Safety Orange (#FF7800)

The hex code for Safety Orange is #FF7800. It is rgb(255, 120, 0) in RGB, hsl(28, 100%, 50%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 53%, 100%, 0%) in CMYK — a mid-tone orange. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FF7800

HEX#FF7800

RGBrgb(255, 120, 0)

HSLhsl(28, 100%, 50%)

HSVhsv(28, 100%, 100%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 53%, 100%, 0%)

OKLCHoklch(72% 0.191 49.8)

LABlab(66.30% 49.18 74.09)

LCHlch(66.30% 88.93 56.42)

Colors Closest to Safety Orange

Safety 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.

Medium Orange#FF7802ΔE 0.3 Heat Wave#FF7A00ΔE 1 Philippine Orange#FF7300ΔE 2.47 Amber (Sae/ece)#FF7E00ΔE 3.04 Orange (Color Wheel)#FF7F00ΔE 3.55 Pumpkin#FF7518ΔE 4.85

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

#FF7800 Channel Values

How Safety Orange 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 120 · B 0	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 28° · S 100% · L 50%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 28° · S 100% · V 100%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 53% · Y 100% · K 0%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	2.65:1 vs white · 7.94:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a Safety 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.

TextWhite text2.65:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.94:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

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Colors That Go With Safety Orange

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

Base

Complementary

Analogous

Analogous

Triadic

Triadic

Split comp.

Split comp.

Tints & Shades of Safety 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 Safety 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#FF7800

Protanopia#9B9B00

Protanomaly#CB8E00

Deuteranopia#B4B400

Deuteranomaly#D69F00

Tritanopia#FF7171

Tritanomaly#FF7458

Achromatopsia#9F9F9F

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Using #FF7800 in Code

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

CSS custom property--safety-orange: #FF7800;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FF7800;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'safety-orange': '#FF7800' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 1.000, green: 0.471, blue: 0.000)

Android XML<color name="safety_orange">#FF7800</color>

SVG fillfill="#FF7800"

More Orange Colors

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

ff7802 ff7538 ff7847 ff7518 ff7a00 ff7300 ff7a05 ff6d38 ff7b47 ff6900 ff7e00 ff681f ffa07a ffba9e ffdaad ffebcc fff8eb c69f6c da8a67 e3dac9 eba675 f1e7da f8dcd3 fcf4e8

#FF7800 Frequently Asked Questions

What is the hex code for Safety Orange?

The hex code for Safety Orange is #FF7800. That is rgb(255, 120, 0) in RGB, hsl(28, 100%, 50%) in HSL, and approximately cmyk(0%, 53%, 100%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the RGB value of #FF7800?

#FF7800 is rgb(255, 120, 0) — red 255, green 120, and blue 0 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FF7800?

#FF7800 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 53%, 100%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FF7800 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FF7800 scores 2.65:1 against white and 7.94:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FF7800 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FF7800 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 10.38, which is visibly different.

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