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#FF9933 Indian Saffron

#FF9933 is a light, vivid orange named Indian Saffron. In the RGB color model it is made of 100.0% red, 60.0% green and 20.0% blue (rgb(255, 153, 51)). Its HSL value is 30° hue, 100% saturation and 60% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 40% magenta, 80% yellow and 0% black. #FF9933 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 9.86:1.

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Variations of #FF9933

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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#FF9933 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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#FF9933 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #FF9933 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 79% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #D0BB34
  • Protanopia 76% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B8A322
  • Protanomaly 83% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #CFA326
  • Deuteranopia 79% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #D0BB34
  • Deuteranomaly 85% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #DFB031
  • Tritanopia 78% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #FF8285
  • Tritanomaly 90% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #FF9063
  • Achromatopsia 67% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #B2B2B2
  • Achromatomaly 75% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #C9AC9E

#FF9933 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.13:1 Very poor#FF9933 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
9.86:1 Very good#FF9933 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#FF9933 in CSS

/* Indian Saffron */
.color { color: #FF9933; }
.background { background-color: #FF9933; }
.border { border: 1px solid #FF9933; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(255 153 51);
color: hsl(30 100% 60%);
color: oklch(0.774 0.163 60.3);

#FF9933 FAQ

What color is #FF9933?

#FF9933 is a light, vivid orange. Its closest named color is Indian Saffron. It belongs to the orange color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #FF9933?

#FF9933 is rgb(255, 153, 51) in RGB, hsl(30, 100%, 60%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 40%, 80%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #FF9933?

The complementary color of #FF9933 is #3399FF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #FF9933?

Black text has the best contrast on #FF9933: 9.86:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #FF9933 a warm or cool color?

#FF9933 is a warm color.