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#FD7712 Color

#FD7712 is rgb(253, 119, 18) in RGB, hsl(26, 98%, 53%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 53%, 93%, 1%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pumpkin (#FF7518), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 2.11. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FD7712
HEX#FD7712
RGBrgb(253, 119, 18)
HSLhsl(26, 98%, 53%)
HSVhsv(26, 93%, 99%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 53%, 93%, 1%)
OKLCHoklch(71.6% 0.188 48.8)
LABlab(65.84% 49.00 70.75)
LCHlch(65.84% 86.07 55.30)

What #FD7712 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #FD7712, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every orange in the library.

#FD7712 Channel Values

How #FD7712 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 253 · G 119 · B 188-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 26° · S 98% · L 53%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 26° · S 93% · V 99%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 53% · Y 93% · K 1%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.68:1 vs white · 7.82:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FD7712 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.68:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.82:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #FD7712

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FD7712; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #FD7712

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #FD7712.

How #FD7712 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#FD7712
Protanopia#999908
Protanomaly#C98D0D
Deuteranopia#B3B300
Deuteranomaly#D49E00
Tritanopia#FF7070
Tritanomaly#FF7359
Achromatopsia#9E9E9E

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FD7712 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-fd7712: #FD7712;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FD7712;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-fd7712': '#FD7712' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.992, green: 0.467, blue: 0.071)
Android XML<color name="color_fd7712">#FD7712</color>
SVG fillfill="#FD7712"

More Orange Colors

#FD7712 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#FD7712 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FD7712?

#FD7712 is a mid-tone orange — rgb(253, 119, 18) in RGB and hsl(26, 98%, 53%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pumpkin (#FF7518), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 2.11.

What is the RGB value of #FD7712?

#FD7712 is rgb(253, 119, 18) — red 253, green 119, and blue 18 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FD7712?

#FD7712 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 53%, 93%, 1%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FD7712 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FD7712 scores 2.68:1 against white and 7.82:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FD7712 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FD7712 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darkorange (#FF8C00) at a CIE76 distance of 11.51, which is visibly different.

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