#FF8C00Darkorange is a vivid, fully saturated, mid-toned warm orange (#FF8C00).
At hue 33° with 100% saturation, darkorange lands firmly in the orange family — a warm color through and through. Colors in this range are commonly associated with enthusiasm, friendliness and affordability, which makes darkorange a natural fit for playful brands, food products and secondary calls to action.
Darkorange is bright enough that it pairs better with dark text than white: black type on darkorange hits 9.00:1 — comfortably past the WCAG AA threshold — while white manages only 2.33:1. It shines as a section background, card fill or subtle highlight where a full-strength accent would shout.
For pairings, the complement of darkorange sits at 213° — #0073FF, close to royalblue — and delivers the strongest possible hue contrast; use it sparingly, in roughly a 90/10 split, so the two don't fight. For calmer schemes, the analogous colors 30° to either side keep the same warm temperature, while the triadic pair gives you a balanced three-color palette. All of these are computed for darkorange in the palettes below, with copy-ready codes.
Every palette below is computed from darkorange's position on the color wheel (hue 33°). Hover any swatch to see its code; click to copy.
Tints mix darkorange toward white; shades mix it toward black. Use the scale for hover states, borders and depth without leaving the hue.
WCAG 2.1 requires 4.5:1 for normal text (AA) and 3:1 for large text. Here's how darkorange performs, plus how it appears under the three main types of dichromatic color blindness (simulated approximation).
| Pairing | Ratio | Normal text | Large text |
|---|---|---|---|
| White text on Darkorange | 2.33:1 | Fail | Fail |
| Black text on Darkorange | 9.00:1 | AAA | AAA |
#CDCC22#D4DC2A#F93D42Copy-ready snippets. In CSS you can also use the keyword darkorange directly.
:root {
--darkorange: #FF8C00;
--darkorange-rgb: 255, 140, 0;
--darkorange-tint: #FFC073;
--darkorange-shade: #8C4D00;
}
.btn-darkorange {
background: var(--darkorange);
color: #000000;
}// tailwind.config.js
colors: {
'darkorange': {
DEFAULT: '#FF8C00',
light: '#FFC073',
dark: '#8C4D00',
},
}The closest CSS named colors by perceptual (Lab) distance.