#FF8C42 · near Coral

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#FF8C42 (RGB 255, 140, 66) 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 #FF8C42 a natural choice for buttons, food packaging, kids and outdoor brands. It appears in 5 ColorSwoop palettes. In OKLCH it has 75% lightness and 0.16 chroma at hue 50°.

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HEX#FF8C42
RGBrgb(255, 140, 66)
HSLhsl(23, 100%, 63%)
CMYK0, 45, 74, 0
CSS var--coral
Contrast2.31:1 white · 9.08:1 black

Similar named colors

Coral #FF7F50Tangerine #F28500Carrot #ED9121Pumpkin #FF7518Mandarin #F37A48

How to use #FF8C42

Black text passes WCAG AA on #FF8C42 (9.08:1); white text does not (2.31:1).

For a calm scheme pair #FF8C42 with its analogous neighbors #FF4258 and #FFE942; for contrast use its complement #42B7FF as a small accent, and anchor everything with a neutral such as #1F1F24.

--coral: #FF8C42;

Color card

#FF8C42 hex color card: near Coral, RGB 255, 140, 66
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Shades & tints

#331C0D#66381A#995428#CC7035#FF8C42#FFA368#FFBA8E#FFD1B3#FFE8D9

Color harmonies for #FF8C42

Complementary

#FF8C42#42B7FF

Analogous

#FF8C42#FF4258#FFE942

Triadic

#FF8C42#42FF8B#8B42FF

Split complementary

#FF8C42#42FFE9#4258FF

Tetradic

#FF8C42#58FF42#42B7FF#E942FF

Palettes with #FF8C42