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#FF8D2C

#ff8d2c ≈ Dark Orange

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ff8d2c is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 100% red, 55.29% green and 17.25% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 44.71% magenta, 82.75% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 27.58°, with 100% saturation and 58.63% 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 9.1:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Orange (#ff8c00), ΔE 3.21.

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Web safe#ff9933
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Relative luminance0.4049

Complementary

  1. #ff8d2c
  2. #2c9eff

Split complementary

  1. #ff8d2c
  2. #2cfff6
  3. #2c35ff

Analogous

  1. #ff2c35
  2. #ff8d2c
  3. #fff62c

Triadic

  1. #ff8d2c
  2. #2cff8d
  3. #8d2cff

Tetradic

  1. #ff8d2c
  2. #9eff2c
  3. #2c9eff
  4. #8d2cff

Square

  1. #ff8d2c
  2. #35ff2c
  3. #2c9eff
  4. #f62cff

Monochromatic

  1. #924300
  2. #df6600
  3. #ff8d2c
  4. #ffb679
  5. #ffe0c5

Shades

#ff8d2c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ff8d2c
  2. #e67f28
  3. #cc7123
  4. #b3631f
  5. #99551a
  6. #804716
  7. #663812
  8. #4d2a0d
  9. #331c09
  10. #1a0e04
  11. #000000

Tints

#ff8d2c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ff8d2c
  2. #ff9841
  3. #ffa456
  4. #ffaf6b
  5. #ffbb80
  6. #ffc696
  7. #ffd1ab
  8. #ffddc0
  9. #ffe8d5
  10. #fff4ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ff8d2c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ff8d2c
  2. #f28c34
  3. #e68a3d
  4. #d98945
  5. #cc884e
  6. #c08756
  7. #b3855e
  8. #a68467
  9. #99836f
  10. #8d8178
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.31:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.1:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #ababab ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d2a08a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #af9b19 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cab52b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff747b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d49522 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e1a62b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ff7f64 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ff8d2c {
  color: #ff8d2c;
}
Background
.bg-ff8d2c {
  background-color: #ff8d2c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ff8d2c {
  border: 2px solid #ff8d2c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ff8d2c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 255 141 44;
  --color-primary-hsl: 28 100% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ff8d2c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ff8d2c, #fff62c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ff8d2c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(255 141 44 / 0.35);
}

#ff8c00 Dark Orange ΔE 3.21 #ed872d Cadmium Orange ΔE 3.33 #f28500 Tangerine ΔE 4.08 #ed9121 Carrot Orange ΔE 5.74 #ffa343 Neon Carrot ΔE 6.22 #ff7518 Pumpkin ΔE 6.38 #e48400 Fulvous ΔE 6.67 #0072d3 Inverted #ababab Grayscale 

Dark Orange
#ff8d2c  rgb(255, 141, 44)  hsl(28, 100%, 59%)  Dark Orange
#2c9eff  rgb(44, 158, 255)  hsl(208, 100%, 59%)  Dodger Blue
#2cff8d  rgb(44, 255, 141)  hsl(148, 100%, 59%)  Spring Green
#8d2cff  rgb(141, 44, 255)  hsl(268, 100%, 59%)  Electric Violet