Bright Orange — #FFAC1C

#FFAC1C, primarily known as Bright Orange, is composed of 100% red, 67% green, and 11% blue in RGB. In CMYK it is 0% cyan, 33% magenta, 89% yellow, 0% black. In HSL the hue angle is 38°, saturation 100%, and lightness 55%. The closest web-safe color is #FF9900.

Closest named match: Averland Sunset (#FFAA1D, ΔE 1.23)

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Format	Value	Copy
HEX	#FFAC1C
RGB	rgb(255, 172, 28)
HSL	hsl(38.1, 100%, 55.5%)
HSV	hsv(38.1, 89%, 100%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 32.5%, 89%, 0%)
OKLCH	oklch(80.57% 0.1661 73.15)
HWB	hwb(38.1 11% 0%)
LAB	lab(77.2% 24.26 76.2)
LCH	lch(77.2% 80 72.3)
OKLAB	oklab(80.57% 0.0481 0.159)
XYZ	X 56.21 Y 50.85 Z 7.95
Web Safe	#FF9900
RGB Percent	100%, 67.5%, 11%
Decimal	16755740

Format	Value	Copy
HEX	#FFAC1C
RGB	rgb(255, 172, 28)
HSL	hsl(38.1, 100%, 55.5%)
HSV	hsv(38.1, 89%, 100%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 32.5%, 89%, 0%)
OKLCH	oklch(80.57% 0.1661 73.15)
HWB	hwb(38.1 11% 0%)

Format	Value	Copy
LAB	lab(77.2% 24.26 76.2)
LCH	lch(77.2% 80 72.3)
OKLAB	oklab(80.57% 0.0481 0.159)
XYZ	X 56.21 Y 50.85 Z 7.95
Web Safe	#FF9900
RGB Percent	100%, 67.5%, 11%
Decimal	16755740

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#FFBB45

#F29A00

#FFC869

#CF8300

#FFD91C

#FF7F1C

#F3FA3B

#F94109

Similar named colors

Nearest matches from our 30,000-name dataset (CIELAB ΔE). Click a swatch to open that color.

Averland Sunset

#FFAA1D · ΔE 1.23

Beer

#FCAA12 · ΔE 1.4

I Love to Boogie

#FFA917 · ΔE 1.67

Lush Honeycomb

#FCA81B · ΔE 1.71

California Girl

#FCA716 · ΔE 1.92

Delicious Mandarin

#FFAA11 · ΔE 1.93

Honey Wax

#FFAA22 · ΔE 2.06

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1.88:1

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On black

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11.17:1

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Protanopia

86% similar

1.3% of men, 0.02% of women

Deuteranopia

90% similar

6% of men, 0.4% of women

Tritanopia

73% similar

0.001% of population

Achromatopsia

60% similar

0.003% of population

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