Orange color - #FF8000 - The Official Register of Color Names

Information about Orange color

The history behind the Color Name Orange

The origin of the color name "orange" can be traced back to the fruit of the same name. The fruit was named after the tree it grew on, which was called the "orange tree." The Sanskrit word for the orange tree was "naranga," which eventually evolved into "naranj" in Persian and "naranca" in Spanish. The Spanish word for the fruit eventually became "orange" in English, and the color was named after the fruit.

It is believed that the orange fruit was first cultivated in China and then brought to Europe through trade routes. The color orange was not widely used as a color name in English until the 16th century, and it was not commonly used as a color term in art until the 18th century. The color was created by mixing red and yellow pigments, and it became increasingly popular as an artistic color in the 19th and 20th centuries.

Basic facts about this digital color

HEX #FF8000 color name is Orange.

HEX color code #FF8000 represent the color in hexadecimal format by combining three values – the amounts of Red, Green and Blue (RGB).

The RGB values of this color are 255, 128, 0 ( rgb(255, 128, 0) ). That means #FF8000 color is composed of 100% of Red, 50.2% Green and 0% Blue.

Orange color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

Orange color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.

Orange

#FF8000

#FF9932

Color has no name

Light Brilliant Orange

Peach Orange

#FFE5CC

White

Orange color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.

Orange

Sedona

#994C00

Reserved

#321900

Black

Orange color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.

Orange

#E57F19

#CC7F33

#B27F4C

#997F66

Grey

Orange color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.

#4CFF00

#B2FF00

#FFE500

Orange

#FF1900

#FF004C

#FF00B2

Orange color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Orange

#FF8000

Luminous Vivid Azure

#0080FF

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.