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#FF5005 Color

#FF5005 is rgb(255, 80, 5) in RGB, hsl(18, 100%, 51%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 69%, 98%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is International Orange (Aerospace) (#FF4F00), indistinguishable to the eye at ΔE 0.98. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FF5005
HEX#FF5005
RGBrgb(255, 80, 5)
HSLhsl(18, 100%, 51%)
HSVhsv(18, 98%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 69%, 98%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(67.1% 0.221 37.4)
LABlab(59.90% 65.56 70.40)
LCHlch(59.90% 96.19 47.04)

What #FF5005 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 #FF5005, 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.

#FF5005 Channel Values

How #FF5005 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 255 · G 80 · B 58-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 18° · S 100% · L 51%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 18° · S 98% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 69% · Y 98% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.28:1 vs white · 6.4:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FF5005 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 text3.28:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.4:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #FF5005 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #FF5005

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FF5005; 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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Complementary
Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #FF5005

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.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #FF5005.

How #FF5005 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#FF5005
Protanopia#868600
Protanomaly#C27400
Deuteranopia#A7A700
Deuteranomaly#D08C00
Tritanopia#FF4B4B
Tritanomaly#FF4D3A
Achromatopsia#8E8E8E

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FF5005 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ff5005: #FF5005;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FF5005;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ff5005': '#FF5005' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 1.000, green: 0.314, blue: 0.020)
Android XML<color name="color_ff5005">#FF5005</color>
SVG fillfill="#FF5005"

More Orange Colors

#FF5005 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#FF5005 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FF5005?

#FF5005 is a mid-tone orange — rgb(255, 80, 5) in RGB and hsl(18, 100%, 51%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is International Orange (Aerospace) (#FF4F00), which is indistinguishable to the eye at a CIE76 distance of 0.98.

What is the RGB value of #FF5005?

#FF5005 is rgb(255, 80, 5) — red 255, green 80, and blue 5 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FF5005?

#FF5005 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 69%, 98%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FF5005 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FF5005 scores 3.28:1 against white and 6.4:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FF5005 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FF5005 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 orangered (#FF4500) at a CIE76 distance of 3.9, which is very hard to tell apart.

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