#FF7A05 Color

#FF7A05 is rgb(255, 122, 5) in RGB, hsl(28, 100%, 51%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 52%, 98%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Heat Wave (#FF7A00), indistinguishable to the eye at ΔE 0.73. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FF7A05

HEX#FF7A05

RGBrgb(255, 122, 5)

HSLhsl(28, 100%, 51%)

HSVhsv(28, 98%, 100%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 52%, 98%, 0%)

OKLCHoklch(72.3% 0.189 50.3)

LABlab(66.68% 48.30 73.54)

LCHlch(66.68% 87.98 56.71)

What #FF7A05 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 #FF7A05, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Heat Wave#FF7A00ΔE 0.73 Medium Orange#FF7802ΔE 1.01 Safety Orange#FF7800ΔE 1.11 Amber (Sae/ece)#FF7E00ΔE 2.3 Orange (Color Wheel)#FF7F00ΔE 2.8 Philippine Orange#FF7300ΔE 3.4

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

#FF7A05 Channel Values

How #FF7A05 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 5	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 28° · S 100% · L 51%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 28° · S 98% · V 100%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 52% · Y 98% · 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 #FF7A05 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 text2.61:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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

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Colors That Go With #FF7A05

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FF7A05; 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 #FF7A05

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 #FF7A05 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#FF7A05

Protanopia#9C9C00

Protanomaly#CB9000

Deuteranopia#B5B500

Deuteranomaly#D7A100

Tritanopia#FF7373

Tritanomaly#FF765A

Achromatopsia#A0A0A0

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Using #FF7A05 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ff7a05: #FF7A05;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FF7A05;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ff7a05': '#FF7A05' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 1.000, green: 0.478, blue: 0.020)

Android XML<color name="color_ff7a05">#FF7A05</color>

SVG fillfill="#FF7A05"

More Orange Colors

#FF7A05 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

ff7b47 ff7a00 ff7e00 ff7847 ff7f00 ff7802 ff7f24 ff7800 ff7f50 ff7538 ff8243 ff7518 ffa585 ffc5ad ffdfbf ffefd1 9b7653 cc6633 deaa88 e56024 eca58d f37a48 f99245 fdf5e6

#FF7A05 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FF7A05?

#FF7A05 is a mid-tone orange — rgb(255, 122, 5) in RGB and hsl(28, 100%, 51%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Heat Wave (#FF7A00), which is indistinguishable to the eye at a CIE76 distance of 0.73.

What is the RGB value of #FF7A05?

#FF7A05 is rgb(255, 122, 5) — red 255, green 122, and blue 5 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FF7A05?

#FF7A05 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 52%, 98%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FF7A05 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FF7A05 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 #FF7A05 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FF7A05 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 9.56, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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