All About Color Dark Orange

#FF8C00

Dark Orange is a deep, rich orange color. It's a bold and energetic color, ideal for creating a dynamic and vibrant space.

About Dark Orange

Dark Orange is a medium orange color with the hex code #FF8C00. In RGB it is red 255, green 140, blue 0; in HSL it is hue 33°, saturation 100%, lightness 50%; in CMYK it is 0%, 45%, 100%, 0%. Its contrast ratio is 2.33:1 on white and 9.00:1 on black.

#FF8C00 Color Conversion

Hex tripletFF, 8C, 00
CMYK0.00%, 45.10%, 100.00%, 0.00%
RGB Decimal255, 140, 0
HSL33°, 100%, 50%
RGB Octal377, 214, 0
HSV (HSB)32.94°, 100.00%, 100.00%
RGB Binary11111111, 10001100, 0
CIE-L*AB69.48, 36.83, 75.49
RGB Percent100.00%, 54.90%, 0.00%
CIE-L*CH69.48, 84.00, 63.99
XYZ50.62, 40.02, 5.06
CIE-L*UV69.48, 95.90, 65.41
xyY0.53, 0.42, 40.02
Hunter-Lab63.26, 32.13, 39.54
RYB82.14%, 100.00%, 0.00%

Color Accessibility Scores

#FF8C00 on a dark background: contrast 9.00:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#FF8C00 on a light background: contrast 2.33:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of Dark Orange, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

Harmonious five-color palettes built around Dark Orange. Open any of them in the Muzli palette generator.

Complementary palette

#FF8C00 · #FFB65C · #A35A00 · #0073FF · #5CA5FF

Analogous palette

#FF0073 · #FF0D00 · #FF8C00 · #F2FF00 · #73FF00

Triadic palette

#FF8C00 · #00FF8C · #8C00FF · #FFB65C · #5CFFB6

Tetradic palette

#FF8C00 · #00FF0D · #0073FF · #FF00F2 · #A35A00

Monochromatic palette

#663800 · #B36200 · #FF8C00 · #FFAF4D · #FFD199

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