#FF8008Oriole (#FF8008) is a light, saturated orange with an OKLCH hue of 53°, lightness 0.73 and chroma 0.185. It sits on the warm side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as an accent color: strong in focal moments, dominant over large fields.
| HEX | #FF8008 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(255, 128, 8) |
| HSL | hsl(29, 100%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(29, 97%, 100%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 50%, 97%, 0%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(67.1 42.9 72.9) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.732 0.185 53) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Oriole shifts subtly: leans toward pink; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.2), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#ff7a00 — ΔE 1.2, shifts subtly: leans toward pink#ff7f00 — ΔE 0.2, is virtually unchanged#ff8008 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#ff810c — ΔE 0.2, is virtually unchangedTest Oriole in the color lighting simulator — sweep it through daylight, warm 2700K light, 4000K LED, and shade alongside the rest of your palette.
Against white it measures 2.52:1 and against black 8.34:1, so black text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text. Avoid white text on this color entirely.
One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.
#ffeee4 · #ffb78a · #ff8008 · #bf5d00 · #8b4200 · #5a2800
The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.
#fac650 · #ffa423 · #ff8008 · #eb6842 · #d2555a · #b44767
The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.
#ff8008 · #928d46 · #a75100 · #595200 · #572600 · #211e00
One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.
#ffebdf · #e9c2aa · #ff8008 · #0093c7 · #905630 · #643e26
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#e3f5ff · #ff8008 · #a08778 · #4a575e · #331c0d · #000307
This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.
#e8f4fb · #c0cdd5 · #93a3ac · #1b2f3a · #000d17 · #ff8008
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#d8dbb6 · #ff8008 · #c27f87 · #1a68b0 · #26365f · #0c0628
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#bfe0c5 · #ff8008 · #7692d1 · #426c76 · #2b3548 · #130d03
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#cdffee · #ff8008 · #00a585 · #5d33af · #2a005f · #000201
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#ddfcda · #ff8008 · #50a34b · #005d7f · #3c0044 · #00060f
#FF964F · #FFAB75 · #FFBE96 · #FFD0B3 · #FFE1D0
#D26800 · #A75100 · #7D3B00 · #562600 · #331200
#EF8B48 · #DD9567 · #CB9D81
Its chroma is high enough to carry accents, calls to action, and focal moments; large fields of it will dominate a composition. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.