#ff9e1a

Color #ff9e1a

A vivid, highly saturated medium orange.

Closest named color Orange #ffa500 · ΔE 6.44 Nearest Tailwind class amber-500 #fe9a00 · ΔE 1.1

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Conversions

HEX

#ff9e1a

RGB

rgb(255, 158, 26)

HSL

hsl(34.6, 100%, 55.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(34.6, 89.8%, 100%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 38%, 89.8%, 0%)

LAB

lab(73.41, 27.84, 74.07)

LCH

lch(73.41, 79.13, 69.4)

OKLCH

oklch(78.1%, 0.1687, 65.82)

HWB

hwb(34.6, 10.2%, 0%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#1a7bff

Analogous

#ff2c1a

#ff9e1a

#edff1a

Triadic

#ff9e1a

#1aff9e

#9e1aff

Split-complementary

#ff9e1a

#1aedff

#2c1aff

Tetradic

#ff9e1a

#7bff1a

#1a7bff

#9e1aff

Square

#ff9e1a

#1aff2c

#1a7bff

#ff1aed

Shades

Color #ff9e1a mixed toward black.

#ea8700

#bb6c00

#8d5100

#5e3600

#2f1b00

Tints

Color #ff9e1a mixed toward white.

#ffae40

#ffbe66

#ffcf8d

#ffdfb3

#ffefd9

Tones

Color #ff9e1a mixed toward gray.

#ec9b2d

#d99840

#c69553

#b39266

#a08f79

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.07:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.16:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.16:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#dcdb55 · ΔE 27.6

Deuteranopia

#e1e75d · ΔE 30.1

Tritanopia

#fb6d72 · ΔE 32.4

Achromatopsia

#b4b4b4 · ΔE 28.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #ff9e1a;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ff9e1a]

Related colors

Antique White #faebd7

Tan #d2b48c

Burlywood #deb887

Navajo White #ffdead

Blanched Almond #ffebcd

Dark Orange #ff8c00

Frequently asked questions

#ff9e1a (#ff9e1a) is rgb(255, 158, 26) in RGB.

No, #ff9e1a is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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