Information about #FF9E42 color

#FF9E42 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#FF9E42 falls into the Orange Color Family — Full Saturation, Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(255, 158, 66) — 100% red, 62% green, 25.9% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 38 / 74 / 0. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A pure, full-strength warm orange, #FF9E42 appears airy and pastel-like. Expect to see shades like this in minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Neon Orange (#FF9E3D). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Neon Carrot (#FFA343) and Sunshade (#FA9D49).

The recipe behind #FF9E42 is rgb(255, 158, 66), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #FF9E42: 10.2:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.1:1 for white. #FF9E42 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#FF9E42 color variations

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

#FF9E42 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#FF9E42 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#FF9E42 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#FF9E42 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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#FF9E42 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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#4245FF
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#42FFFC
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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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#42FF9E
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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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#A4FF42
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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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#FC42FF
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Nearest named colors to #FF9E42

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

Neon Orange color link
Neon Orange

#FF9E3D

Neon Carrot color link
Neon Carrot

#FFA343

Sunshade color link
Sunshade

#FA9D49

Spring Orange color link
Spring Orange

#FD963D

Royal Orange color link
Royal Orange

#F99245

Deep Saffron color link
Deep Saffron

#FF9933

Yellow Orange color link
Yellow Orange

#FFAE42

My Sin color link
My Sin

#FDAE45

Yellow Sea color link
Yellow Sea

#F49F35

Lightning Yellow color link
Lightning Yellow

#F7A233

Orangeish color link
Orangeish

#FD8D49

Egg color link
Egg

#FFA631

#FF9E42 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#FF9E42
  • RGB255, 158, 66
  • CMYK0, 38, 74, 0
  • CSSrgb(255, 158, 66)
  • HSL29°, 100%, 63%
  • HSL Precise29.206°, 100%, 62.941%
  • HSV29°, 74%, 100%
  • HSB29°, 74%, 100%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)1.000
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.620
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.259
  • GLSLvec3(1.000, 0.620, 0.259)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(1.000, 0.620, 0.259, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(1.000, 0.620, 0.259)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB100%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB62%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB25.9%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDFF9E42
  • DECIMAL ID16752194
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers51 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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