Information about #FF8A42 color

#FF8A42 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #FF8A42 belongs to the Orange Color Family, featuring Full Saturation and Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(255, 138, 66) — 100% red, 54.1% green, 25.9% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 46 / 74 / 0. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #FF8A42 reads as a intensely saturated orange and has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Designers typically reach for tones like this for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Ireland Orange (#FF883E). Slightly further away sit Shirley Temple (#FF8341) and Orangeish (#FD8D49).

In RGB terms — rgb(255, 138, 66) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #FF8A42: 9.0:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.3:1 for white. No one has named #FF8A42 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#FF8A42 color variations

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

#FF8A42 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#FF8A42 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#FF8A42 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#FF8A42 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#FF8A42 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.

Complementary color schemes
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#42B7FF
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Split complementary

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

Split complementary color scheme
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#4258FF
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#42FFE9
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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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#FF4258
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
#FF8A42
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#42FF8B
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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#B7FF42
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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#58FF42
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#E942FF
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Nearest named colors to #FF8A42

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Ireland Orange color link
Ireland Orange

#FF883E

Shirley Temple color link
Shirley Temple

#FF8341

Orangeish color link
Orangeish

#FD8D49

Mango Tango color link
Mango Tango

#FF8243

Mango Orange color link
Mango Orange

#FF8040

Royal Orange color link
Royal Orange

#F99245

Orangish color link
Orangish

#FC824A

Daylily color link
Daylily

#FF8936

Spring Orange color link
Spring Orange

#FD963D

Red Bronze color link
Red Bronze

#FB8136

Jaffa color link
Jaffa

#EF863F

Coral color link
Coral

#FF7F50

#FF8A42 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#FF8A42
  • RGB255, 138, 66
  • CMYK0, 46, 74, 0
  • CSSrgb(255, 138, 66)
  • HSL23°, 100%, 63%
  • HSL Precise22.857°, 100%, 62.941%
  • HSV23°, 74%, 100%
  • HSB23°, 74%, 100%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)1.000
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.541
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.259
  • GLSLvec3(1.000, 0.541, 0.259)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(1.000, 0.541, 0.259, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(1.000, 0.541, 0.259)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB100%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB54.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB25.9%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDFF8A42
  • DECIMAL ID16747074
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers13 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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