darkorange — #FF8C00
#FF8C00
rgb(255, 140, 0) · hsl(33, 100%, 50%) · CSS keyword darkorange
Can you put text on it?
| Contrast | Body text | Large text | |
|---|---|---|---|
| darkorange on white | 2.33:1 | — | — |
| darkorange on black | 9:1 | AA | AA |
As a background, darkorange takes black text: 9:1 against 2.33:1 the other way. A colour picker will give you the hex and stop there, which is why so many palettes look right and fail an accessibility audit.
Using it
color: darkorange;
color: #ff8c00;
color: rgb(255 140 0);All three are the same colour. The keyword is one of the 141 CSS named colours — a list settled in CSS 2.1 and added to exactly once since, when rebeccapurple was standardised in 2014.
Colours close to darkorange
- orange — #FFA500
- coral — #FF7F50
- goldenrod — #DAA520
- peru — #CD853F
- sandybrown — #F4A460
- chocolate — #D2691E
Frequently asked questions
What is the hex code for darkorange?
The hex code for darkorange is #FF8C00 — RGB 255, 140, 0.
Can I use darkorange for text?
Not on a white background. darkorange reaches only 2.33:1, and WCAG AA asks for 4.5:1. It works as a background or a border, not as ink.
Should text on darkorange be black or white?
Black — 9:1 against 2.33:1 the other way.
Other named colours
- darkorchid — #9932CC
- darkred — #8B0000
- darksalmon — #E9967A
- darkseagreen — #8FBC8F
- darkslateblue — #483D8B
- darkslategray — #2F4F4F
- darkturquoise — #00CED1
- darkviolet — #9400D3
- deeppink — #FF1493
- deepskyblue — #00BFFF
- dimgray — #696969
- dodgerblue — #1E90FF
#FF8C00 in full — tints, shades and harmonies · All named colours · Colour reference