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Darkorange — #FF8C00

Also known as: Sun Crete

#FF8C00, primarily known as Darkorange (also called Sun Crete), is composed of 100% red, 55% green, and 0% blue in RGB. In CMYK it is 0% cyan, 45% magenta, 100% yellow, 0% black. In HSL the hue angle is 33°, saturation 100%, and lightness 50%. The closest web-safe color is #FF9900.

Format Value Copy
HEX #FF8C00
RGB rgb(255, 140, 0)
HSL hsl(32.9, 100%, 50%)
HSV hsv(32.9, 100%, 100%)
CMYK cmyk(0%, 45.1%, 100%, 0%)
OKLCH oklch(75.05% 0.1791 58.28)
HWB hwb(32.9 0% 0%)
LAB lab(70.2% 39.79 76.09)
LCH lch(70.2% 85.9 62.4)
OKLAB oklab(75.05% 0.0942 0.1524)
XYZ X 50.62 Y 40.02 Z 5.06
Web Safe #FF9900
RGB Percent 100%, 54.9%, 0%
Decimal 16747520

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On white

Sample

2.33:1

AA normal ✗ · AA large ✗

On black

Sample

9.00:1

AA normal ✓ · AA large ✓

Protanopia

82% similar

1.3% of men, 0.02% of women

Deuteranopia

85% similar

6% of men, 0.4% of women

Tritanopia

72% similar

0.001% of population

Achromatopsia

56% similar

0.003% of population

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