Close to Dark Orange

#FF8D15

#FF8D15 is a mid-tone, vivid orange, close to the color Dark Orange. In RGB it’s made of 100% red, 55.3% green, and 8.2% blue. Its hue is 31°, with 100% saturation and 54% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.

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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.

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2.31:1 Fail
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9.07:1 AAA
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2.31:1 Fail
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This color as text on black

9.07:1 AAA

How it looks with color blindness

About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #FF8D15 as they’d see it.

Typical vision#FF8D15
ProtanopiaNo red cones (about 1% of men)
DeuteranopiaNo green cones (the most common, about 1% of men)
TritanopiaNo blue cones (rare)
AchromatopsiaNo color vision (very rare)

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Questions about #FF8D15

What color is #FF8D15?

#FF8D15 is a mid-tone, vivid orange, close to the color Dark Orange. In RGB it’s made of 100% red, 55.3% green, and 8.2% blue. Its hue is 31°, with 100% saturation and 54% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.

What is #FF8D15 in RGB?

#FF8D15 is rgb(255, 141, 21): 255 red, 141 green, and 21 blue on a 0–255 scale.

What is #FF8D15 in CMYK?

Roughly cmyk(0, 45, 92, 0). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.

What Pantone is closest to #FF8D15?

PANTONE 1495 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.

What color goes with #FF8D15?

Its complement #88A9FA gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.

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