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#FF6600 Safety Orange

#FF6600 is a light, vivid orange named Safety Orange. In the RGB color model it is made of 100.0% red, 40.0% green and 0.0% blue (rgb(255, 102, 0)). Its HSL value is 24° hue, 100% saturation and 50% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 60% magenta, 100% yellow and 0% black. #FF6600 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 7.15:1.

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Variations of #FF6600

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#FF6600 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#FF6600 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #FF6600 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 65% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #B8A400
  • Protanopia 61% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #938100
  • Protanomaly 74% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B97F00
  • Deuteranopia 65% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #B8A400
  • Deuteranomaly 76% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #D09200
  • Tritanopia 80% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #FF3C58
  • Tritanomaly 91% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #FF583B
  • Achromatopsia 59% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #979797
  • Achromatomaly 70% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #B88C84

#FF6600 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.94:1 Very poor#FF6600 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
7.15:1 Very good#FF6600 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#FF6600 in CSS

/* Safety Orange */
.color { color: #FF6600; }
.background { background-color: #FF6600; }
.border { border: 1px solid #FF6600; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(255 102 0);
color: hsl(24 100% 50%);
color: oklch(0.696 0.204 43.5);

#FF6600 FAQ

What color is #FF6600?

#FF6600 is a light, vivid orange. Its closest named color is Safety Orange. It belongs to the orange color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #FF6600?

#FF6600 is rgb(255, 102, 0) in RGB, hsl(24, 100%, 50%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 60%, 100%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #FF6600?

The complementary color of #FF6600 is #0099FF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #FF6600?

Black text has the best contrast on #FF6600: 7.15:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #FF6600 a warm or cool color?

#FF6600 is a warm color.