#ff9f49

Color #ff9f49

A vivid, highly saturated light orange.

Closest named color Sandy Brown #f4a460 · ΔE 12.65 Nearest Tailwind class orange-400 #ff8904 · ΔE 5.9

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Conversions

HEX

#ff9f49

RGB

rgb(255, 159, 73)

HSL

hsl(28.4, 100%, 64.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(28.4, 71.4%, 100%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 37.6%, 71.4%, 0%)

LAB

lab(73.9, 28.78, 58.06)

LCH

lch(73.9, 64.8, 63.63)

OKLCH

oklch(78.6%, 0.1511, 59.36)

HWB

hwb(28.4, 28.6%, 0%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#49a9ff

Analogous

#ff494e

#ff9f49

#fffa49

Triadic

#ff9f49

#49ff9f

#9f49ff

Split-complementary

#ff9f49

#49fffa

#494eff

Tetradic

#ff9f49

#a9ff49

#49a9ff

#9f49ff

Square

#ff9f49

#4eff49

#49a9ff

#fa49ff

Shades

Color #ff9f49 mixed toward black.

#ff8212

#db6700

#a44e00

#6d3400

#371a00

Tints

Color #ff9f49 mixed toward white.

#ffaf67

#ffbf86

#ffcfa4

#ffdfc2

#ffefe1

Tones

Color #ff9f49 mixed toward gray.

#f0a058

#e1a167

#d1a276

#c2a286

#b3a395

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.04:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.31:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.31:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#dcdb67 · ΔE 29.1

Deuteranopia

#e1e86c · ΔE 32.2

Tritanopia

#fb787b · ΔE 25.9

Achromatopsia

#b6b6b6 · ΔE 26.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #ff9f49;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ff9f49]

Related colors

Peach Puff #ffdab9

Sandy Brown #f4a460

Peru #cd853f

Linen #faf0e6

Chocolate #d2691e

Saddle Brown #8b4513

Frequently asked questions

#ff9f49 (#ff9f49) is rgb(255, 159, 73) in RGB.

No, #ff9f49 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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