Information about #FD9C2E color

#FD9C2E color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#FD9C2E falls into the Orange Color Family — Full Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(253, 156, 46) — 99.2% red, 61.2% green, 18% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 38 / 82 / 1. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#FD9C2E presents itself as a intensely saturated warm orange — one that carries an easy, daylight feel. In practice it works well for accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Deep Saffron (#FF9933). Slightly further away sit Lightning Yellow (#F7A233) and Cantaloupe (#FFA62F).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(253, 156, 46)), which gives #FD9C2E its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #FD9C2E: 10.0:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.1:1 for white. No one has named #FD9C2E so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#FD9C2E color variations

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

#FD9C2E color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#FD9C2E color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#FD9C2E color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#FD9C2E color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#FD9C2E 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
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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
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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
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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
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Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

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

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #FD9C2E

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

Deep Saffron color link
Deep Saffron

#FF9933

Lightning Yellow color link
Lightning Yellow

#F7A233

Cantaloupe color link
Cantaloupe

#FFA62F

Egg color link
Egg

#FFA631

Yellow Sea color link
Yellow Sea

#F49F35

Neon Orange color link
Neon Orange

#FF9E3D

Aureoline Yellow color link
Aureoline Yellow

#FFA824

Spring Orange color link
Spring Orange

#FD963D

Mastercard Yellow color link
Mastercard Yellow

#F79E1B

Daylily color link
Daylily

#FF8936

Sun color link
Sun

#EF8E38

Neon Carrot color link
Neon Carrot

#FFA343

#FD9C2E color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#FD9C2E
  • RGB253, 156, 46
  • CMYK0, 38, 82, 1
  • CSSrgb(253, 156, 46)
  • HSL32°, 98%, 59%
  • HSL Precise31.884°, 98.104%, 58.627%
  • HSV32°, 82%, 99%
  • HSB32°, 82%, 99%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.992
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.612
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.180
  • GLSLvec3(0.992, 0.612, 0.180)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.992, 0.612, 0.180, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.992, 0.612, 0.180)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB99.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB61.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB18%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDFD9C2E
  • DECIMAL ID16620590
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers18 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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