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#FF8E61 Color

#FF8E61 is rgb(255, 142, 97) in RGB, hsl(17, 100%, 69%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 44%, 62%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Atomic Tangerine (#FF9966), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.63. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FF8E61
HEX#FF8E61
RGBrgb(255, 142, 97)
HSLhsl(17, 100%, 69%)
HSVhsv(17, 62%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 44%, 62%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(76% 0.149 42)
LABlab(71.12% 40.97 43.44)
LCHlch(71.12% 59.71 46.68)

What #FF8E61 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 #FF8E61, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Atomic Tangerine#FF9966ΔE 5.63Coral#FF7F50ΔE 8.81Mandarin#F37A48ΔE 9.06Burnt Sienna#E97451ΔE 9.44Big Foot Feet#E88E5AΔE 9.89Light Salmon#FFA07AΔE 11.76

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

#FF8E61 Channel Values

How #FF8E61 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 978-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 17° · S 100% · L 69%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 17° · S 62% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 44% · Y 62% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.26:1 vs white · 9.29:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FF8E61 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 text2.26:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.29:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #FF8E61 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #FF8E61

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FF8E61; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#FF8E61
Complementary
#61D2FF
Analogous
#FF6183
Analogous
#FFDD61
Triadic
#61FF8E
Triadic
#8E61FF
Split comp.
#61FFDD
Split comp.
#6183FF

Tints & Shades of #FF8E61

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

#FF9C75
#FFAB8A
#FFBA9E
#FFCCB8
#FFDACC
#FFE9E0

Shades

#FF6D33
#FF4800
#D13B00
#A32E00
#752100
#421300

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #FF8E61.

How #FF8E61 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#FF8E61
Protanopia#A9A960
Protanomaly#D19F60
Deuteranopia#BDBD59
Deuteranomaly#DBAD5C
Tritanopia#FF8989
Tritanomaly#FF8B7B
Achromatopsia#ACACAC

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FF8E61 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ff8e61: #FF8E61;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FF8E61;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ff8e61': '#FF8E61' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 1.000, green: 0.557, blue: 0.380)
Android XML<color name="color_ff8e61">#FF8E61</color>
SVG fillfill="#FF8E61"

More Orange Colors

#FF8E61 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

8b7d6bfff9f5967969fff9f0987456fff8f0987654fff8eb9b7653fff7ed9c8b6efff7ebc8ad7fdba875e3dac9eba675f1ddcff8dcd3fcf5eeff681fff9933ffb83dffd68affe7d1

#FF8E61 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FF8E61?

#FF8E61 is a light orange — rgb(255, 142, 97) in RGB and hsl(17, 100%, 69%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Atomic Tangerine (#FF9966), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.63.

What is the RGB value of #FF8E61?

#FF8E61 is rgb(255, 142, 97) — red 255, green 142, and blue 97 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FF8E61?

#FF8E61 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 44%, 62%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FF8E61 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FF8E61 scores 2.26:1 against white and 9.29:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FF8E61 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FF8E61 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 8.81, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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