#ff9965

Color #ff9965

A vivid, highly saturated light orange.

Closest named color Light Salmon #ffa07a · ΔE 9.15 Nearest Tailwind class orange-400 #ff8904 · ΔE 10.8

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Conversions

HEX

#ff9965

RGB

rgb(255, 153, 101)

HSL

hsl(20.3, 100%, 69.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(20.3, 60.4%, 100%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 40%, 60.4%, 0%)

LAB

lab(72.88, 33.5, 43.28)

LCH

lch(72.88, 54.73, 52.26)

OKLCH

oklch(77.9%, 0.1398, 46.97)

HWB

hwb(20.3, 39.6%, 0%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#65cbff

Analogous

#ff657e

#ff9965

#ffe665

Triadic

#ff9965

#65ff99

#9965ff

Split-complementary

#ff9965

#65ffe6

#657eff

Tetradic

#ff9965

#cbff65

#65cbff

#9965ff

Square

#ff9965

#7eff65

#65cbff

#e665ff

Shades

Color #ff9965 mixed toward black.

#ff722a

#ed5000

#b23c00

#772800

#3b1400

Tints

Color #ff9965 mixed toward white.

#ffaa7f

#ffbb98

#ffccb2

#ffddcc

#ffeee5

Tones

Color #ff9965 mixed toward gray.

#f29d72

#e5a17f

#d8a68b

#ccaa98

#bfaea5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.1:1

Aa Black text on this color

10:1

Black text reads better on this background (10:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#dbda74 · ΔE 33.7

Deuteranopia

#e0e778 · ΔE 36.9

Tritanopia

#fb7f81 · ΔE 17

Achromatopsia

#b3b3b3 · ΔE 24.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #ff9965;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ff9965]

Related colors

Sienna #a0522d

Light Salmon #ffa07a

Orange Red #ff4500

Coral #ff7f50

Seashell #fff5ee

Chocolate #d2691e

Frequently asked questions

#ff9965 (#ff9965) is rgb(255, 153, 101) in RGB.

No, #ff9965 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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