#FF5F0F

A medium, vivid orange closely aligning with Orangered.

About #FF5F0F

At its core, #FF5F0F is a medium and vivid hue. Designers often compare it to the standard color Orangered. Its digital footprint relies on 255 parts red, 95 parts green, and 15 parts blue light.

Translating this color to physical media requires the CMYK color model. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 0% cyan and 63% magenta inks. The HSL representation is 20.0° hue, 100.0% saturation, and 52.9% lightness.

When using this color as a background, text legibility must be considered. Mathematical luminance calculations suggest that #000000 text provides the most optimal reading experience. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#FF5F0F
RGB255, 95, 15
HSL20.0°, 100.0%, 52.9%
CMYK0%, 63%, 94%, 0%
HSV20.0°, 94.1%, 100.0%
LAB61.2, 58.1, 68.0
XYZ45.4, 29.5, 3.7
Decimal16736015

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

3.05:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA Large
6.90:1
Text on #000000
AA
2.91:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
5.86:1
Text on #0F172A
AA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #FF5F0F; }
.text-color { color: #FF5F0F; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #FF5F0F; }

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