Dark Orange

About Dark Orange

Dark Orange is the hex color #FF8C00, which translates to rgb(255, 140, 0) in RGB and hsl(33, 100%, 50%) in HSL. On the color wheel it sits at 33 degrees, with a saturation of 100 percent and a lightness of 50 percent. That combination gives Dark Orange a saturated mid tone: strong enough for buttons and links, still calm enough for larger areas.

How Dark Orange compares

Dark Orange is exactly the CSS keyword darkorange, so you can write the keyword instead of the hex and get an identical result. In the Tailwind CSS 4.3.1 palette the nearest token is orange-400 (#FF8904), at a distance of 1.9. Inside this library the closest neighbour is Marigold at 10.9. Sorted by lightness, Dark Orange is number 4 of the 18 orange colors here.

Text on Dark Orange

One of the five common text colors below clears WCAG AA for normal text on Dark Orange, led by Ink black at 8.20:1. The ratios are computed with the WCAG relative luminance formula, the same one the contrast checker uses, which opens with Dark Orange already loaded as the background.

Building a palette around Dark Orange

The pairings above give you three classic starting points. The complementary color sits opposite on the wheel and works well as an accent that draws the eye. The analogous colors sit right beside Dark Orange for calmer, harmonious combinations. The triadic pair spaces three hues evenly for a balanced, energetic palette. Open any swatch to explore it as its own color.

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Last updated 5 August 2026 by FusionStudios. Every value on this page is computed by the same functions the tools use. How this is calculated.