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#FF9900

#ff9900 ≈ Orange Peel

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
  • Web safe
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#ff9900 is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 100% red, 60% green and 0% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 40% magenta, 100% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 36°, with 100% saturation and 50% 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 9.81:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Orange Peel (#ff9f00), ΔE 2.11.

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Relative luminance0.4404

Complementary

  1. #ff9900
  2. #0066ff

Split complementary

  1. #ff9900
  2. #00e5ff
  3. #1900ff

Analogous

  1. #ff1a00
  2. #ff9900
  3. #e6ff00

Triadic

  1. #ff9900
  2. #00ff99
  3. #9900ff

Tetradic

  1. #ff9900
  2. #66ff00
  3. #0066ff
  4. #9900ff

Square

  1. #ff9900
  2. #00ff19
  3. #0066ff
  4. #ff00e6

Monochromatic

  1. #663d00
  2. #b36b00
  3. #ff9900
  4. #ffb84d
  5. #ffd699

Shades

#ff9900 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ff9900
  2. #e68a00
  3. #cc7a00
  4. #b36b00
  5. #995c00
  6. #804d00
  7. #663d00
  8. #4d2e00
  9. #331f00
  10. #1a0f00
  11. #000000

Tints

#ff9900 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ff9900
  2. #ffa31a
  3. #ffad33
  4. #ffb84d
  5. #ffc266
  6. #ffcc80
  7. #ffd699
  8. #ffe0b3
  9. #ffebcc
  10. #fff5e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ff9900 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ff9900
  2. #f2970d
  3. #e6941a
  4. #d99226
  5. #cc8f33
  6. #c08d40
  7. #b38a4d
  8. #a6885a
  9. #998566
  10. #8d8373
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.14:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.81:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b1b1b1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d5a88c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b9a300 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d2bb06 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff8182 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d99f00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e5ae04 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ff8b67 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ff9900 {
  color: #ff9900;
}
Background
.bg-ff9900 {
  background-color: #ff9900;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ff9900 {
  border: 2px solid #ff9900;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ff9900;
  --color-primary-rgb: 255 153 0;
  --color-primary-hsl: 36 100% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ff9900 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ff9900, #e6ff00);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ff9900 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(255 153 0 / 0.35);
}

#ff9f00 Orange Peel ΔE 2.11 #ed9121 Carrot Orange ΔE 3.86 #ffa500 Orange ΔE 4.23 #ffa343 Neon Carrot ΔE 4.34 #ff8c00 Dark Orange ΔE 4.44 #ffae42 Yellow Orange ΔE 5.77 #f28500 Tangerine ΔE 6.00 #0066ff Inverted #b1b1b1 Grayscale 

Orange Peel
#ff9900  rgb(255, 153, 0)  hsl(36, 100%, 50%)  Orange Peel
#0066ff  rgb(0, 102, 255)  hsl(216, 100%, 50%)  Ultramarine Blue
#00ff99  rgb(0, 255, 153)  hsl(156, 100%, 50%)  Medium Spring Green
#9900ff  rgb(153, 0, 255)  hsl(276, 100%, 50%)  Vivid Violet