Orange
#FFA500
Orange (#FFA500) is a medium, vivid orange colour, warm. In RGB it is 255 red, 165 green and 0 blue; in HSL its hue is 39°, its saturation 100% and its lightness 50%. For print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 35% magenta, 100% yellow and 0% black, though printed colours vary with paper and ink.
Orange feels friendly, playful and good value. It is warm like red but less aggressive, so brands use it to look approachable and to make buttons stand out.
Text on orange
White text on orange has a contrast ratio of 1.97:1 and fails; black text has 10.63:1 and passes AAA. Black text is the better choice on it. Check other pairs in the contrast checker.
White text · 1.97:1
Black text · 10.63:1
Tints and shades of orange
Colour palettes with orange
Brands with a orange logo
Brand colours close to #FFA500, from our Brand Colour Index.
Colours similar to orange
Use orange in CSS
.button {
background-color: #FFA500;
color: #000000;
}Make a full Tailwind scale from it with the Tailwind shades generator, or see more shades of orange.