#FF9900

A medium, vivid orange closely aligning with Orange.

About #FF9900

The precise color #FF9900 is an excellent choice for modern design projects. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Orange. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 255, 153, and 0.

For print applications, it's crucial to understand its CMYK makeup. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 0% cyan and 40% magenta inks. With a hue angle of 36.0 degrees, it sits comfortably in the orange spectrum.

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#FF9900
RGB255, 153, 0
HSL36.0°, 100.0%, 50.0%
CMYK0%, 40%, 100%, 0%
HSV36.0°, 100.0%, 100.0%
LAB72.3, 30.2, 77.2
XYZ52.6, 44.0, 5.7
Decimal16750848

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

2.14:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
9.81:1
Text on #000000
AAA
2.05:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
8.34:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #FF9900; }
.text-color { color: #FF9900; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #FF9900; }

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