International Orange is a light bright shade of Orange. It belongs to the color family Orange, and it has high lightness and high saturation. International Orange is a warm color.
RGB space
CMYK space
The hex code for International Orange is #FF4F00.
In the RGB (Red, Green, Blue) color space, which is used for digital colors, International Orange has 100%% Red, 31% Green, and 0% Blue.
International Orange has 19° Hue, 100% Saturation, and 100% Value in the HSV (Hue, Saturation, Value) color space, which is another way to represent digital colors.
International Orange has 19° Hue, 100% Saturation, and 50% Lightness in the HSL (Hue, Saturation, Lightness) color space, which is a different way to express digital colors.
International Orange has 0% cyan, 69% magenta, 100% yellow, and 0% black in the CMYK (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black) color space, which is used for color printing.
Color Space |
Original Units |
Percentage |
---|---|---|
Hex |
#FF4F00 |
|
RGB |
(255, 79, 0) |
(100%, 31%, 0%) |
HSV |
(19°, 100, 100) |
(5%, 100%, 100%) |
HSL |
(19°, 100, 50) |
(5%, 100%, 50%) |
CMYK |
(0, 69, 100, 0) |
(0%, 69%, 100%, 0%) |
The natural luminance of International Orange is 27%, which is low.
International Orange has a higher contrast with black than white.
International Orange and black have a 6.4:1 contrast ratio, which meets the AA requirement. These colors are suitable for titles.
International Orange and white have a 3.3:1 contrast ratio, which is insufficient for readability.
Luminance |
Contrast to Black |
Contrast to White |
---|---|---|
27% |
AA (6.4) |
insufficient (3.3) |
Example Black |
Example White |
Example Black |
Example White |
To mix International Orange paint using eight primary colors (Red, Green, Blue, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 18% Yellow, 82% Red, as shown below.
Yellow
18%
Red
82%
Green
0%
Blue
0%
Cyan
0%
Magenta
0%
Black
0%
White
0%
To mix International Orange paint using five primary colors (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 41% Magenta, 59% Yellow, as shown below.
Cyan
0%
Magenta
41%
Yellow
59%
Black
0%
White
0%
Colors similar to International Orange are: Bright Orange, ArtyClick Warm Red, Blaze Orange, Reddish Orange, and Pumpkin Orange. ArtyClick Warm Red is more red and darker than International Orange. Blaze Orange is more orange and lighter than International Orange. Reddish Orange is more red and paler and darker than International Orange. Pumpkin Orange is more orange and paler and lighter than International Orange.