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#FF8517 closest to Oriole

#FF8517 is a light, vivid orange; the closest named color is Oriole. In the RGB color model it is made of 100.0% red, 52.2% green and 9.0% blue (rgb(255, 133, 23)). Its HSL value is 28° hue, 100% saturation and 55% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 48% magenta, 91% yellow and 0% black. #FF8517 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 8.62:1.

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Variations of #FF8517

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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#FF8517 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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#FF8517 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #FF8517 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 73% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #C6B113
  • Protanopia 70% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A99500
  • Protanomaly 79% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C69400
  • Deuteranopia 73% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #C6B113
  • Deuteranomaly 81% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #D8A30E
  • Tritanopia 78% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #FF6972
  • Tritanomaly 90% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #FF7A51
  • Achromatopsia 64% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #A6A6A6
  • Achromatomaly 73% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #C19F92

#FF8517 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.44:1 Very poor#FF8517 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
8.62:1 Very good#FF8517 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#FF8517 in CSS

/* Oriole */
.color { color: #FF8517; }
.background { background-color: #FF8517; }
.border { border: 1px solid #FF8517; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(255 133 23);
color: hsl(28 100% 55%);
color: oklch(0.740 0.180 53.8);

#FF8517 FAQ

What color is #FF8517?

#FF8517 is a light, vivid orange. Its closest named color is Oriole. It belongs to the orange color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #FF8517?

#FF8517 is rgb(255, 133, 23) in RGB, hsl(28, 100%, 55%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 48%, 91%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #FF8517?

The complementary color of #FF8517 is #1791FF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #FF8517?

Black text has the best contrast on #FF8517: 8.62:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #FF8517 a warm or cool color?

#FF8517 is a warm color.