Orange Peel is a light bright shade of Orange. It belongs to the color family Orange, and it has high lightness and high saturation. Orange Peel is a warm color.
RGB space
CMYK space
The hex code for Orange Peel is #FF9F00.
In the RGB (Red, Green, Blue) color space, which is used for digital colors, Orange Peel has 100%% Red, 62% Green, and 0% Blue.
Orange Peel has 37° Hue, 100% Saturation, and 100% Value in the HSV (Hue, Saturation, Value) color space, which is another way to represent digital colors.
Orange Peel has 37° Hue, 100% Saturation, and 50% Lightness in the HSL (Hue, Saturation, Lightness) color space, which is a different way to express digital colors.
Orange Peel has 0% cyan, 38% magenta, 100% yellow, and 0% black in the CMYK (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black) color space, which is used for color printing.
Color Space |
Original Units |
Percentage |
---|---|---|
Hex |
#FF9F00 |
|
RGB |
(255, 159, 0) |
(100%, 62%, 0%) |
HSV |
(37°, 100, 100) |
(10%, 100%, 100%) |
HSL |
(37°, 100, 50) |
(10%, 100%, 50%) |
CMYK |
(0, 38, 100, 0) |
(0%, 38%, 100%, 0%) |
The natural luminance of Orange Peel is 46%, which is medium high.
Orange Peel has a higher contrast with black than white.
Orange Peel and black have a 10.2:1 contrast ratio, which meets the AAA requirement. These colors are suitable for text.
Orange Peel and white have a 2.1:1 contrast ratio, which is insufficient for readability.
Luminance |
Contrast to Black |
Contrast to White |
---|---|---|
46% |
AAA (10.2) |
insufficient (2.1) |
Example Black |
Example White |
Example Black |
Example White |
To mix Orange Peel paint using eight primary colors (Red, Green, Blue, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 45% Yellow, 55% Red, as shown below.
Yellow
45%
Red
55%
Green
0%
Blue
0%
Cyan
0%
Magenta
0%
Black
0%
White
0%
To mix Orange Peel paint using five primary colors (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 27% Magenta, 73% Yellow, as shown below.
Cyan
0%
Magenta
27%
Yellow
73%
Black
0%
White
0%
Colors similar to Orange Peel are: Chrome Yellow, Yellowish Orange, Squash, Dark Orange, and Yellow Orange. Chrome Yellow is lighter than Orange Peel. Yellowish Orange is paler and lighter than Orange Peel. Squash is more yellow and paler than Orange Peel. Dark Orange is more orange and darker than Orange Peel. Yellow Orange is more yellow and lighter than Orange Peel.