#ff9f2a

Color #ff9f2a

A vivid, highly saturated medium orange.

Closest named color Orange #ffa500 · ΔE 9.81 Nearest Tailwind class amber-500 #fe9a00 · ΔE 2

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Conversions

HEX

#ff9f2a

RGB

rgb(255, 159, 42)

HSL

hsl(33, 100%, 58.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(33, 83.5%, 100%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 37.6%, 83.5%, 0%)

LAB

lab(73.69, 27.66, 69.96)

LCH

lch(73.69, 75.23, 68.43)

OKLCH

oklch(78.3%, 0.1641, 64.79)

HWB

hwb(33, 16.5%, 0%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#2a8aff

Analogous

#ff342a

#ff9f2a

#f4ff2a

Triadic

#ff9f2a

#2aff9f

#9f2aff

Split-complementary

#ff9f2a

#2af4ff

#342aff

Tetradic

#ff9f2a

#8aff2a

#2a8aff

#9f2aff

Square

#ff9f2a

#2aff34

#2a8aff

#ff2af4

Shades

Color #ff9f2a mixed toward black.

#f78800

#c66d00

#945200

#633600

#311b00

Tints

Color #ff9f2a mixed toward white.

#ffaf4d

#ffbf71

#ffcf94

#ffdfb8

#ffefdb

Tones

Color #ff9f2a mixed toward gray.

#ed9d3c

#db9c4d

#ca9a5f

#b89871

#a69683

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.05:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.24:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.24:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#dcdb5a · ΔE 27.7

Deuteranopia

#e1e861 · ΔE 30.6

Tritanopia

#fb7075 · ΔE 31.2

Achromatopsia

#b5b5b5 · ΔE 28

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #ff9f2a;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ff9f2a]

Related colors

Dark Orange #ff8c00

Bisque #ffe4c4

Burlywood #deb887

Antique White #faebd7

Tan #d2b48c

Navajo White #ffdead

Frequently asked questions

#ff9f2a (#ff9f2a) is rgb(255, 159, 42) in RGB.

No, #ff9f2a is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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