#FF8C00 · near Tangerine

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#FF8C00 (RGB 255, 140, 0) is a medium, highly saturated orange, closest to Tangerine and near Carrot and Honey. Orange suggests warmth, friendliness and optimism; it feels approachable and playful, which makes #FF8C00 a natural choice for buttons, food packaging, kids and outdoor brands. It appears in 3 ColorSwoop palettes. In OKLCH it has 75% lightness and 0.18 chroma at hue 58°.

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HEX#FF8C00
RGBrgb(255, 140, 0)
HSLhsl(33, 100%, 50%)
CMYK0, 45, 100, 0
CSS var--tangerine
Contrast2.33:1 white · 9:1 black

Similar named colors

Tangerine #F28500Carrot #ED9121Honey #EB9605Pumpkin #FF7518Marigold #EAA221

How to use #FF8C00

Black text passes WCAG AA on #FF8C00 (9:1); white text does not (2.33:1).

For a calm scheme pair #FF8C00 with its analogous neighbors #FF0D00 and #F2FF00; for contrast use its complement #0073FF as a small accent, and anchor everything with a neutral such as #F5F5F7.

--tangerine: #FF8C00;

Color card

#FF8C00 hex color card: near Tangerine, RGB 255, 140, 0
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Shades & tints

#331C00#663800#995400#CC7000#FF8C00#FFA333#FFBA66#FFD199#FFE8CC

Color harmonies for #FF8C00

Complementary

#FF8C00#0073FF

Analogous

#FF8C00#FF0D00#F2FF00

Triadic

#FF8C00#00FF8C#8C00FF

Split complementary

#FF8C00#00F2FF#0D00FF

Tetradic

#FF8C00#00FF0D#0073FF#FF00F2

Palettes with #FF8C00