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#FF9966 Atomic Tangerine

#FF9966 is a light, moderately saturated orange named Atomic Tangerine. In the RGB color model it is made of 100.0% red, 60.0% green and 40.0% blue (rgb(255, 153, 102)). Its HSL value is 20° hue, 100% saturation and 70% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 40% magenta, 60% yellow and 0% black. #FF9966 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 10.00:1.

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Variations of #FF9966

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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#FF9966 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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#FF9966 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #FF9966 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 #CDBC65
  • Protanopia 76% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B5A561
  • Protanomaly 83% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #CDA562
  • Deuteranopia 77% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #CDBC65
  • Deuteranomaly 85% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #DDB065
  • Tritanopia 85% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #FF868D
  • Tritanomaly 93% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #FF927A
  • Achromatopsia 72% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #B3B3B3
  • Achromatomaly 79% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #CAADA4

#FF9966 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.10:1 Very poor#FF9966 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
10.00:1 Very good#FF9966 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#FF9966 in CSS

/* Atomic Tangerine */
.color { color: #FF9966; }
.background { background-color: #FF9966; }
.border { border: 1px solid #FF9966; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(255 153 102);
color: hsl(20 100% 70%);
color: oklch(0.779 0.139 46.6);

#FF9966 FAQ

What color is #FF9966?

#FF9966 is a light, moderately saturated orange. Its closest named color is Atomic Tangerine. It belongs to the orange color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #FF9966?

#FF9966 is rgb(255, 153, 102) in RGB, hsl(20, 100%, 70%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 40%, 60%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #FF9966?

The complementary color of #FF9966 is #66CCFF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #FF9966?

Black text has the best contrast on #FF9966: 10.00:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #FF9966 a warm or cool color?

#FF9966 is a warm color.