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American Orange

#FF8A00

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.36:1Fails

Black text

8.38:1AAA

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About American Orange

American Orange (#FF8A00) is a mid-tone vivid orange. Its RGB value is 255, 138, 0 and its HSL value is 32°, 100%, 50%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 8.38:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of American Orange, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Complementary

#FF8A00 · #0075FF

Analogous

#FF0B00 · #FF8A00 · #F4FF00

Triadic

#FF8A00 · #00FF8A · #8A00FF

Split complementary

#FF8A00 · #00F4FF · #0A00FF

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