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#FF781F Color

#FF781F is rgb(255, 120, 31) in RGB, hsl(24, 100%, 56%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 53%, 88%, 0%) 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 2.12. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FF781F
HEX#FF781F
RGBrgb(255, 120, 31)
HSLhsl(24, 100%, 56%)
HSVhsv(24, 88%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 53%, 88%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(72.1% 0.187 47.6)
LABlab(66.36% 49.43 67.92)
LCHlch(66.36% 84.00 53.96)

What #FF781F 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 #FF781F, 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.

#FF781F Channel Values

How #FF781F 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 120 · B 318-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 24° · S 100% · L 56%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 24° · S 88% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 53% · Y 88% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.64:1 vs white · 7.96:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FF781F 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 text2.64:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.96:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #FF781F in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #FF781F

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FF781F; 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 #FF781F

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 #FF781F.

How #FF781F 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#FF781F
Protanopia#9B9B1A
Protanomaly#CB8E1C
Deuteranopia#B4B400
Deuteranomaly#D69F00
Tritanopia#FF7171
Tritanomaly#FF745B
Achromatopsia#9F9F9F

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FF781F in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ff781f: #FF781F;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FF781F;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ff781f': '#FF781F' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 1.000, green: 0.471, blue: 0.122)
Android XML<color name="color_ff781f">#FF781F</color>
SVG fillfill="#FF781F"

More Orange Colors

#FF781F sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#FF781F Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FF781F?

#FF781F is a mid-tone orange — rgb(255, 120, 31) in RGB and hsl(24, 100%, 56%) 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 2.12.

What is the RGB value of #FF781F?

#FF781F is rgb(255, 120, 31) — red 255, green 120, and blue 31 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FF781F?

#FF781F converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 53%, 88%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FF781F be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FF781F scores 2.64:1 against white and 7.96:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FF781F as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FF781F 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 13.21, which is visibly different.

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