Dark Orange

#FF8C00

Dark Orange #FF8C00

Shades of Dark Orange

#FF8C00

#E27C00

#C66D00

#AA5D00

#8D4D00

#713E00

#552E00

#381F00

#1C0F00

#000000

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Tints of Dark Orange

#FF8C00

#FF991C

#FFA538

#FFB254

#FFBF71

#FFCC8D

#FFD8AA

#FFE5C6

#FFF2E2

#FFFFFF

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Tones of Dark Orange

#FF8C00

#F08A0E

#E2891C

#D4872A

#C68638

#B88546

#AA8354

#9B8263

#8D8171

#7F7F7F

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What color is Dark Orange

Dark Orange is a light bright shade of Orange. It belongs to the color family Orange, and it has high lightness and high saturation. Dark Orange is a warm color.

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What are the HEX, RGB, HSV, HSL and CMYK color codes of Dark Orange

RGB space

CMYK space


The hex code for Dark Orange is #FF8C00.
In the RGB (Red, Green, Blue) color space, which is used for digital colors, Dark Orange has 100%% Red, 55% Green, and 0% Blue.
Dark Orange has 33° Hue, 100% Saturation, and 100% Value in the HSV (Hue, Saturation, Value) color space, which is another way to represent digital colors.
Dark Orange has 33° Hue, 100% Saturation, and 50% Lightness in the HSL (Hue, Saturation, Lightness) color space, which is a different way to express digital colors.
Dark Orange has 0% cyan, 45% magenta, 100% yellow, and 0% black in the CMYK (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black) color space, which is used for color printing.

Color Space
Original Units
Percentage

Hex

#FF8C00

RGB

(255, 140, 0)

(100%, 55%, 0%)

HSV

(33°, 100, 100)

(9%, 100%, 100%)

HSL

(33°, 100, 50)

(9%, 100%, 50%)

CMYK

(0, 45, 100, 0)

(0%, 45%, 100%, 0%)

How does Dark Orange contrast with black and white

The natural luminance of Dark Orange is 40%, which is medium high.
Dark Orange has a higher contrast with black than white. Dark Orange and black have a 9.0:1 contrast ratio, which meets the AAA requirement. These colors are suitable for text. Dark Orange and white have a 2.3:1 contrast ratio, which is insufficient for readability.

Luminance
Contrast to Black
Contrast to White

40%

AAA (9.0)

insufficient (2.3)

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Example Black

Example White

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What colors go with Dark Orange

Summer

#702A1A

#A24D47

#FF8C00

#F3C4BA

#FFF5EE

Winter

#5E3300

#976A90

#FF8C00

#DEC4CD

#FFEBD7

Spring

#5C3A10

#1B8E4D

#FF8C00

#D0D0A0

#FFF0E3

Analogous

#673800

#B37338

#FF8C00

#F3C397

#FFE4C7

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How to mix Dark Orange paint

To mix Dark Orange paint using eight primary colors (Red, Green, Blue, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 38% Yellow, 62% Red, as shown below.

Yellow

38%

Red

62%

Green

0%

Blue

0%

Cyan

0%

Magenta

0%

Black

0%

White

0%

To mix Dark Orange paint using five primary colors (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 31% Magenta, 69% Yellow, as shown below.

Cyan

0%

Magenta

31%

Yellow

69%

Black

0%

White

0%

What colors are similar to Dark Orange

Colors similar to Dark Orange are: ArtyClick Orange, Gold Drop, Orange Peel, Gamboge, and Carrot Orange. ArtyClick Orange is more orange and darker than Dark Orange. Gold Drop is darker than Dark Orange. Orange Peel is more yellow and lighter than Dark Orange. Gamboge is more yellow and paler than Dark Orange. Carrot Orange is paler than Dark Orange.

ArtyClick Orange

#FF7F00

more orange,

darker

Gold Drop

#F18200

darker

Orange Peel

#FF9F00

more yellow,

lighter

Gamboge

#E49B0F

more yellow,

paler

Carrot Orange

#ED9121

paler