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Philippine Orange (#FF7300)

The hex code for Philippine Orange is #FF7300. It is rgb(255, 115, 0) in RGB, hsl(27, 100%, 50%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 55%, 100%, 0%) in CMYK — a mid-tone orange. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FF7300
HEX#FF7300
RGBrgb(255, 115, 0)
HSLhsl(27, 100%, 50%)
HSVhsv(27, 100%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 55%, 100%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(71.3% 0.195 47.9)
LABlab(65.39% 51.44 73.65)
LCHlch(65.39% 89.84 55.07)

Colors Closest to Philippine Orange

Philippine Orange is a registered color name. 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.

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

#FF7300 Channel Values

How Philippine Orange 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 115 · B 08-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 27° · S 100% · L 50%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 27° · S 100% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 55% · Y 100% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.73:1 vs white · 7.7:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a Philippine Orange 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 text2.73:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.7:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With Philippine Orange

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite Philippine Orange; 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 Philippine Orange

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

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How Philippine Orange 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#FF7300
Protanopia#989800
Protanomaly#CA8B00
Deuteranopia#B2B200
Deuteranomaly#D59D00
Tritanopia#FF6C6C
Tritanomaly#FF6F55
Achromatopsia#9D9D9D

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FF7300 in Code

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

CSS custom property--philippine-orange: #FF7300;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FF7300;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'philippine-orange': '#FF7300' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 1.000, green: 0.451, blue: 0.000)
Android XML<color name="philippine_orange">#FF7300</color>
SVG fillfill="#FF7300"

More Orange Colors

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

#FF7300 Frequently Asked Questions

What is the hex code for Philippine Orange?

The hex code for Philippine Orange is #FF7300. That is rgb(255, 115, 0) in RGB, hsl(27, 100%, 50%) in HSL, and approximately cmyk(0%, 55%, 100%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the RGB value of #FF7300?

#FF7300 is rgb(255, 115, 0) — red 255, green 115, and blue 0 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FF7300?

#FF7300 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 55%, 100%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FF7300 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FF7300 scores 2.73:1 against white and 7.7:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FF7300 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FF7300 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 12.85, which is visibly different.

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