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#FF9840

#ff9840 ≈ Neon Carrot

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ff9840 is a color from the orange family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 100% red, 59.61% green and 25.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 40.39% magenta, 74.9% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 27.64°, with 100% saturation and 62.55% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with enthusiasm, warmth and creativity. Designers typically use it for call-to-action buttons and food and restaurant brands. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.82:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Neon Carrot (#ffa343), ΔE 3.91.

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Web safe#ff9933
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Relative luminance0.4409

Complementary

  1. #ff9840
  2. #40a7ff

Split complementary

  1. #ff9840
  2. #40fff7
  3. #4048ff

Analogous

  1. #ff4048
  2. #ff9840
  3. #fff740

Triadic

  1. #ff9840
  2. #40ff98
  3. #9840ff

Tetradic

  1. #ff9840
  2. #a7ff40
  3. #40a7ff
  4. #9840ff

Square

  1. #ff9840
  2. #48ff40
  3. #40a7ff
  4. #f740ff

Monochromatic

  1. #a64c00
  2. #f37000
  3. #ff9840
  4. #ffc18d
  5. #ffebd9

Shades

#ff9840 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ff9840
  2. #e6893a
  3. #cc7a33
  4. #b36a2d
  5. #995b26
  6. #804c20
  7. #663d1a
  8. #4d2e13
  9. #331e0d
  10. #1a0f06
  11. #000000

Tints

#ff9840 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ff9840
  2. #ffa253
  3. #ffad66
  4. #ffb779
  5. #ffc18c
  6. #ffcca0
  7. #ffd6b3
  8. #ffe0c6
  9. #ffead9
  10. #fff5ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ff9840 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ff9840
  2. #f29646
  3. #e6934d
  4. #d99153
  5. #cc8e5a
  6. #c08c60
  7. #b38a66
  8. #a6876d
  9. #998573
  10. #8d827a
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.14:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.82:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b1b1b1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d5a891 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b7a334 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cfba40 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff8286 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d89f39 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e4ae40 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ff8b70 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ff9840 {
  color: #ff9840;
}
Background
.bg-ff9840 {
  background-color: #ff9840;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ff9840 {
  border: 2px solid #ff9840;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ff9840;
  --color-primary-rgb: 255 152 64;
  --color-primary-hsl: 28 100% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ff9840 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ff9840, #fff740);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ff9840 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(255 152 64 / 0.35);
}

#ffa343 Neon Carrot ΔE 3.91 #ff8c00 Dark Orange ΔE 4.40 #f4a460 Sandy Brown ΔE 4.68 #ed872d Cadmium Orange ΔE 4.80 #ed9121 Carrot Orange ΔE 5.48 #f28500 Tangerine ΔE 5.73 #e48400 Fulvous ΔE 7.67 #0067bf Inverted #b1b1b1 Grayscale 

Neon Carrot
#ff9840  rgb(255, 152, 64)  hsl(28, 100%, 63%)  Neon Carrot
#40a7ff  rgb(64, 167, 255)  hsl(208, 100%, 63%)  Carolina Blue
#40ff98  rgb(64, 255, 152)  hsl(148, 100%, 63%)  Medium Spring Green
#9840ff  rgb(152, 64, 255)  hsl(268, 100%, 63%)  Vivid Violet