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#FF5E4E closest to Sunset Orange

#FF5E4E is a light, vivid red; the closest named color is Sunset Orange. In the RGB color model it is made of 100.0% red, 36.9% green and 30.6% blue (rgb(255, 94, 78)). Its HSL value is 5° hue, 100% saturation and 65% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 63% magenta, 69% yellow and 0% black. #FF5E4E is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 6.96:1.

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Variations of #FF5E4E

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#FF5E4E color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#FF5E4E for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #FF5E4E appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 61% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #B2A249
  • Protanopia 58% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #8A7E4B
  • Protanomaly 72% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B57B4A
  • Deuteranopia 61% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #B2A249
  • Deuteranomaly 74% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #CC8E49
  • Tritanopia 87% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #FF365B
  • Tritanomaly 95% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #FF5054
  • Achromatopsia 60% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #949494
  • Achromatomaly 71% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #B78987

#FF5E4E contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.02:1 Poor#FF5E4E text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
6.96:1 Good#FF5E4E text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#FF5E4E in CSS

/* Sunset Orange */
.color { color: #FF5E4E; }
.background { background-color: #FF5E4E; }
.border { border: 1px solid #FF5E4E; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(255 94 78);
color: hsl(5 100% 65%);
color: oklch(0.691 0.199 28.9);

#FF5E4E FAQ

What color is #FF5E4E?

#FF5E4E is a light, vivid red. Its closest named color is Sunset Orange. It belongs to the red color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #FF5E4E?

#FF5E4E is rgb(255, 94, 78) in RGB, hsl(5, 100%, 65%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 63%, 69%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #FF5E4E?

The complementary color of #FF5E4E is #4EEFFF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #FF5E4E?

Black text has the best contrast on #FF5E4E: 6.96:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #FF5E4E a warm or cool color?

#FF5E4E is a warm color.