#ff9500

Color #ff9500

A vivid, highly saturated medium orange.

Closest named color Dark Orange #ff8c00 · ΔE 5.11 Nearest Tailwind class amber-500 #fe9a00 · ΔE 1.9

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Conversions

HEX

#ff9500

RGB

rgb(255, 149, 0)

HSL

hsl(35.1, 100%, 50%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(35.1, 100%, 100%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 41.6%, 100%, 0%)

LAB

lab(71.39, 32.23, 76.67)

LCH

lch(71.39, 83.17, 67.2)

OKLCH

oklch(76.5%, 0.1752, 62.57)

HWB

hwb(35.1, 0%, 0%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#006aff

Analogous

#ff1600

#ff9500

#e9ff00

Triadic

#ff9500

#00ff95

#9500ff

Split-complementary

#ff9500

#00e9ff

#1600ff

Tetradic

#ff9500

#6aff00

#006aff

#9500ff

Square

#ff9500

#00ff16

#006aff

#ff00e9

Shades

Color #ff9500 mixed toward black.

#d57c00

#aa6300

#804b00

#553200

#2a1900

Tints

Color #ff9500 mixed toward white.

#ffa72a

#ffb855

#ffca80

#ffdcaa

#ffedd5

Tones

Color #ff9500 mixed toward gray.

#ea9215

#d58e2a

#bf8a40

#aa8755

#95836a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.2:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.55:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.55:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#d9d94c · ΔE 30.3

Deuteranopia

#dfe655 · ΔE 32.9

Tritanopia

#fb656a · ΔE 31.1

Achromatopsia

#afafaf · ΔE 29

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #ff9500;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ff9500]

Related colors

Navajo White #ffdead

Antique White #faebd7

Tan #d2b48c

Blanched Almond #ffebcd

Burlywood #deb887

Papaya Whip #ffefd5

Frequently asked questions

#ff9500 (#ff9500) is rgb(255, 149, 0) in RGB.

No, #ff9500 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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