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#FF600A Color

#FF600A is rgb(255, 96, 10) in RGB, hsl(21, 100%, 52%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 62%, 96%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Vivid Orange (#FF5F00), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.69. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FF600A
HEX#FF600A
RGBrgb(255, 96, 10)
HSLhsl(21, 100%, 52%)
HSVhsv(21, 96%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 62%, 96%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(68.9% 0.208 41.2)
LABlab(62.21% 59.56 70.53)
LCHlch(62.21% 92.31 49.82)

What #FF600A Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #FF600A, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#FF600A Channel Values

How #FF600A breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 255 · G 96 · B 108-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 21° · S 100% · L 52%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 21° · S 96% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 62% · Y 96% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.03:1 vs white · 6.93:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FF600A 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.

Fails AAWhite text3.03:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.93:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #FF600A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FF600A; 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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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #FF600A

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.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #FF600A.

How #FF600A 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#FF600A
Protanopia#8D8D00
Protanomaly#C57E02
Deuteranopia#ABAB00
Deuteranomaly#D29300
Tritanopia#FF5A5A
Tritanomaly#FF5D47
Achromatopsia#949494

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FF600A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ff600a: #FF600A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FF600A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ff600a': '#FF600A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 1.000, green: 0.376, blue: 0.039)
Android XML<color name="color_ff600a">#FF600A</color>
SVG fillfill="#FF600A"

More Orange Colors

#FF600A sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#FF600A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FF600A?

#FF600A is a mid-tone orange — rgb(255, 96, 10) in RGB and hsl(21, 100%, 52%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Vivid Orange (#FF5F00), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.69.

What is the RGB value of #FF600A?

#FF600A is rgb(255, 96, 10) — red 255, green 96, and blue 10 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FF600A?

#FF600A converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 62%, 96%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FF600A be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FF600A scores 3.03:1 against white and 6.93:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FF600A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FF600A 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 orangered (#FF4500) at a CIE76 distance of 10.3, which is visibly different.

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