Safety Orange Color

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Color Name

Safety Orange

Hex Color Code

#FF7900

RGB Color Code

RGB(255, 121, 0)

CMYK Values*

0.0%, 52.5%, 100.0%, 0.0%

Color Family (Hue)

Orange

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Safety Orange (also known as blaze orange) was defined in ANSI standard Z535.1–1998 and is commonly used in various contexts to warn of hazards.

What color is Safety Orange?

Safety Orange color belongs to the Orange color family (hue). The hexadecimal color code(color number) for Safety Orange is #FF7900, and the RGB color code is RGB(255, 121, 0).

In the RGB color model, Safety Orange has a red value of 255, a green value of 121, and a blue value of 0. The CMYK color model (also known as process color, used in color printing) comprises 0.0% cyan, 52.5% magenta, 100.0% yellow, and 0.0% key (black). The HSL color scale has a hue of 28.5° (degrees), 100.0 % saturation, and 50.0 % lightness. In the HSB/HSV color space, Safety Orange has a hue of 28.5° (degrees), 100.0 % saturation and 100.0 % brightness/value.

Safety Orange is cool or warm?

The color Safety Orange is a warm color.

What is the LRV of Safety Orange? (For interior and product design)

Safety Orange has an LRV of nearly 34.9. By LRV value, it is a medium 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

Safety Orange

LRV 34.9

Light Color

Compare LRV 34.9 of Safety Orange with dark and light color

Is Safety Orange Readable? WCAG Contrast Checker (For digital design)

Check if the color Safety Orange 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

Safety Orange color codes / color number / color space conversions - HEX, RGBA, CMYK, HSL, HSV/HSB, HYZ, CMY, HWB, RYB

HEX #FF7900

Hex triplet: #FF7900
Red: FF
Green: 79
Blue: 00

RGBA / RGB rgb(255, 121, 0)

Red: 255 (100.0%)
Green: 121 (47.5%)
Blue: 0 (0.0%)
Alpha: 1 (100.0%)

CMYK

Cyan: 0.00%
Magenta: 52.55%
Yellow: 100.00%
Key: 0.00%

HSL hsl(28.47deg, 100.0 %, 50.0 %)

Hue: 28.47°
Saturation: 100.00 %
Lightness: 50.00 %

HSV / HSB

Hue: 28.47°
Saturation: 100.00 %
Brightness / Value: 100.00 %

RYB ryb(134, 121, 0)

Red: 134 (52.5%)
Yellow: 121 (47.5%)
Blue: 0 (0.0%)

HWB

Hue: 28.47°
Whiteness: 0.00 %
Blackness: 0.00 %

CMY

Cyan: 0.00%
Magenta: 52.55%
Yellow: 100.00%

XYZ

X: 48.08
Y: 34.93
Z: 4.21

YXY

Y1: 34.93
X: 0.55
Y2: 0.4

CIE-Lab

L: 65.7
A: 46.24
B: 73.23

CIE-Lch

L: 65.7
C: 86.61
H: 57.73

CIE-Luv

L: 65.7
U: 111.92
V: 59.25

Hunter-Lab

L: 59.11
A: 41.76
B: 37.15

Other

LRV: ~ 34.9 %
Munsell Color System: 2.1YR 6.4/20.2

Similar Colors and Paints

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

Named colors similar to Safety Orange

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

#FF7900 Color Safety Orange

100.00% match | ΔE 0.00

#FF7900 Color Blaze Orange

100.00% match | ΔE 0.00

#FF7518 Color Pumpkin

97.40% match | ΔE 2.60

#E77200 Color Mango Tango

95.39% match | ΔE 4.61

Similar colors from Pantone, RAL, and other color matching system

Pantone TCX

Safety Orange color similar/equivalent colors from Pantone TCX. Conversion of Safety Orange to Pantone TCX

#FF7913 Color PANTONE 17-1350 TCX - Oriole

98.86% match | ΔE 1.14

#FF7E04 Color PANTONE 15-1335 TCX - Tangelo

98.60% match | ΔE 1.40

#FF850F Color PANTONE 15-1264 TCX - Turmeric

96.72% match | ΔE 3.28

#FF7420 Color PANTONE 16-1364 TCX - Vibrant Orange

96.27% match | ΔE 3.73

Pantone PMS

Safety Orange color similar/equivalent colors from Pantone PMS. Conversion of Safety Orange to Pantone PMS

#FF7500 Color PANTONE 2018 C

98.81% match | ΔE 1.19

#FF8200 Color PANTONE 151 C

97.21% match | ΔE 2.79

#F68132 Color PANTONE 6018 C

96.61% match | ΔE 3.39

#FF7F32 Color PANTONE 1575 C

96.14% match | ΔE 3.86

British Standard 4800

Safety Orange color similar/equivalent colors from British Standard 4800. Conversion of Safety Orange to British Standard 4800

#FF8311 Color BS 08-E-51 - Golden Ambar

97.43% match | ΔE 2.57

#FE6800 Color BS 06-D-44 - Orange

95.18% match | ΔE 4.82

#FF6D1C Color BS 06-E-51 - Clementine

94.78% match | ΔE 5.22

#FF6600 Color BS 06-E-53 - Orange

94.64% match | ΔE 5.36

RAL Classic

Safety Orange color similar/equivalent colors from RAL Classic. Conversion of Safety Orange to RAL Classic

