Orange Iced Tea (#FF6700)

The hex code for Orange Iced Tea is #FF6700. It is rgb(255, 103, 0) in RGB, hsl(24, 100%, 50%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 60%, 100%, 0%) in CMYK — a mid-tone orange. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

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HEX#FF6700

RGBrgb(255, 103, 0)

HSLhsl(24, 100%, 50%)

HSVhsv(24, 100%, 100%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 60%, 100%, 0%)

OKLCHoklch(69.7% 0.203 43.8)

LABlab(63.32% 56.63 72.72)

LCHlch(63.32% 92.17 52.09)

Colors Closest to Orange Iced Tea

Orange Iced Tea is a registered color name, also listed as Safety Orange(blaze Orange). These are the named colors nearest to it, measured as CIE76 distance in CIELAB — a perceptual scale, so the ordering matches what the eye sees rather than how close the raw RGB numbers happen to sit.

Vivid Orange#FF5F00ΔE 3.55 Maximum Orange#FF5B00ΔE 5.25 Philippine Orange#FF7300ΔE 5.67 Willpower Orange#FD5800ΔE 6.11 Orange (Pantone)#FF5800ΔE 6.49 Red-orange (Crayola)#FF681FΔE 6.71

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

#FF6700 Channel Values

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

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 255 · G 103 · B 0	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 24° · S 100% · L 50%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 24° · S 100% · V 100%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 60% · Y 100% · K 0%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	2.92:1 vs white · 7.19:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a Orange Iced Tea 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.

TextWhite text2.92:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.19:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

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Colors That Go With Orange Iced Tea

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite Orange Iced Tea; 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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Analogous

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Triadic

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Split comp.

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Tints & Shades of Orange Iced Tea

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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Shades

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How Orange Iced Tea 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#FF6700

Protanopia#919100

Protanomaly#C78200

Deuteranopia#AEAE00

Deuteranomaly#D39600

Tritanopia#FF6161

Tritanomaly#FF634B

Achromatopsia#979797

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Using #FF6700 in Code

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

CSS custom property--orange-iced-tea: #FF6700;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FF6700;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'orange-iced-tea': '#FF6700' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 1.000, green: 0.404, blue: 0.000)

Android XML<color name="orange_iced_tea">#FF6700</color>

SVG fillfill="#FF6700"

More Orange Colors

Orange Iced Tea sits in the orangefamily. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

ff681f ff6633 ff6900 ff6600 ff6d38 ff5f00 ff7300 ff5e24 ff7518 ff5b00 ff7538 ff5800 ff9900 ffb347 ffd28f ffe5db fff4e5 bb7530 d68a59 e27b32 e88e5a efdecd f6890a fbceb1

#FF6700 Frequently Asked Questions

What is the hex code for Orange Iced Tea?

The hex code for Orange Iced Tea is #FF6700. That is rgb(255, 103, 0) in RGB, hsl(24, 100%, 50%) in HSL, and approximately cmyk(0%, 60%, 100%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the RGB value of #FF6700?

#FF6700 is rgb(255, 103, 0) — red 255, green 103, and blue 0 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FF6700?

#FF6700 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 60%, 100%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FF6700 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FF6700 scores 2.92:1 against white and 7.19:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FF6700 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FF6700 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 13.54, which is visibly different.

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