#ff9f16

Color #ff9f16

A vivid, highly saturated medium orange.

Closest named color Orange #ffa500 · ΔE 5.29 Nearest Tailwind class amber-500 #fe9a00 · ΔE 1.3

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Conversions

HEX

#ff9f16

RGB

rgb(255, 159, 22)

HSL

hsl(35.3, 100%, 54.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(35.3, 91.4%, 100%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 37.6%, 91.4%, 0%)

LAB

lab(73.62, 27.27, 75.06)

LCH

lch(73.62, 79.86, 70.03)

OKLCH

oklch(78.3%, 0.1693, 66.61)

HWB

hwb(35.3, 8.6%, 0%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#1676ff

Analogous

#ff2b16

#ff9f16

#eaff16

Triadic

#ff9f16

#16ff9f

#9f16ff

Split-complementary

#ff9f16

#16eaff

#2b16ff

Tetradic

#ff9f16

#76ff16

#1676ff

#9f16ff

Square

#ff9f16

#16ff2b

#1676ff

#ff16ea

Shades

Color #ff9f16 mixed toward black.

#e78800

#b96d00

#8a5100

#5c3600

#2e1b00

Tints

Color #ff9f16 mixed toward white.

#ffaf3d

#ffbf64

#ffcf8a

#ffdfb1

#ffefd8

Tones

Color #ff9f16 mixed toward gray.

#ec9c29

#d8983d

#c59550

#b19164

#9e8e77

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.05:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.22:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.22:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#dcdb55 · ΔE 27.1

Deuteranopia

#e1e85d · ΔE 30

Tritanopia

#fb6e72 · ΔE 32.6

Achromatopsia

#b5b5b5 · ΔE 28.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #ff9f16;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ff9f16]

Related colors

Navajo White #ffdead

Blanched Almond #ffebcd

Antique White #faebd7

Tan #d2b48c

Burlywood #deb887

Papaya Whip #ffefd5

Frequently asked questions

#ff9f16 (#ff9f16) is rgb(255, 159, 22) in RGB.

No, #ff9f16 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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