#ff9d1a

Color #ff9d1a

A vivid, highly saturated medium orange.

Closest named color Orange #ffa500 · ΔE 6.93 Nearest Tailwind class amber-500 #fe9a00 · ΔE 1

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Conversions

HEX

#ff9d1a

RGB

rgb(255, 157, 26)

HSL

hsl(34.3, 100%, 55.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(34.3, 89.8%, 100%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 38.4%, 89.8%, 0%)

LAB

lab(73.19, 28.36, 73.91)

LCH

lch(73.19, 79.16, 69.01)

OKLCH

oklch(77.9%, 0.169, 65.3)

HWB

hwb(34.3, 10.2%, 0%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#1a7cff

Analogous

#ff2a1a

#ff9d1a

#efff1a

Triadic

#ff9d1a

#1aff9d

#9d1aff

Split-complementary

#ff9d1a

#1aefff

#2a1aff

Tetradic

#ff9d1a

#7cff1a

#1a7cff

#9d1aff

Square

#ff9d1a

#1aff2a

#1a7cff

#ff1aef

Shades

Color #ff9d1a mixed toward black.

#ea8600

#bb6b00

#8d5000

#5e3600

#2f1b00

Tints

Color #ff9d1a mixed toward white.

#ffad40

#ffbe66

#ffce8d

#ffdeb3

#ffefd9

Tones

Color #ff9d1a mixed toward gray.

#ec9a2d

#d99740

#c69553

#b39266

#a08f79

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.08:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.09:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.09:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#dcdb54 · ΔE 27.9

Deuteranopia

#e1e75d · ΔE 30.5

Tritanopia

#fb6d71 · ΔE 31.8

Achromatopsia

#b4b4b4 · ΔE 28.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #ff9d1a;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ff9d1a]

Related colors

Antique White #faebd7

Tan #d2b48c

Burlywood #deb887

Dark Orange #ff8c00

Navajo White #ffdead

Blanched Almond #ffebcd

Frequently asked questions

#ff9d1a (#ff9d1a) is rgb(255, 157, 26) in RGB.

No, #ff9d1a is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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