Information about American Orange color
Basic facts about this digital color
#FF8B00 presents itself as a maximally vivid amber-leaning orange — one that sits on the lighter side of the spectrum. In practice it works well for logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Dark Orange (#FF8C00). Nearby in the Register you will also find Fanta Orange (#FF8300) and Ewing Orange (#FF8B08).
In RGB terms — rgb(255, 139, 0) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 8.9:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.3:1. This precise shade carries the officially registered name "American Orange" in the Register.
American Orange color variations
View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.
American Orange color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
American Orange color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
American Orange color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
American Orange color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
American 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to American Orange color
View adjacent and very similar colors.
Nearest named colors to American Orange
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity.
#FF8C00
#FF8300
#FF8B08
#FF8000
#FD9800
#FF9900
#F28500
#F77F00
#FF9A00
#F08F00
#FF7D07
#FD7C07
American Orange color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#FF8B00
- RGB255, 139, 0
- CMYK0, 45, 100, 0
- CSSrgb(255, 139, 0)
- HSL33°, 100%, 50%
- HSL Precise32.706°, 100%, 50%
- HSV33°, 100%, 100%
- HSB33°, 100%, 100%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)1.000
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.545
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.000
- GLSLvec3(1.000, 0.545, 0.000)
- GLSL with alphavec4(1.000, 0.545, 0.000, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(1.000, 0.545, 0.000)
- Percentage of Red in RGB100%
- Percentage of Green in RGB54.5%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB0%
- Color FamilyOrange
- Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
- Lightness FamilyLight
- HEX IDFF8B00
- DECIMAL ID16747264
- Name Length15
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- Counting from2025-01-01
