#FFA501 Hex Color

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Color Name

Orange (Web)*

Hex Color Code

#FFA501

RGB Color Code

RGB(255, 165, 1)

CMYK Values*

0.0%, 35.3%, 99.6%, 0.0%

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#FFA501 hex color. RGB, RYB, CMYK, HSL, HSV codes and color conversions. Matching color names, palettes, paints.

What color is FFA501?

The RGB color code for color number #FFA501 is RGB(255, 165, 1). In the RGB color model, #FFA501 has a red value of 255, a green value of 165, and a blue value of 1. The CMYK color model (also known as process color, used in color printing) comprises 0.0% cyan, 35.3% magenta, 99.6% yellow, and 0.0% key (black). The HSL color scale has a hue of 38.7° (degrees), 100.0 % saturation, and 50.2 % lightness. In the HSB/HSV color space, #FFA501 has a hue of 38.7° (degrees), 99.6 % saturation and 100.0 % brightness/value.

Color FFA501 is cool or warm?

Color FFA501 is a warm color.

What is the LRV of #FFA501? (For interior and product design)

FFA501 has an LRV of nearly 48.2. By LRV value, it is a medium light color.

Light Reflectance Value (LRV) is a measure of how much visible light is reflected off a surface. It is a number on a scale of 0 to 100, with 0 being pure black and 100 being pure white. The higher the LRV, the more light the color reflects and the lighter it will appear.

Dark Color

#FFA501

LRV 48.2

Light Color

Compare LRV 48.2 of #FFA501 with dark and light color

Is #FFA501 Readable? WCAG Contrast Checker (For digital design)

Check if the color FFA501 meets Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) standards, minimum contrast ratio standards between text and background colors. The WCAG (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines) provides global standards for readable web content.

WCAG Recommendations - Large Text: above 18pt or 14pt bold. Normal Text: below 18pt or 14pt bold.

Minimum contrast ratio (AA): 4.5 for normal text and 3 for large text.
Enhanced contrast ratio (AAA): 7 for normal text and 4.5 for large text.

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Color Codes - Color Space Conversions

HEX #FFA501 color codes / color number / color space conversions - RGBA, HSL, HSV/HSB, HYZ, CMY, HWB, RYB

HEX #FFA501

Hex triplet: #FFA501
Red: FF
Green: A5
Blue: 01

RGBA / RGB rgb(255, 165, 1)

Red: 255 (100.0%)
Green: 165 (64.7%)
Blue: 1 (0.4%)
Alpha: 1 (100.0%)

CMYK

Cyan: 0.00%
Magenta: 35.29%
Yellow: 99.61%
Key: 0.00%

HSL hsl(38.74deg, 100.0 %, 50.2 %)

Hue: 38.74°
Saturation: 100.00 %
Lightness: 50.20 %

HSV / HSB

Hue: 38.74°
Saturation: 99.61 %
Brightness / Value: 100.00 %

RYB ryb(90, 164, 0)

Red: 90 (35.2%)
Yellow: 164 (64.5%)
Blue: 0 (0.1%)

HWB

Hue: 38.74°
Whiteness: 0.39 %
Blackness: 0.00 %

CMY

Cyan: 0.00%
Magenta: 35.29%
Yellow: 99.61%

XYZ

X: 54.7
Y: 48.17
Z: 6.44

YXY

Y1: 48.17
X: 0.5
Y2: 0.44

CIE-Lab

L: 74.93
A: 23.94
B: 78.84

CIE-Lch

L: 74.93
C: 82.4
H: 73.11

CIE-Luv

L: 74.93
U: 74.84
V: 73.94

Hunter-Lab

L: 69.41
A: 19.22
B: 43.08

Other

LRV: ~ 48.2 %
Munsell Color System: 10YR 7.3/18.6

Color Names, Similar Colors and Paint

What is Delta E (ΔE)?

Delta E is the standard measure of how different two colors look to the human eye, rather than how far apart their hex codes happen to be. It runs from 0, an exact match, to 100, the largest possible difference — so the lower the Delta E, the closer the match. The match percentage shown on each color below is simply 100% minus its ΔE.

ΔE 0

Identical – an exact match

ΔE under 1

Not perceptible; the eye cannot separate them

ΔE 1 – 2

Perceptible only on close, side-by-side inspection

ΔE 2 – 10

Perceptible at a glance

ΔE over 10

Reads as a different color altogether

Color Name of HEX #FFA501

These are the named colors closest to hex FFA501, closest match first. Each card shows how much of the color the human eye sees as the same, measured as Delta E (ΔE).

