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#FF8E4D Color

#FF8E4D is rgb(255, 142, 77) in RGB, hsl(22, 100%, 65%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 44%, 70%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Royal Orange (#F99245), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.69. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FF8E4D
HEX#FF8E4D
RGBrgb(255, 142, 77)
HSLhsl(22, 100%, 65%)
HSVhsv(22, 70%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 44%, 70%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(75.8% 0.158 48.6)
LABlab(70.93% 40.16 53.21)
LCHlch(70.93% 66.67 52.96)

What #FF8E4D 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 #FF8E4D, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Royal Orange#F99245ΔE 5.69Mango Tango#FF8243ΔE 6.33Mandarin#F37A48ΔE 8.58Coral#FF7F50ΔE 9.06Atomic Tangerine#FF9966ΔE 10.82Cadmium Orange#ED872DΔE 10.85

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

#FF8E4D Channel Values

How #FF8E4D 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 142 · B 778-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 22° · S 100% · L 65%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 22° · S 70% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 44% · Y 70% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.28:1 vs white · 9.23:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FF8E4D 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 text2.28:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.23:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #FF8E4D in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #FF8E4D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FF8E4D; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#FF8E4D
Complementary
#4DBEFF
Analogous
#FF4D64
Analogous
#FFE74D
Triadic
#4DFF8E
Triadic
#8E4DFF
Split comp.
#4DFFE7
Split comp.
#4D64FF

Tints & Shades of #FF8E4D

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

#FF9E66
#FFAB7A
#FFBB94
#FFCBAD
#FFDBC7
#FFE8DB

Shades

#FF711F
#F55A00
#C74900
#993800
#6B2700
#421800

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #FF8E4D.

How #FF8E4D 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#FF8E4D
Protanopia#A9A94B
Protanomaly#D19F4C
Deuteranopia#BDBD42
Deuteranomaly#DBAD46
Tritanopia#FF8888
Tritanomaly#FF8A75
Achromatopsia#ACACAC

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FF8E4D in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ff8e4d: #FF8E4D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FF8E4D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ff8e4d': '#FF8E4D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 1.000, green: 0.557, blue: 0.302)
Android XML<color name="color_ff8e4d">#FF8E4D</color>
SVG fillfill="#FF8E4D"

More Orange Colors

#FF8E4D sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

8b7d6bfff9f5967969fff9f0987456fff8f0987654fff8eb9b7653fff7ed9c8b6efff7ebc8ad7fdba875e3dac9eba675f1ddcff8dcd3fcf5eeff681fff9933ffb83dffd68affe7d1

#FF8E4D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FF8E4D?

#FF8E4D is a light orange — rgb(255, 142, 77) in RGB and hsl(22, 100%, 65%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Royal Orange (#F99245), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.69.

What is the RGB value of #FF8E4D?

#FF8E4D is rgb(255, 142, 77) — red 255, green 142, and blue 77 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FF8E4D?

#FF8E4D converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 44%, 70%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FF8E4D be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FF8E4D scores 2.28:1 against white and 9.23:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FF8E4D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FF8E4D 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 coral (#FF7F50) at a CIE76 distance of 9.06, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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Keep exploring: every orange in the color library, the guide to shades of orange, or the full color library.