Information about #FD9240 color

#FD9240 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#FD9240 falls into the Orange Color Family — Full Saturation, Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(253, 146, 64) — 99.2% red, 57.3% green, 25.1% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 42 / 74 / 1. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A maximally vivid amber-leaning orange, #FD9240 floats near the light end of the scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Spring Orange (#FD963D). Nearby in the Register you will also find Royal Orange (#F99245) and Orangeish (#FD8D49).

The recipe behind #FD9240 is rgb(253, 146, 64), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 9.4:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.2:1. No one has named #FD9240 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#FD9240 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#FD9240 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #FD9240

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Royal Orange color link
Royal Orange

#F99245

Orangeish color link
Orangeish

#FD8D49

Neon Orange color link
Neon Orange

#FF9E3D

Daylily color link
Daylily

#FF8936

Sunshade color link
Sunshade

#FA9D49

Deep Saffron color link
Deep Saffron

#FF9933

Mango Tango color link
Mango Tango

#FF8243

Sun color link
Sun

#EF8E38

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#FD9240
  • RGB253, 146, 64
  • CMYK0, 42, 74, 1
  • CSSrgb(253, 146, 64)
  • HSL26°, 98%, 62%
  • HSL Precise26.032°, 97.927%, 62.157%
  • HSV26°, 75%, 99%
  • HSB26°, 75%, 99%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.992
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.573
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.251
  • GLSLvec3(0.992, 0.573, 0.251)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.992, 0.573, 0.251, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.992, 0.573, 0.251)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB99.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB57.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB25.1%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDFD9240
  • DECIMAL ID16618048
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01