Royal Orange (#F99245)

The hex code for Royal Orange is #F99245. It is rgb(249, 146, 69) in RGB, hsl(26, 94%, 62%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 41%, 72%, 2%) in CMYK — a light orange. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#F99245

HEX#F99245

RGBrgb(249, 146, 69)

HSLhsl(26, 94%, 62%)

HSVhsv(26, 72%, 98%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 41%, 72%, 2%)

OKLCHoklch(75.6% 0.153 54.4)

LABlab(70.90% 35.59 56.59)

LCHlch(70.90% 66.85 57.84)

Colors Closest to Royal Orange

Royal Orange is a registered color name. These are the named colors nearest to it, measured as CIE76 distance in CIELAB — a perceptual scale, so the ordering matches what the eye sees rather than how close the raw RGB numbers happen to sit.

Cadmium Orange#ED872DΔE 6.9 Tiger's Eye#E08D3CΔE 9.21 Neon Carrot#FF9933ΔE 10.11 Mango Tango#FF8243ΔE 10.33 Carrot Orange#ED9121ΔE 12.5 Atomic Tangerine#FF9966ΔE 13.23

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every orange in the library.

#F99245 Channel Values

How Royal Orange breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 249 · G 146 · B 69	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 26° · S 94% · L 62%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 26° · S 72% · V 98%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 41% · Y 72% · K 2%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	2.28:1 vs white · 9.23:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a Royal Orange background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text2.28:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text9.23:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

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Colors That Go With Royal Orange

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite Royal Orange; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Triadic

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Tints & Shades of Royal Orange

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Shades

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How Royal Orange Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#F99245

Protanopia#AAAA43

Protanomaly#CEA144

Deuteranopia#BCBC39

Deuteranomaly#D7AD3E

Tritanopia#FC8B8B

Tritanomaly#FB8E75

Achromatopsia#ACACAC

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Using #F99245 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--royal-orange: #F99245;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #F99245;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'royal-orange': '#F99245' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.976, green: 0.573, blue: 0.271)

Android XML<color name="royal_orange">#F99245</color>

SVG fillfill="#F99245"

More Orange Colors

Royal Orange sits in the orangefamily. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

f9e5d7 f94d00 f9e9cd f8f1e7 fad6a5 f8ddc9 fad7b7 f8ddaa fae8db f8dcd3 faebd7 f8c9a0 fdefe2 ff7300 ff9c24 ffb86a ffd694 ffe7d1 fff6f0 c3732a d99058 e3a857 ea7610 f0dec7

#F99245 Frequently Asked Questions

What is the hex code for Royal Orange?

The hex code for Royal Orange is #F99245. That is rgb(249, 146, 69) in RGB, hsl(26, 94%, 62%) in HSL, and approximately cmyk(0%, 41%, 72%, 2%) in CMYK.

What is the RGB value of #F99245?

#F99245 is rgb(249, 146, 69) — red 249, green 146, and blue 69 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #F99245?

#F99245 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 41%, 72%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #F99245 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #F99245 scores 2.28:1 against white and 9.23:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #F99245 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #F99245 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is sandybrown (#F4A460) at a CIE76 distance of 13.97, which is visibly different.

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