#FFA500 Color Orange (Web)

99.97% match | ΔE 0.03

#FFA700 Color Chrome Yellow

99.27% match | ΔE 0.73

#FFAA1D Color Bright Yellow

98.59% match | ΔE 1.41

#FF9F00 Color Orange Peel

97.89% match | ΔE 2.11

Similar colors from Pantone, RAL and other color matching system

Pantone TCX

Pantone TCX color similar/equivalent to FFA501.

#FFA500 Color PANTONE 14-1064 TCX - Saffron

99.97% match | ΔE 0.03

#FFA00D Color PANTONE 14-1159 TCX - Zinnia

97.93% match | ΔE 2.07

#F9AC2F Color PANTONE 14-0955 TCX - Citrus

97.11% match | ΔE 2.89

#FC9E21 Color PANTONE 15-1058 TCX - Radiant Yellow

96.59% match | ΔE 3.41

Pantone PMS

Pantone PMS color similar/equivalent to FFA501.

#FFA300 Color PANTONE 137 C

99.31% match | ΔE 0.69

#FFAD00 Color PANTONE 2010 C

97.12% match | ΔE 2.88

#FF9E1B Color PANTONE 1375 C

96.61% match | ΔE 3.39

#F2A900 Color PANTONE 130 C

95.75% match | ΔE 4.25

RAL Classic

RAL Classic color similar/equivalent to FFA501.

#F9A800 Color RAL 1003 - Signal Yellow

97.71% match | ΔE 2.29

#FF9B00 Color RAL 1028 - Melon Yellow

96.48% match | ΔE 3.52

#F99A1C Color RAL 1033 - Dahlia Yellow

95.82% match | ΔE 4.18

#FFB200 Color RAL 2007 - Luminous Bright Orange

95.34% match | ΔE 4.66

British Standard 4800

British Standard 4800 color similar/equivalent to FFA501.

#FFAC30 Color BS 06-E-50 - Apricot

97.68% match | ΔE 2.32

#FFAF15 Color BS 08-E-53 - Yellow

96.78% match | ΔE 3.22

#FCAF3D Color BS 08-D-41 - Yellow

96.42% match | ΔE 3.58

#F2AA4C Color BS 06-D-41 - Orange

94.68% match | ΔE 5.32

RAL Design

RAL Design color similar/equivalent to FFA501.

#E99A10 Color RAL 075 70 70 - Pumpkin Yellow

95.74% match | ΔE 4.26

#E99700 Color RAL 075 70 80 - Autumn Yellow

95.42% match | ΔE 4.58

#E59B00 Color RAL 080 70 88 - Arnica Yellow

95.03% match | ΔE 4.97

#E19C00 Color RAL 080 70 80 - Sunflower Yellow

94.08% match | ΔE 5.92

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#FFA812 Color Dark Tangerine

99.15% match | ΔE 0.85

#F79E1B Color Mastercard Yellow

97.34% match | ΔE 2.66

Paint color for Hex #FFA501

These are the real paint colors closest to hex FFA501 from major brands, ranked by Delta E (ΔE) match. A paint above 98% will be hard to tell apart from FFA501 once it is on a wall.

Valspar

Hex color FFA501 similar/equivalent paint from Valspar. Conversion of hex #FFA501 to Valspar

#FFA501 Color Orange Glow (3001-1A)

Paint - Valspar

100.00% match | ΔE 0.00

#FFA901 Color Kernel of Truth (V015-3)

98.57% match | ΔE 1.43

#FFAA3E Color Pumpkin Butter (2007-1B)

96.34% match | ΔE 3.66

#EBA101 Color Queen Anne (M226)

95.90% match | ΔE 4.10

Benjamin Moore

Hex color FFA501 similar/equivalent paint from Benjamin Moore. Conversion of hex #FFA501 to Benjamin Moore

#FFA706 Color Mandarin Orange (2018-20)

99.37% match | ΔE 0.63

#FF9F00 Color Orange Sky (2018-10)

97.89% match | ΔE 2.11

#FFAF00 Color Mardi Gras Gold (2019-10)

96.41% match | ΔE 3.59

#FFB229 Color Citrus Blast (2018-30)

96.17% match | ΔE 3.83

Dunn-Edwards

Hex color FFA501 similar/equivalent paint from Dunn-Edwards. Conversion of hex #FFA501 to Dunn-Edwards

