Information about Orangered color

#FE420F - Orangered color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #FE420F ("Orangered") belongs to the Red Color Family, featuring Full Saturation and Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(254, 66, 15) — 99.6% red, 25.9% green, 5.9% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 74 / 94 / 0. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#FE420F is a intensely saturated red 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 Greenish Umber (#FF3D0D). Slightly further away sit Orioles Orange (#FB4F14) and Taobao Orange (#FF4200).

In RGB terms — rgb(254, 66, 15) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #FE420F: 6.0:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.5:1 for white. This precise shade carries the officially registered name "Orangered" in the Register.

Orangered color variations

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

Orangered 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 Orangered

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity.

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#FE420F
  • RGB254, 66, 15
  • CMYK0, 74, 94, 0
  • CSSrgb(254, 66, 15)
  • HSL13°, 99%, 53%
  • HSL Precise12.803°, 99.17%, 52.745%
  • HSV13°, 94%, 100%
  • HSB13°, 94%, 100%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.996
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.259
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.059
  • GLSLvec3(0.996, 0.259, 0.059)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.996, 0.259, 0.059, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.996, 0.259, 0.059)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB99.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB25.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB5.9%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDFE420F
  • DECIMAL ID16663055
  • Name Length9
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