OrangeRed

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CSS named colorOrange · mid · vivid
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#FF4500

Orange Red

Best set with black text. The pairing reaches 6.10:1 contrast and passes AA for normal text.

Color values

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HEX#FF4500sRGB hexadecimal
RGBrgb(255, 69, 0)screen channels
HSLhsl(16, 100%, 50%)hue, saturation, lightness
CMYKcmyk(0%, 73%, 100%, 0%)approximate process color
Tailwindorange-600nearest palette utility, not an exact token

Foreground contrast

WCAG ratios
White textlarge text3.44:1
Black textAA6.10:1

Recommendation

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

Palette relationships

generated in color space
Tonal ramp
#050505
#54210F
#A6340E
#FF4500
#FF8A5C
#FFC3A9
#FAFAFA
Analogous
#FF003A
#FF4500
#FFC400
Triadic
#FF4500
#00FF45
#4500FF
Complement
#FF4500
#00BAFF

Nearest named neighbors

Lab distance · lower is closer

CSS output

:root {
  --color-orange-red: #FF4500;
}

.swatch {
  background: var(--color-orange-red);
  color: #000000;
}
Hue45°
Lightness58 L*
Chroma96.7
Luminance0.255