Reddish Orange is a light bright shade of Red. It belongs to the color family Red, and it has high lightness and high saturation. Reddish Orange is a warm color.
RGB space
CMYK space
The hex code for Reddish Orange is #F8481C.
In the RGB (Red, Green, Blue) color space, which is used for digital colors, Reddish Orange has 97%% Red, 28% Green, and 11% Blue.
Reddish Orange has 12° Hue, 89% Saturation, and 97% Value in the HSV (Hue, Saturation, Value) color space, which is another way to represent digital colors.
Reddish Orange has 12° Hue, 94% Saturation, and 54% Lightness in the HSL (Hue, Saturation, Lightness) color space, which is a different way to express digital colors.
Reddish Orange has 0% cyan, 71% magenta, 89% yellow, and 3% black in the CMYK (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black) color space, which is used for color printing.
Color Space |
Original Units |
Percentage |
---|---|---|
Hex |
#F8481C |
|
RGB |
(248, 72, 28) |
(97%, 28%, 11%) |
HSV |
(12°, 89, 97) |
(3%, 89%, 97%) |
HSL |
(12°, 94, 54) |
(3%, 94%, 54%) |
CMYK |
(0, 71, 89, 3) |
(0%, 71%, 89%, 3%) |
The natural luminance of Reddish Orange is 25%, which is low.
Reddish Orange has a higher contrast with black than white.
Reddish Orange and black have a 5.9:1 contrast ratio, which meets the AA requirement. These colors are suitable for titles.
Reddish Orange and white have a 3.5:1 contrast ratio, which is insufficient for readability.
Luminance |
Contrast to Black |
Contrast to White |
---|---|---|
25% |
AA (5.9) |
insufficient (3.5) |
Example Black |
Example White |
Example Black |
Example White |
To mix Reddish Orange paint using eight primary colors (Red, Green, Blue, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 10% Yellow, 77% Red, 3% Black, 11% White, as shown below.
Yellow
10%
Red
77%
Green
0%
Blue
0%
Cyan
0%
Magenta
0%
Black
3%
White
11%
To mix Reddish Orange paint using five primary colors (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 38% Magenta, 48% Yellow, 3% Black, 11% White, as shown below.
Cyan
0%
Magenta
38%
Yellow
48%
Black
3%
White
11%
Colors similar to Reddish Orange are: Orangey Red, Flame, ArtyClick Warm Red, Ruby Red, and Red Orange. Orangey Red is more red and paler than Reddish Orange. Flame is more orange and paler than Reddish Orange. ArtyClick Warm Red is more orange and brighter than Reddish Orange. Ruby Red is more red and darker than Reddish Orange. Red Orange is more red and paler than Reddish Orange.