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#FF8C42 · Coral
Click to copy#FF8C42 is a medium, highly saturated orange color, closest to Coral and near Coral and Tangerine. In OKLCH it has 75% lightness and 0.16 chroma at hue 50°. 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.
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#FF8C42RGB
rgb(255, 140, 66)HSL
hsl(23, 100%, 63%)CMYK
0, 45, 74, 0CSS var
--coralContrast
2.31:1 white · 9.08:1 blackSimilar named colors
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;
$coral: #FF8C42;
colors: { 'coral': '#FF8C42' }