Dark Orange

Best set with black text. The pairing reaches 9.00:1 contrast and passes AAA for normal text.

Color values

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HEX#FF8C00sRGB hexadecimal

RGBrgb(255, 140, 0)screen channels

HSLhsl(33, 100%, 50%)hue, saturation, lightness

CMYKcmyk(0%, 45%, 100%, 0%)approximate process color

Tailwindamber-500nearest palette utility, not an exact token

WCAG ratios

White textfails AA2.33:1

Black textAAA9.00:1

Recommendation

Use black text for the stronger built-in pairing. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text; AAA requires 7:1.

generated in color space

Tonal ramp

#050505

#533113

#A55D13

#FF8C00

#FFB166

#FFD5AF

#FAFAFA

Analogous

#FF0D00

#FF8C00

#F3FF00

Triadic

#FF8C00

#00FF8C

#8C00FF

Complement

#FF8C00

#0073FF

Lab distance · lower is closer

:root {
  --color-dark-orange: #FF8C00;
}

.swatch {
  background: var(--color-dark-orange);
  color: #000000;
}

Hue64°

Lightness69 L*

Chroma84.0

Luminance0.400