What is the hex code for Dark Orange?

Dark Orange is #ff8c00. In CSS the keyword darkorange, the hex #ff8c00, rgb(255, 140, 0) and hsl(33, 100%, 50%) all paint the same color.

What is the opposite of Dark Orange on the color wheel?

The opposite (complementary) color is #0073ff, the same saturation and lightness rotated 180° around the HSL wheel. Complementary pairs give the strongest contrast, which is why the complement should be used sparingly rather than at equal weight.

Can I use Dark Orange for text?

Dark Orange as text on white has a contrast ratio of 2.33:1, which fails WCAG AA for body text (4.5:1) and for large text (3:1). On black it is 9:1, which passes for body text. Use it as text on dark surfaces, or as a fill with dark text on top.

CSS color names · Oranges

Dark Orange color: hex #ff8c00, RGB and HSL

Dark Orange is the CSS keyword darkorange, hex #ff8c00, rgb(255, 140, 0), hsl(33, 100%, 50%). It is a medium, fully saturated orange in the oranges family. Below: the colors that go with it, its tints and shades, how it reads as text, and a complete interface palette built from it.

CSS name: darkorange
Hex: #ff8c00
RGB: rgb(255, 140, 0)
HSL: hsl(33, 100%, 50%)
On white: 2.33:1 — fails AA; use as a fill, not text
On black: 9:1 — passes AA for body text

.example {
  color: darkorange;          /* keyword */
  color: #ff8c00;          /* hex */
  color: rgb(255, 140, 0); /* rgb */
  color: hsl(33, 100%, 50%); /* hsl */
}

What colors go with dark orange

Each match keeps dark orange's saturation and lightness and rotates only the hue, so the relationship is the wheel's and nothing else. Any of these can be an accent beside dark orange as the primary; the harmony guides explain which rule suits which interface.

Complementary

The opposite hue, 180° away — the strongest contrast, best kept to one accent per screen.

#0073ff

Split-complementary

The two neighbors of the complement, at 150° and 210° — most of the contrast with less tension, and two accents instead of one.

#00f2ff

#0d00ff

Triadic

Two hues at 120° and 240° — three evenly spaced signals, the scheme charts and category colors want.

#00ff8c

#8c00ff

Analogous

The neighbors at −30° and +30° — calm and cohesive, with emphasis coming from weight and size rather than hue.

#ff0c00

#f3ff00

Tints and shades of dark orange

Tints add lightness toward white; shades remove it toward black. The hue and saturation stay fixed, so every step still reads as dark orange — these are the hover, pressed, disabled and surface variants a single brand color needs.

Tints (lighter)

#ff9f2b

#ffb255

#ffc580

#ffd9aa

#ffecd4

Shades (darker)

#d47500

#aa5d00

#804600

#552f00

#2b1700

A UI color palette built from dark orange

The eight semantic roles an interface actually uses, derived from dark orange as the primary with the split-complementary rule: secondary and accent rotate around the wheel, and the five neutrals take the hue at lightness steps tuned for light and dark mode. This is the same derivation the palette generator runs — open it there to change the rule, drag the anchors, or export the set as CSS variables.

Light mode

primary: #ff8c00
secondary: #00f2ff
accent: #0d00ff
background: #fdfdfc
surface: #f7f5f3
text: #221a11
muted: #8f7656
border: #ece6df

Dark mode

primary: #ff981a
secondary: #1af4ff
accent: #251aff
background: #1b150e
surface: #281f15
text: #f6f5f3
muted: #b8a894
border: #493a27

Open dark orange in the palette generator

Using dark orange in an interface

Orange is the classic accent for a blue or teal interface: it is the complement, and it reads as an object rather than a surface. Keep it to buttons, badges and single highlights; as a background it competes with everything on top of it. Whichever role dark orange takes, define it once as a token rather than repeating the keyword: the semantic palette guide covers the eight roles, and the guides to complementary, triadic and the other color schemes explain how to weight the matches above.

What is the hex code for Dark Orange?: Dark Orange is #ff8c00. In CSS the keyword darkorange, the hex #ff8c00, rgb(255, 140, 0) and hsl(33, 100%, 50%) all paint the same color.
What colors go with Dark Orange?: Its complement is #0073ff, the split-complementary pair is #00f2ff and #0d00ff, the triadic partners are #00ff8c and #8c00ff, and the analogous neighbors are #ff0c00 and #f3ff00. In an interface, use Dark Orange for most colored elements and one of these for a single accent, at roughly an 80/20 split.
What is the opposite of Dark Orange on the color wheel?: The opposite (complementary) color is #0073ff, the same saturation and lightness rotated 180° around the HSL wheel. Complementary pairs give the strongest contrast, which is why the complement should be used sparingly rather than at equal weight.
Can I use Dark Orange for text?: Dark Orange as text on white has a contrast ratio of 2.33:1, which fails WCAG AA for body text (4.5:1) and for large text (3:1). On black it is 9:1, which passes for body text. Use it as text on dark surfaces, or as a fill with dark text on top.