#ff5e15

Color #ff5e15

A vivid, highly saturated medium orange.

Closest named color Orange Red #ff4500 · ΔE 10.12 Nearest Tailwind class orange-500 #ff6900 · ΔE 4.1

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Conversions

HEX

#ff5e15

RGB

rgb(255, 94, 21)

HSL

hsl(18.7, 100%, 54.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(18.7, 91.8%, 100%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 63.1%, 91.8%, 0%)

LAB

lab(61.07, 58.61, 66.5)

LCH

lch(61.07, 88.64, 48.61)

OKLCH

oklch(68.7%, 0.2088, 39.85)

HWB

hwb(18.7, 8.2%, 0%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#15b6ff

Analogous

#ff1541

#ff5e15

#ffd315

Triadic

#ff5e15

#15ff5e

#5e15ff

Split-complementary

#ff5e15

#15ffd3

#1541ff

Tetradic

#ff5e15

#b6ff15

#15b6ff

#5e15ff

Square

#ff5e15

#41ff15

#15b6ff

#d315ff

Shades

Color #ff5e15 mixed toward black.

#e64800

#b83900

#8a2b00

#5c1d00

#2e0e00

Tints

Color #ff5e15 mixed toward white.

#ff793c

#ff9463

#ffae8a

#ffc9b1

#ffe4d8

Tones

Color #ff5e15 mixed toward gray.

#eb6528

#d86d3c

#c4744f

#b17b63

#9d8376

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.06:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.86:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.86:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#cecd33 · ΔE 46

Deuteranopia

#d5de37 · ΔE 50.1

Tritanopia

#fa4144 · ΔE 14.2

Achromatopsia

#939393 · ΔE 29.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #ff5e15;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ff5e15]

Related colors

Sienna #a0522d

Light Salmon #ffa07a

Orange Red #ff4500

Coral #ff7f50

Dark Salmon #e9967a

Seashell #fff5ee

Frequently asked questions

#ff5e15 (#ff5e15) is rgb(255, 94, 21) in RGB.

No, #ff5e15 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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