#FF9A42 Color

#FF9A42 is rgb(255, 154, 66) in RGB, hsl(28, 100%, 63%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 40%, 74%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Royal Orange (#F99245), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.02. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FF9A42

HEX#FF9A42

RGBrgb(255, 154, 66)

HSLhsl(28, 100%, 63%)

HSVhsv(28, 74%, 100%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 40%, 74%, 0%)

OKLCHoklch(77.6% 0.156 58)

LABlab(73.38% 33.95 60.64)

LCHlch(73.38% 69.50 60.76)

What #FF9A42 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 #FF9A42, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Royal Orange#F99245ΔE 5.02 Neon Carrot#FF9933ΔE 5.71 Cadmium Orange#ED872DΔE 6.94 Carrot Orange#ED9121ΔE 9.15 Tiger's Eye#E08D3CΔE 10.92 Yellow Orange#FFAE42ΔE 11.64

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

#FF9A42 Channel Values

How #FF9A42 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 255 · G 154 · B 66	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 28° · S 100% · L 63%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 28° · S 74% · V 100%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 40% · Y 74% · K 0%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	2.11:1 vs white · 9.95:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FF9A42 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 text2.11:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text9.95:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #FF9A42

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FF9A42; 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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Tints & Shades of #FF9A42

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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How #FF9A42 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#FF9A42

Protanopia#B1B140

Protanomaly#D5A841

Deuteranopia#C3C335

Deuteranomaly#DEB43B

Tritanopia#FF9292

Tritanomaly#FF967A

Achromatopsia#B2B2B2

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Using #FF9A42 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ff9a42: #FF9A42;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FF9A42;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ff9a42': '#FF9A42' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 1.000, green: 0.604, blue: 0.259)

Android XML<color name="color_ff9a42">#FF9A42</color>

SVG fillfill="#FF9A42"

More Orange Colors

#FF9A42 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

ff9c24 ff9966 ff9f0f ff9933 ffa000 ff9900 ffa07a ff936b ffa200 ff910a ffa280 ff8f00 ffb86a ffd6a7 ffead1 fff8eb c3732a d99058 e3a857 e9c9aa f0ba94 f7e7ce fbf2ea ff5f00

#FF9A42 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FF9A42?

#FF9A42 is a light orange — rgb(255, 154, 66) in RGB and hsl(28, 100%, 63%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Royal Orange (#F99245), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.02.

What is the RGB value of #FF9A42?

#FF9A42 is rgb(255, 154, 66) — red 255, green 154, and blue 66 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FF9A42?

#FF9A42 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 40%, 74%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FF9A42 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FF9A42 scores 2.11:1 against white and 9.95:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FF9A42 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FF9A42 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 15.65, which is visibly different.

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