Orange Pant #FB5607
Orange Pant is a medium-light, vivid red with hex code #FB5607 and RGB rgb(251, 86, 7).
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Black text reads best on this color (6.43:1).
About this color
#FB5607 is a medium-light, vivid red. In OKLCH its lightness is 67%, its chroma 0.212 and its hue 39°. Its hue sits on the warm side of the wheel. It is the named color Orange Pant. Black text reads best on it, at 6.43:1.
| Hue family | Reds |
| Lightness | medium-light (67%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.212) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Nearest name | Orange Pant |
| Black text | 6.43:1 |
| White text | 3.26:1 |
Colors that go with Orange Pant
Matches found by rotating Orange Pant around the OKLCH hue wheel, each labelled with the closest name in our list.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
Analogous
Neighbouring hues, 30° either side.
Triadic
Three hues spaced 120° apart.
Color palettes with Orange Pant
Curated color palettes that contain a color within ΔE 0.06 (OKLab) of Orange Pant, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight named colors closest to Orange Pant, with their ΔE distance.
- Bright Orange #FF5B00 ΔE 0.013
- Blood Orange #FE4B03 ΔE 0.016
- Orange Red #FF4500 ΔE 0.024
- Orangered #FE420F ΔE 0.030
- Orangey Red #FA4224 ΔE 0.036
- Red Orange #FD3C06 ΔE 0.036
- Tomato #FF6347 ΔE 0.039
- Grapefruit #FD5956 ΔE 0.053
More about Orange Pant
How to make Orange Pant
A starting recipe from common paint colors, found with a spectral paint model (the color mixer’s paint mode). Real pigments vary, so mix a small test batch and adjust.
- 1 part red
- 1 part yellow
Recipe result: #F46130, a difference of ΔE 0.022 from Orange Pant. That is very close: most people will not see the difference.
Codes for Orange Pant in every format
| HEX | #FB5607 |
| RGB | rgb(251, 86, 7) |
| HSL | hsl(19, 97%, 51%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.1% 0.212 39) |
Contrast
WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.
| Pair | WCAG 2 | Result | APCA | APCA guidance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White text on #FB5607 | 3.26:1 | AA large text | Lc -64.1 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #FB5607 | 6.43:1 | AA | Lc 45.4 | Large or bold text, headings |
| #FB5607 text on white | 3.26:1 | AA large text | Lc 58.7 | Large or bold text, headings |
| #FB5607 text on black | 6.43:1 | AA | Lc -43.0 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
Shades and tints of Orange Pant
A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 400.
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Step 50
50
#FFF2EE
oklch(97% 0.015 37.9)
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Step 100
100
#FFE3DA
oklch(93.6% 0.033 38.6)
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Step 200
200
#FFCCBB
oklch(88.5% 0.063 39.2)
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Step 300
300
#FFA78A
oklch(80.9% 0.112 39)
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Step 400
400 (this color)
#FB5607
oklch(67.1% 0.212 39)
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Step 500
500
#E84E00
oklch(63.1% 0.201 39.2)
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Step 600
600
#C44000
oklch(55.5% 0.178 39)
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Step 700
700
#A63500
oklch(49.1% 0.157 39.1)
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Step 800
800
#892A00
oklch(42.6% 0.137 39)
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Step 900
900
#732200
oklch(37.6% 0.12 39.1)
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Step 950
950
#471200
oklch(27% 0.086 39.4)
Orange Pant with color blindness
Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.
| Vision | Seen as | Shift (ΔE) |
|---|---|---|
| Protanopia (no red cones) | #887700 | 0.212 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #B09C00 | 0.191 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #FF1C4B | 0.091 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #8E8E8E | 0.214 |
Use Orange Pant in your product
Turn it into light and dark UI roles checked for contrast, then export to Tailwind v4, shadcn/ui, CSS or design tokens.