Light Orange is a light bright shade of Orange. It belongs to the color family Orange, and it has high lightness and high saturation. Light Orange is a warm color.
RGB space
CMYK space
The hex code for Light Orange is #FDAA48.
In the RGB (Red, Green, Blue) color space, which is used for digital colors, Light Orange has 99%% Red, 67% Green, and 28% Blue.
Light Orange has 32° Hue, 72% Saturation, and 99% Value in the HSV (Hue, Saturation, Value) color space, which is another way to represent digital colors.
Light Orange has 32° Hue, 99% Saturation, and 64% Lightness in the HSL (Hue, Saturation, Lightness) color space, which is a different way to express digital colors.
Light Orange has 0% cyan, 33% magenta, 72% yellow, and 1% black in the CMYK (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black) color space, which is used for color printing.
Color Space |
Original Units |
Percentage |
---|---|---|
Hex |
#FDAA48 |
|
RGB |
(253, 170, 72) |
(99%, 67%, 28%) |
HSV |
(32°, 72, 99) |
(9%, 72%, 99%) |
HSL |
(32°, 99, 64) |
(9%, 99%, 64%) |
CMYK |
(0, 33, 72, 1) |
(0%, 33%, 72%, 1%) |
The natural luminance of Light Orange is 50%, which is medium high.
Light Orange has a higher contrast with black than white.
Light Orange and black have a 11.0:1 contrast ratio, which meets the AAA requirement. These colors are suitable for text.
Light Orange and white have a 1.9:1 contrast ratio, which is insufficient for readability.
Luminance |
Contrast to Black |
Contrast to White |
---|---|---|
50% |
AAA (11.0) |
insufficient (1.9) |
Example Black |
Example White |
Example Black |
Example White |
To mix Light Orange paint using eight primary colors (Red, Green, Blue, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 26% Yellow, 45% Red, 1% Black, 28% White, as shown below.
Yellow
26%
Red
45%
Green
0%
Blue
0%
Cyan
0%
Magenta
0%
Black
1%
White
28%
To mix Light Orange paint using five primary colors (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 22% Magenta, 49% Yellow, 1% Black, 28% White, as shown below.
Cyan
0%
Magenta
22%
Yellow
49%
Black
1%
White
28%
Colors similar to Light Orange are: Neon Carrot, Butterscotch, Pale Orange, Cantaloupe, and Texas Rose. Neon Carrot is darker than Light Orange. Butterscotch is more yellow and lighter than Light Orange. Pale Orange is more red and paler than Light Orange. Cantaloupe is brighter than Light Orange. Texas Rose is paler and lighter than Light Orange.