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#FF975C Papaya

#FF975C is a light, moderately saturated orange named Papaya. In the RGB color model it is made of 100.0% red, 59.2% green and 36.1% blue (rgb(255, 151, 92)). Its HSL value is 22° hue, 100% saturation and 68% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 41% magenta, 64% yellow and 0% black. #FF975C is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 9.83:1.

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Variations of #FF975C

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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#FF975C 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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#FF975C for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #FF975C appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 77% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #CDBA5B
  • Protanopia 75% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B4A356
  • Protanomaly 82% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #CCA357
  • Deuteranopia 77% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #CDBA5B
  • Deuteranomaly 84% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #DCAF5A
  • Tritanopia 84% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #FF8389
  • Tritanomaly 93% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #FF8F73
  • Achromatopsia 71% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #B1B1B1
  • Achromatomaly 78% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #C9ABA1

#FF975C contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.14:1 Very poor#FF975C text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
9.83:1 Very good#FF975C text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#FF975C in CSS

/* Papaya */
.color { color: #FF975C; }
.background { background-color: #FF975C; }
.border { border: 1px solid #FF975C; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(255 151 92);
color: hsl(22 100% 68%);
color: oklch(0.774 0.145 49.0);

#FF975C FAQ

What color is #FF975C?

#FF975C is a light, moderately saturated orange. Its closest named color is Papaya. It belongs to the orange color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #FF975C?

#FF975C is rgb(255, 151, 92) in RGB, hsl(22, 100%, 68%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 41%, 64%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #FF975C?

The complementary color of #FF975C is #5CC4FF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #FF975C?

Black text has the best contrast on #FF975C: 9.83:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #FF975C a warm or cool color?

#FF975C is a warm color.