#FFAA00 Color Flash of Orange (DEA 116)

98.20% match | ΔE 1.80

#FFAF37 Color Ripe Pumpkin (DE 5307)

96.91% match | ΔE 3.09

#EDA740 Color Acorn Squash (DE 5292)

95.24% match | ΔE 4.76

#F3A347 Color O'Brien Orange (DET 460)

94.31% match | ΔE 5.69

Behr

Hex color FFA501 similar/equivalent paint from Behr. Conversion of hex #FFA501 to Behr

#F9AB1D Color Sunny Side Up (P270-7)

97.28% match | ΔE 2.72

#FFB14E Color Splendor Gold (P250-6)

94.93% match | ΔE 5.07

#FFA035 Color Blazing Bonfire (P250-7)

94.90% match | ΔE 5.10

#FFB737 Color Soft Boiled (P270-6)

94.73% match | ΔE 5.27

Sherwin Williams

Hex color FFA501 similar/equivalent paint from Sherwin Williams. Conversion of hex #FFA501 to Sherwin Williams

#F8AC1D Color Gusto Gold (SW 6904)

96.73% match | ΔE 3.27

#F2AF46 Color Goldenrod (SW 6677)

94.75% match | ΔE 5.25

#E39A33 Color Sunflower (SW 6678)

94.00% match | ΔE 6.00

#F4A045 Color Osage Orange (SW 6890)

93.74% match | ΔE 6.26

Farrow & Ball

Hex color FFA501 similar/equivalent paint from Farrow & Ball. Conversion of hex #FFA501 to Farrow & Ball

#E69F43 Color Dutch Orange (W76)

93.72% match | ΔE 6.28

#E1B06E Color Orangery (70)

89.06% match | ΔE 10.94

#E8C266 Color Babouche (223)

86.87% match | ΔE 13.13

#C59C5D Color India Yellow (66)

86.39% match | ΔE 13.61

PPG Paints

Hex color FFA501 similar/equivalent paint from PPG Paints. Conversion of hex #FFA501 to PPG Paints

#F7B74E Color Mango Margarita (PPG1204-7)

93.48% match | ΔE 6.52

#FFBC35 Color Fall Gold (PPG1205-7)

92.96% match | ΔE 7.04

#ED9B44 Color Cornucopia (PPG1203-7)

92.72% match | ΔE 7.28

#E1A84B Color Brass Mesh (PPG1209-6)

92.44% match | ΔE 7.56

Color Combinations and Matching Colors

#FFA501 color palettes and scheme combination

674300

9A6300

CD8400

FFA501

FFB734

FFC967

FFDB9A

Monochromatic Color Palette

Monochromatic colors belong to the same hue angle but different tints and shades. Monochromatic color palette can be generated by keeping the exact hue of the base color and then changing the saturation and lightness.

FF015B

FF2601

FFA501

DAFF01

5BFF01

Analogous Color Palette

Analogous colors are a group of colors adjacent to each other on a color wheel. Group of these adjacent colors forms Analogous color scheme Palette. Analogous Palette can be generated by increasing or decreasing the hue value by 30 points.

FFA501

01FFA5

A501FF

Triadic Color Palette

The triadic color palette has three colors separated by 120° in the RGB color wheel

FFA501

01FF26

015BFF

FF01DA

Tetradic Color Palette

The tetradic colour scheme composed of two sets of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

FFA501

FFAE1A

FFB733

FFC04D

FFC966

FFD280

FFDB99

FFE4B2

FFEDCC

FFF6E5

FFFFFF

Orange (Web)* - #FFA501 Tints

FFA501

E59400

CC8400

B27300

996300

7F5200

664100

4C3100

332100

191000

000000

Orange (Web)* - #FFA501 Shades

Complementary / Opposite Color

#FFA501

Orange (Web)*

#015BFF

Ultramarine Blue*

Complementary / Opposite Color

Complementary colors are pairs of colors which, when combined or mixed, cancel each other out (lose hue) by producing a grayscale color like white or black. When placed next to each other, they create the strongest contrast for those two colors. Complementary colors also called opposite colors. Complementary color schemes are created using two opposite colors on the color wheel. The examples are red–cyan, green–magenta, and blue–yellow.

What is the contrasting color of #FFA501?

Color that best contrast with #FFA501 is #015BFF, color name is Ultramarine Blue*. Contrast indicates a strong difference in color. Contrasting color can be found several ways, Complimentary contrast is one of them. Complementary contrast colors are opposite each other on the color wheel.