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#FF7E2B closest to Heat Wave

#FF7E2B is a light, vivid orange; the closest named color is Heat Wave. In the RGB color model it is made of 100.0% red, 49.4% green and 16.9% blue (rgb(255, 126, 43)). Its HSL value is 23° hue, 100% saturation and 58% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 51% magenta, 83% yellow and 0% black. #FF7E2B is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 8.27:1.

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Variations of #FF7E2B

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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#FF7E2B 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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#FF7E2B for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #FF7E2B appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 71% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #C2AE27
  • Protanopia 68% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A3901C
  • Protanomaly 78% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C28F1E
  • Deuteranopia 71% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #C2AE27
  • Deuteranomaly 80% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #D69F26
  • Tritanopia 80% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #FF616E
  • Tritanomaly 91% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #FF7352
  • Achromatopsia 64% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #A2A2A2
  • Achromatomaly 73% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #BF9A90

#FF7E2B contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.54:1 Very poor#FF7E2B text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
8.27:1 Very good#FF7E2B text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#FF7E2B in CSS

/* Heat Wave */
.color { color: #FF7E2B; }
.background { background-color: #FF7E2B; }
.border { border: 1px solid #FF7E2B; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(255 126 43);
color: hsl(23 100% 58%);
color: oklch(0.730 0.180 48.4);

#FF7E2B FAQ

What color is #FF7E2B?

#FF7E2B is a light, vivid orange. Its closest named color is Heat Wave. It belongs to the orange color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #FF7E2B?

#FF7E2B is rgb(255, 126, 43) in RGB, hsl(23, 100%, 58%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 51%, 83%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #FF7E2B?

The complementary color of #FF7E2B is #2BACFF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #FF7E2B?

Black text has the best contrast on #FF7E2B: 8.27:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #FF7E2B a warm or cool color?

#FF7E2B is a warm color.