#FF6600 — Tints, Shades & Color Values

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#FF6600 is a vivid safety orange. Its nearest CSS named color is orangered (#ff4500). For readable text on a #FF6600 background, black text gives the strongest contrast (7.15:1). #FF6600 sits in the middle of the lightness range, so it can serve as a primary brand or accent color — use its tints for backgrounds and its shades for text and pressed states.

Color Values

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Tints of #FF6600 (Mixed with White)

Each step blends the base color toward white using new = old + (255 − old) × factor. Click a swatch to open it in the generator.

• 10% tint #ff751a Copy
• 20% tint #ff8533 Copy
• 30% tint #ff944d Copy
• 40% tint #ffa366 Copy
• 50% tint #ffb380 Copy
• 60% tint #ffc299 Copy
• 70% tint #ffd1b3 Copy
• 80% tint #ffe0cc Copy
• 90% tint #fff0e6 Copy

Shades of #FF6600 (Mixed with Black)

Each step blends the base color toward black using new = old × (1 − factor).

• 10% shade #e65c00 Copy
• 20% shade #cc5200 Copy
• 30% shade #b34700 Copy
• 40% shade #993d00 Copy
• 50% shade #803300 Copy
• 60% shade #662900 Copy
• 70% shade #4d1f00 Copy
• 80% shade #331400 Copy
• 90% shade #190a00 Copy

WCAG Contrast & Accessibility

Contrast ratios for text placed on a #FF6600 background. WCAG requires 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 3:1 for large text (AA), and 7:1 for normal text (AAA).

If neither pure white nor pure black reaches the level you need, pick a darker shade of #FF6600 from the ramps above as the background instead — small lightness moves change contrast quickly. Test any other pair with the free contrast checker.

More orange colors in the library: #FFA500, #F59E0B (amber-500), #F39C12, #E67E22, #EA580C (orange-600), #F97316 (orange-500).

Frequently Asked Questions

• What color is #FF6600?

  #FF6600 is a vivid safety orange — rgb(255, 102, 0). Its nearest CSS named color is orangered.

• How do I make tints and shades of #FF6600?

  Mix #FF6600 with white for tints and with black for shades. A 20% tint of #FF6600 is #ff8533 and a 20% shade is #cc5200 — the full 10%–90% ramps are precomputed on this page, or open #FF6600 in the generator for finer steps.

• What text color is readable on #FF6600?

  Black text gives the strongest contrast on a #FF6600 background at 7.15:1, which passes WCAG AA and AAA for normal text.

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