Hacker News brand colors
Technology · 1 color · Updated September 2026
Color codes
Safety Orange
About the Hacker News palette
Hacker News is identified by its distinctive orange (#ff6600), used across the Y Combinator news site.
Brand names, logos and colors belong to their owners. PickXColor is not affiliated with Hacker News.
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- Technology/Startups
Color data from brandcolor.dev
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Frequently asked questions
What are the Hacker News brand colors?
Hacker News uses one brand color: Safety Orange (#FF6600).
What is the main Hacker News color?
The lead color of the Hacker News palette is Safety Orange: HEX #FF6600, RGB 255, 102, 0.
How do I use the Hacker News colors in CSS or Tailwind?
Choose Export to copy the palette as CSS custom properties, a Tailwind theme with shades, SCSS, Swift, Jetpack Compose or JSON design tokens. Open in editor adds every color to the PickXColor board, where you can check contrast and build shades.
Where do these color codes come from?
The codes come from Hacker News's published brand guidelines, collected by brandcolor.dev. The link to the guidelines is on this page.