #ff963b
  3. #ffa151
  4. #ffad66
  5. #ffb97c
  6. #ffc592
  7. #ffd0a8
  8. #ffdcbe
  9. #ffe8d3
  10. #fff3e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ff8a25 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ff8a25
  2. #f2892e
  3. #e68837
  4. #d98740
  5. #cc8649
  6. #c08553
  7. #b3845c
  8. #a68365
  9. #99826e
  10. #8d8177
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.36:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.91:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a9a9a9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d19d88 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ad980b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c9b323 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff7077 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d39318 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e0a424 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ff7b61 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ff8a25 {
  color: #ff8a25;
}
Background
.bg-ff8a25 {
  background-color: #ff8a25;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ff8a25 {
  border: 2px solid #ff8a25;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ff8a25;
  --color-primary-rgb: 255 138 37;
  --color-primary-hsl: 28 100% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ff8a25 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ff8a25, #fff725);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ff8a25 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(255 138 37 / 0.35);
}

#ff8c00 Dark Orange ΔE 3.12 #ed872d Cadmium Orange ΔE 3.22 #f28500 Tangerine ΔE 3.77 #ff7518 Pumpkin ΔE 5.86 #ed9121 Carrot Orange ΔE 5.94 #e48400 Fulvous ΔE 6.50 #ffa343 Neon Carrot ΔE 6.84 #0075da Inverted #a9a9a9 Grayscale 

Dark Orange
#ff8a25  rgb(255, 138, 37)  hsl(28, 100%, 57%)  Dark Orange
#259aff  rgb(37, 154, 255)  hsl(208, 100%, 57%)  Dodger Blue
#25ff8a  rgb(37, 255, 138)  hsl(148, 100%, 57%)  Spring Green
#8a25ff  rgb(138, 37, 255)  hsl(268, 100%, 57%)  Electric Violet