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#ff4607

a balanced, electric orange · warm · “Orange Red”

RGB
255, 70, 7
HSL
15°, 100%, 51%
CMYK
0, 73, 97, 0
Luminance
0.2566

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #ff4607 is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#ff4607
Hue
15°
orange
Saturation
100%
electric
Lightness
51%
balanced
Brightness
100%
HSV value
Perceived
59%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.2566
WCAG relative
Temperature
Warm
8/100 cool
Color family
Orange
Tone
Electric
Best ink
Black
6.13:1
Closest name
Orange Red
ΔE2000 0.5
Where it sits
Hue15° of 360°
Saturation100%
Lightness51%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool8% cool

Reads warm. Warm and cool siblings keep the same lightness, so you can swap one in without redoing your contrast maths.

Every format

HEX#ff4607
RGBrgb(255, 70, 7)
HSLhsl(15, 100%, 51%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 73%, 97%, 0%)
LABlab(57.7 67.5 67.6)
LCHlch(57.7 95.5 45.0)
OKLCHoklch(0.661 0.228 35.2)
Decimal16729607
Display P3color(display-p3 1.000 0.275 0.027)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #ff4607;
background-color: #ff4607;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#ff4607] bg-[#ff4607]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #ff4607;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 1.000, green: 0.275, blue: 0.027)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#ff4607")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFFFF4607)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(7, 70, 255)

Best text color

Only one of black and white can be right. This is the one, with the number that proves it.

Readable at a glance#000000 on #ff4607 · 6.13:1
Use #000000AA at every size, AAA for large text only.
Aa
White text · 3.43:1
AA fail · AA large pass · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 6.13:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA fail
Reading the other direction: #ff4607 as text scores 3.43:1 on white and 6.13:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#ff4607 on white: 3.43:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#ff4607 on black: 6.13:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #807000
deuteranopia · #AD9A00
tritanopia · #FF003E

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #ff4607 is pinned to step 600; the rest hold its hue and let saturation ease off at the extremes so the pale end never turns neon.

#FEF4F1
#FCEAE3
#FCCFC0
#FFAB8F
#FF8157
#FF571F
#ff4607
#CC3400
#A32900
#762105
#491503
Base = 600Lightest = 50 · #FEF4F1Darkest = 950 · #491503
:root {
  --brand-50: #FEF4F1;
  --brand-100: #FCEAE3;
  --brand-200: #FCCFC0;
  --brand-300: #FFAB8F;
  --brand-400: #FF8157;
  --brand-500: #FF571F;
  --brand-600: #ff4607;
  --brand-700: #CC3400;
  --brand-800: #A32900;
  --brand-900: #762105;
  --brand-950: #491503;
  --brand: #ff4607;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #ff4607

Not a palette — a role sheet. Each swatch answers one question you will hit while building the component.

Text on it#000000
Black wins here
Surface#FAF6F4
Tinted page background
Border#EDCBC0
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#9B5F4B
Captions on the surface
Accent#00CBCC
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#802000
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#FFECE5
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#241814
Dark-mode background
Light mode
Everything in its place

Surface, border, heading and body all derive from this one hue, so the screen stays coherent without a second palette.

Primary actionSecondaryBadge
Dark mode
Same hue, inverted

Lightness flips, hue holds. The accent stays the anchor in both themes.

Primary actionSecondaryAccent

How to use #ff4607

Derived from its contrast, chroma and lightness — not from taste.

Works well for
  • Headings from 24px up on white
  • Text and icons on dark surfaces
  • Primary buttons and calls to action
  • Focus rings, active and selected states
  • Brand accents, badges and data highlights
Use with care
  • Small text on white — under 4.5:1
  • Full-page backgrounds — tiring over long sessions
  • Pairing with a same-lightness hue — edges vibrate

Similar colors

One move away from this hex in each direction. Every swatch is its own page.

Color relationships

The wheel positions with their names attached, so you can grab the one you actually need.

Complementary#07C0FF
Analogous left#FF0744
Analogous right#FFC207
Split-complement 1#07FFC2
Split-complement 2#0744FF
Triadic 1#07FF46
Triadic 2#4607FF
Tetradic#44FF07

RGB percentages

Red100.0%
Green27.5%
Blue2.7%

CMYK percentages

Cyan0.0%
Magenta72.5%
Yellow97.3%
Key (black)0.0%

Color previews

#ff4607 text on a black background

contrast 6.13:1

Card sample

#ff4607 text on a white background

contrast 3.43:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #ff4607;
Background color
Panel with #ff4607 background
background-color: #ff4607;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #ff4607;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(255, 70, 7, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(255, 70, 7, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #ff4607;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ff4607, #FFEB07);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #ff4607

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Ranked with CIEDE2000 across all 139 CSS keywords. Under ΔE 2 the eye stops telling them apart; over ΔE 10 they are plainly different colors.

#ff4607 in the real world

Where a color in this family tends to land, and the interface roles it is usually asked to play.

Industries
E-commerceFood deliveryLogisticsCreator tools
Common UI roles
ButtonsLinksFocus statesCharts
Print note

Sits outside most CMYK gamuts — expect a duller press result, or specify a spot ink.

#ff4607, answered

What color is #ff4607?

#ff4607 is a balanced electric orange — the CSS keyword Orange Red. It sits at 15° on the hue wheel with 100% saturation and 51% lightness, which reads as warm.

What is the RGB value of #ff4607?

rgb(255, 70, 7) — 255 red, 70 green and 7 blue out of 255, or 100% / 27.5% / 2.7% by channel.

Is #ff4607 a light or a dark color?

It is a mid-tone. Relative luminance is 0.2566 and perceived brightness is 59%, so black text on it reaches 6.13:1.

Should I use black or white text on #ff4607?

Black. It scores 6.13:1 against #ff4607, versus 3.43:1 for white — AA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #ff4607?

#07C0FF sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #07FFC2 and #0744FF, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #ff4607?

For interface work: #FAF6F4 as the surface, #EDCBC0 for borders, #9B5F4B for secondary text, #00CBCC as an accent and #802000 for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #FF0744 and #FFC207 stays calm, while #07C0FF is the loudest partner.

What is #ff4607 in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(0%, 73%, 97%, 0%). This is a screen-to-ink approximation — a color this saturated sits outside most CMYK gamuts and will print duller than it looks here.

Is #ff4607 warm or cool?

Warm — it scores 8 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #FF6C21; nudged cooler, #FF0723.

Work with #ff4607 in the Color Lab