#F67828 Color RAL 2003 - Pastel Orange

96.56% match | ΔE 3.44

#E26E0E Color RAL 2011 - Deep Orange

94.14% match | ΔE 5.86

#ED6B21 Color RAL 2008 - Bright Red Orange

93.62% match | ΔE 6.38

#DA6E00 Color RAL 2000 - Yellow Orange

92.72% match | ΔE 7.28

RAL Design

Safety Orange color similar/equivalent colors from RAL Design. Conversion of Safety Orange to RAL Design

#FC8C35 Color RAL 060 70 70 - Indian Yellow

95.50% match | ΔE 4.50

#E56D00 Color RAL 060 60 80 - Accent Orange

94.55% match | ΔE 5.45

#F08F48 Color RAL 060 70 60 - Melon Orange

93.49% match | ΔE 6.51

#DB7210 Color RAL 060 60 70 - Gold Orange

93.23% match | ΔE 6.77

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#F58025 Color Princeton Orange

97.53% match | ΔE 2.47

#F48024 Color Stack Overflow Orange

97.43% match | ΔE 2.57

Paint similar to Safety Orange

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

Benjamin Moore

Safety Orange color similar/equivalent paint from Benjamin Moore. Conversion of Safety Orange to Benjamin Moore

#F47C1B Color Startling Orange (2016-10)

97.95% match | ΔE 2.05

#F57C28 Color Orange Burst (2015-20)

97.28% match | ΔE 2.72

#F78523 Color Citrus Orange (2016-20)

96.71% match | ΔE 3.29

#F0701A Color Electric Orange (2015-10)

95.74% match | ΔE 4.26

Dunn-Edwards

Safety Orange color similar/equivalent paint from Dunn-Edwards. Conversion of Safety Orange to Dunn-Edwards

#FF8830 Color Bright Mango (DE 5195)

96.45% match | ΔE 3.55

#FF8D28 Color Instant Orange (DEA 114)

95.16% match | ΔE 4.84

#FF8A4A Color Valley of Fire (DE 5167)

93.46% match | ΔE 6.54

#FF9532 Color Energy Orange (DE 5223)

93.04% match | ΔE 6.96

Sherwin Williams

Safety Orange color similar/equivalent paint from Sherwin Williams. Conversion of Safety Orange to Sherwin Williams

#EC8430 Color Navel (SW 6887)

95.55% match | ΔE 4.45

#EB882C Color Carnival (SW 6892)

94.36% match | ΔE 5.64

#E47237 Color Invigorate (SW 6886)

92.17% match | ΔE 7.83

#D28240 Color Amber Wave (SW 6657)

90.87% match | ΔE 9.13

Valspar

Safety Orange color similar/equivalent paint from Valspar. Conversion of Safety Orange to Valspar

#FC8901 Color Orange Fruit (2011-1)

94.67% match | ΔE 5.33

#EE8441 Color Carrot Cake (2007-3A)

94.53% match | ΔE 5.47

#DF7601 Color First of Fall (V011-3)

93.73% match | ΔE 6.27

#EC793C Color Autumn Glimmer (2003-1A)

93.44% match | ΔE 6.56

Behr

Safety Orange color similar/equivalent paint from Behr. Conversion of Safety Orange to Behr

#EE8442 Color Construction Zone (P220-7)

94.39% match | ΔE 5.61

#EB8A44 Color Acapulco Sun (P230-7)

93.89% match | ΔE 6.11

#EA7739 Color Tart Orange (HDC-MD-27)

93.41% match | ΔE 6.59

#FA9335 Color Joyful Orange (P240-7)

93.39% match | ΔE 6.61

PPG Paints

Safety Orange color similar/equivalent paint from PPG Paints. Conversion of Safety Orange to PPG Paints

#EF913E Color Dynamo (PPG17-22)

93.04% match | ΔE 6.96

#EF924A Color Carmelized Orange (PPG1197-7)

92.79% match | ΔE 7.21

#E68750 Color Orange Poppy (PPG1196-7)

92.04% match | ΔE 7.96

#F09056 Color Chinese Lantern (PPG1196-6)

91.99% match | ΔE 8.01

Farrow & Ball

Safety Orange color similar/equivalent paint from Farrow & Ball. Conversion of Safety Orange to Farrow & Ball

#E69F43 Color Dutch Orange (W76)

86.72% match | ΔE 13.28

#BD8C5F Color Wet Sand (46)

84.38% match | ΔE 15.62

#CB9175 Color Menagerie (63)

84.00% match | ΔE 16.00

#CF5E3E Color Charlotte's Locks (268)

83.40% match | ΔE 16.60

Color Combinations

View more Safety Orange - #FF7900 color palettes and coordinating colors

663000

994900

CC6100

FF7900

FF9433

FFAF66

FFC999

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.

FF0086

FF0006

FF7900

FFF900

86FF00

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.

FF7900

00FF79

7900FF

Triadic Color Palette

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

FF7900

07FF00

0086FF

F900FF

Tetradic Color Palette

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

FF7900

FF8619

FF9333

FFA14C

FFAE66

FFBC7F

FFC999

FFD6B2

FFE4CC

FFF1E5

FFFFFF

Safety Orange - #FF7900 Tints

FF7900

E56C00

CC6000

B25400

994800

7F3C00

663000

4C2400

331800

190C00

000000

Safety Orange - #FF7900 Shades

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Complementary / Opposite Color

#FF7900

Safety Orange

#0086FF

Azure*

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 Safety Orange - #FF7900?

Color that best contrast with Safety Orange - #FF7900 is #0086FF, color name is Azure*. 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.