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#FF8A24 Color

#FF8A24 is rgb(255, 138, 36) in RGB, hsl(28, 100%, 57%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 46%, 86%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Neon Tangerine (#F6890A), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.48. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FF8A24
HEX#FF8A24
RGBrgb(255, 138, 36)
HSLhsl(28, 100%, 57%)
HSVhsv(28, 86%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 46%, 86%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(74.8% 0.175 54.8)
LABlab(69.88% 41.07 68.89)
LCHlch(69.88% 80.20 59.20)

What #FF8A24 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 #FF8A24, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Neon Tangerine#F6890AΔE 5.48Tangerine#F28500ΔE 6.02Dark Orange#FF8C00ΔE 7.32Orange (Color Wheel)#FF7F00ΔE 7.95Princeton Orange#FF8F00ΔE 8.07Neon Carrot#FF9933ΔE 8.12

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

#FF8A24 Channel Values

How #FF8A24 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 138 · B 368-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 28° · S 100% · L 57%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 28° · S 86% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 46% · Y 86% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.36:1 vs white · 8.91:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FF8A24 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 text2.36:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.91:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #FF8A24 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #FF8A24

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FF8A24; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#FF8A24
Complementary
#2499FF
Analogous
#FF242B
Analogous
#FFF824
Triadic
#24FF8A
Triadic
#8A24FF
Split comp.
#24FFF8
Split comp.
#242BFF

Tints & Shades of #FF8A24

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

#FF9A42
#FFAB61
#FFBB80
#FFC999
#FFD9B8
#FFE9D6

Shades

#FA7500
#D66400
#AD5100
#8A4000
#612D00
#3D1D00

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #FF8A24.

How #FF8A24 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#FF8A24
Protanopia#A6A620
Protanomaly#D09C22
Deuteranopia#BCBC00
Deuteranomaly#DAAA10
Tritanopia#FF8282
Tritanomaly#FF8569
Achromatopsia#A9A9A9

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FF8A24 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ff8a24: #FF8A24;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FF8A24;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ff8a24': '#FF8A24' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 1.000, green: 0.541, blue: 0.141)
Android XML<color name="color_ff8a24">#FF8A24</color>
SVG fillfill="#FF8A24"

More Orange Colors

#FF8A24 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

8b7d6bfff9f5967969fff9f0987456fff8f0987654fff8eb9b7653fff7ed9c8b6efff7ebc8ad7fdba875e3dac9eba675f1ddcff8dcd3fcf5eeff681fff9933ffb83dffd68affe7d1

#FF8A24 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FF8A24?

#FF8A24 is a mid-tone orange — rgb(255, 138, 36) in RGB and hsl(28, 100%, 57%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Neon Tangerine (#F6890A), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.48.

What is the RGB value of #FF8A24?

#FF8A24 is rgb(255, 138, 36) — red 255, green 138, and blue 36 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FF8A24?

#FF8A24 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 46%, 86%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FF8A24 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FF8A24 scores 2.36:1 against white and 8.91:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FF8A24 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FF8A24 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 7.32, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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