Dark Orange - 02/10/2020
Dark Orange is the Color of the Day for 02/10/2020. Dark Orange has a hex value of #FF8C00. On the RGB scale it has values of Red: 255, Green: 140, and Blue: 0
Color Spaces of Dark Orange
| Hex | FF8C00 | #FF8C00 |
| RGB | 255 140 0 | rgb(255 140 0) |
| RGB % | 100 55 0 | rgb(100 55 0) |
| CIELAB | 70.21, 39.79, 76.09 | |
| CMY | 0, 45, 100 | |
| CMYK | 0, 45, 100, 0 | |
| HSL | 33, 100, 50 | hsl(33 100% 50%) |
| HSV | 33, 100, 100 | hsv(33 100% 100%) |
| HSI | 33, 100, 132 | |
| HWB | 33, 0, 0 | hwb(33 0% 0%) |
| LCH | 70.21, 85.86, 62.39 | |
| XYZ | 53.71, 41.05, 3.94 | |
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All About Dark Orange
Dark Orange is a warm and intense shade of orange that is darker and more muted than a typical bright orange hue. It is often described as a burnt orange or rust color, and can be associated with autumn and fall colors. Dark Orange is a versatile color that can be used in many different contexts and design applications, from fashion to interior design and branding.
Dark Orange is a color that can convey a sense of warmth, energy, and excitement. It is often used in branding and marketing to create a sense of urgency and stimulate appetite or energy. For example, fast food chains often use dark orange in their branding and logos to create a sense of excitement and hunger.
Overall, Dark Orange is a rich and dynamic color that can add depth and dimension to a variety of design applications. Its warm and energetic qualities make it a popular choice for branding, fashion, and interior design.
Dark Orange in Interior Design
In interior design, Dark Orange can be used to create a warm and inviting atmosphere. It pairs well with neutral colors like beige and cream, and can be used in accent pieces like throw pillows, curtains, and rugs to add a pop of color and visual interest to a space. In fashion, Dark Orange can be used to create a bold and stylish look, particularly when paired with other warm colors like brown and yellow.
Closest Common Color
Dark Orange is closest to the common color orange. Orange is considered a tertiary color that is a mixture of red and yellow. Orange is a color that we see in nature and we associate it with social interaction, warmth, and friendly conversation. This color shares its name with the citrus based fruit oranges. The comforting tones in the color orange have made it the number one choice to represent safety in the construction industry. Everyday things that we see in orange are carrots, pumpkins, traffic cones, and oranges.
Shades of Dark Orange
A shade is a concept of darkening a color. Below you will find the shades of colors from Dark Orange all the way to Black evenly distributed.
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Tints of Dark Orange
A tint is a concept of lightening a color. Below you will find the tints of colors from Dark Orange all the way to White evenly distributed.
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Tones of Dark Orange
A tone is a concept of adding gray to a color. Below you will find the tones of colors from Dark Orange all the way to Gray evenly distributed.
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Monochromatic Colors of Dark Orange
A monochromatic color scheme is based on a single color and contains both shades and tints of that color. Below you will find a monochromatic color scheme based off of Dark Orange.
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Complementary Color of Dark Orange
Complementary colors are two colors that are the complete opposite of each other on the color wheel. Complementary colors are used by many including graphic designers, painters, and other artists. Knowing the complementary color for a given color is useful because using them together creates a visual contrast which can really make a design pop! Below you will find the complementary color of Dark Orange.
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Split Complementary Colors of Dark Orange
A Split Complementary color scheme is based on a single color and then finds the complementary color of the main color and uses that as a reference to find two colors to the left and right of that complementary color on the color wheel. A total of three colors make up a split complementary color scheme. A common example of a split complementary color scheme in an RGB Model is red, green-cyan, and blue-cyan. Below you will find a split complementary color scheme based off of Dark Orange.
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Triadic Colors of Dark Orange
A triadic color scheme is made up of three colors that are evenly spaced on the color wheel. In a traditional sense you start with one color to as the baseline and the two other colors serve as accent colors. On the color wheel this can be envisioned as a triangle. Below you will find a triadic color scheme based off of Dark Orange.
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Tetradic Colors of Dark Orange
A tetradic color scheme is made up of four colors that form a rectangle on the color wheel. This color harmony is also known as a double complementary color scheme becuase it is made up of two complementary color pairs. Below you will find a tetradic color scheme based off of Dark Orange.
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Analogous Colors of Dark Orange
An analogous color scheme is made up of three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. In a traditional sense you start with a single color as the baseline, a second color, and an accent color or a mixture of the first two colors as the third color. Below you will find an analogous color scheme based off of Dark Orange.
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Variations of Dark Orange
A variation of a color is the idea of swapping the values of Red, Blue, and Green with one another to create a new color. The color Dark Orange has RGB values of R:255, G:140, and B:0. Using this information, we can create the following 5 variations using RBG, GRB, GBR, BRG, and GBR. Out of the 5 possible variations of Dark Orange, 5 of them will be unique without counting our orignal color of Dark Orange.
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Web Safe Color of Dark Orange
A web safe color is a color that will not be dithered when shown on a web browser that only has 256-color support. Although this is not much of an issue in modern browsers today it is important to understand the history. A web safe color will always appear as intended across any device/browser. There are 216 colors that are considered web safe. Below you will find the closest web safe color to Dark Orange.
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CSS Code for Dark Orange
Text Color
This paragraph tag has text in the color #FF8C00
Text Shadow Color
This text has a shadow in the color #FF8C00
Border Color
This div tag has a border color of #FF8C00
Background Color
This div tag has a background color of #FF8C00
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Dark Orange Accessibility
When it comes to accessibility it is important to consider the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0 issued by W3C. The WCAG provides a set of standards to determine if two colors have an appropriate contrast ratio in order to be readable on a web. This is achieved by measuring luminance, also known as brightness, between the color of your text and the background color. The WCAG has several levels of conformance: (A - Lowest, AA - Mid Range, AAA - Highest). If you meet the requirements of a higher range of conformance then you automatically meet the lower levels. For Example, if you meet AAA then by default you also meet AA and A. The contrast ratios that need to be met also consider the size of the font. Below are the contrast ratios needed to be compliant.
- Level AA (large text/18-point font): 3:1
- Level AA: 4.5:1
- Level AAA (large text/18-point font): 4.5:1
- Level AAA: 7:1
In the following sections we take a look at conformance levels AA and AAA for both large sized text and normal sized text. We took care of all the calculations so you will be able to see right away whether or not a text color of Dark Orange is readable according to the WCAG against both Black and White backgrounds.
Dark Orange Contrast on Black Background
The color Dark Orange has passed 4 out of 4 WCAG tests against a Black background. This means there is a 100% accessibility rating and therefore makes Dark Orange a perfect choice against a Black background.
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Dark Orange Contrast on White Background
The color Dark Orange has passed 0 out of 4 WCAG tests against a White background. This means there is a 0% accessibility rating and therefore makes Dark Orange a poor choice against a White background.
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