What color is #FF964F?

#FF964F is a light, vivid orange known as Pastel Orange. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Pastel Orange?

The RGB value is 255, 150, 79: 255 red, 150 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Pastel Orange?

The complementary color is #4FB8FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FF964F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.73:1 and white text 2.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Pastel Orange color: hex code #FF964F

#FF964F rgb(255, 150, 79)

Shades of orange

Pastel Orange has the hex code #FF964F. It is a light, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 58.8% green and 31% blue (255, 150, 79).

Its hue angle is 24°, with 100% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 41% magenta, 69% yellow and 0% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.73:1).

Pastel Orange (#FF964F) color codes

HEX	`#FF964F`
RGB	`rgb(255, 150, 79)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 58.8%, 31%)`
HSL	`hsl(24, 100%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(24, 69%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 41%, 69%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.99, 33.73, 53.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.99, 63.01, 57.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.562, 43.643, 12.999)`
Decimal	`16750159`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Pastel Orange, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #FF964F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FF964F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #FF964F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ff964f; }
.text { color: #ff964f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ff964f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 150 79 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ff964f, #ffee4f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sandy Brown.

See #FF964F on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #FF964F?: #FF964F is a light, vivid orange known as Pastel Orange. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Pastel Orange?: The RGB value is 255, 150, 79: 255 red, 150 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Pastel Orange?: The complementary color is #4FB8FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FF964F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.73:1 and white text 2.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.