#FF8A3D · near Coral

#FF8A3D (RGB 255, 138, 61) is a medium, highly saturated orange, closest to Coral and near Tangerine and Carrot. Orange suggests warmth, friendliness and optimism; it feels approachable and playful, which makes #FF8A3D a natural choice for buttons, food packaging, kids and outdoor brands. It appears in 1 ColorSwoop palette. In OKLCH it has 75% lightness and 0.17 chroma at hue 51°.

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HEX#FF8A3D

RGBrgb(255, 138, 61)

HSLhsl(24, 100%, 62%)

CMYK0, 46, 76, 0

CSS var--coral

Contrast2.35:1 white · 8.95:1 black

Similar named colors

Coral #FF7F50Tangerine #F28500Carrot #ED9121Pumpkin #FF7518Mandarin #F37A48

How to use #FF8A3D

Black text passes WCAG AA on #FF8A3D (8.95:1); white text does not (2.35:1).

For a calm scheme pair #FF8A3D with its analogous neighbors #FF3D51 and #FFEC3D; for contrast use its complement #3DB1FF as a small accent, and anchor everything with a neutral such as #1F1F24.

CSSSCSSTailwind

--coral: #FF8A3D;

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Shades & tints

#331C0C#663718#995325#CC6E31#FF8A3D#FFA164#FFB98B#FFD0B1#FFE8D8

Color harmonies for #FF8A3D

Complementary

#FF8A3D#3DB1FF

Analogous

#FF8A3D#FF3D51#FFEC3D

Triadic

#FF8A3D#3DFF8B#8B3DFF

Split complementary

#FF8A3D#3DFFEC#3D51FF

Tetradic

#FF8A3D#51FF3D#3DB1FF#EC3DFF