Heat Wave (#FF7A00)

The hex code for Heat Wave is #FF7A00. It is rgb(255, 122, 0) in RGB, hsl(29, 100%, 50%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 52%, 100%, 0%) in CMYK — a mid-tone orange. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FF7A00

HEX#FF7A00

RGBrgb(255, 122, 0)

HSLhsl(29, 100%, 50%)

HSVhsv(29, 100%, 100%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 52%, 100%, 0%)

OKLCHoklch(72.3% 0.19 50.5)

LABlab(66.67% 48.27 74.27)

LCHlch(66.67% 88.58 56.98)

Colors Closest to Heat Wave

Heat Wave 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.

Safety Orange#FF7800ΔE 1 Medium Orange#FF7802ΔE 1.11 Amber (Sae/ece)#FF7E00ΔE 2.03 Orange (Color Wheel)#FF7F00ΔE 2.55 Philippine Orange#FF7300ΔE 3.47 Pumpkin#FF7518ΔE 5.42

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

#FF7A00 Channel Values

How Heat Wave 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 122 · B 0	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 29° · S 100% · L 50%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 29° · S 100% · V 100%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 52% · Y 100% · K 0%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	2.61:1 vs white · 8.04:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a Heat Wave 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 text2.61:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text8.04:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

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Colors That Go With Heat Wave

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite Heat Wave; 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

Triadic

Split comp.

Split comp.

Tints & Shades of Heat Wave

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 Heat Wave 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#FF7A00

Protanopia#9C9C00

Protanomaly#CB9000

Deuteranopia#B5B500

Deuteranomaly#D7A100

Tritanopia#FF7373

Tritanomaly#FF765A

Achromatopsia#A0A0A0

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FF7A00 in Code

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

CSS custom property--heat-wave: #FF7A00;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FF7A00;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'heat-wave': '#FF7A00' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 1.000, green: 0.478, blue: 0.000)

Android XML<color name="heat_wave">#FF7A00</color>

SVG fillfill="#FF7A00"

More Orange Colors

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

ff7a05 ff7847 ff7b47 ff7802 ff7e00 ff7800 ff7f00 ff7538 ff7f24 ff7518 ff7f50 ff7300 ffa500 ffbe57 ffddd1 ffedd1 fff9f5 c9c0bb dc5528 e4ad77 ebddcc f2c3a1 f8f1e7 fd4900

#FF7A00 Frequently Asked Questions

What is the hex code for Heat Wave?

The hex code for Heat Wave is #FF7A00. That is rgb(255, 122, 0) in RGB, hsl(29, 100%, 50%) in HSL, and approximately cmyk(0%, 52%, 100%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the RGB value of #FF7A00?

#FF7A00 is rgb(255, 122, 0) — red 255, green 122, and blue 0 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FF7A00?

#FF7A00 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 52%, 100%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FF7A00 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FF7A00 scores 2.61:1 against white and 8.04:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FF7A00 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FF7A00 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 9.37, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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