Information about #FF5901 color

#FF5901 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #FF5901 belongs to the Orange Color Family, featuring Full Saturation and Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(255, 89, 1) — 100% red, 34.9% green, 0.4% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 65 / 100 / 0. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #FF5901 reads as a pure, full-strength amber-leaning orange and feels open and friendly. Expect to see shades like this in accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Maximum Orange (#FF5B00). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Willpower Orange (#FD5800) and Mystic Red (#FF5500).

In RGB terms — rgb(255, 89, 1) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #FF5901: 6.7:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.1:1 for white. #FF5901 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#FF5901 color variations

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

#FF5901 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 #FF5901

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

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#FF5901
  • RGB255, 89, 1
  • CMYK0, 65, 100, 0
  • CSSrgb(255, 89, 1)
  • HSL21°, 100%, 50%
  • HSL Precise20.787°, 100%, 50.196%
  • HSV21°, 100%, 100%
  • HSB21°, 100%, 100%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)1.000
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.349
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.004
  • GLSLvec3(1.000, 0.349, 0.004)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(1.000, 0.349, 0.004, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(1.000, 0.349, 0.004)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB100%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB34.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB0.4%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDFF5901
  • DECIMAL ID16734465
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01