Portland Orange is a light bright shade of Red. It belongs to the color family Red, and it has high lightness and high saturation. Portland Orange is a warm color.
RGB space
CMYK space
The hex code for Portland Orange is #FF5A36.
In the RGB (Red, Green, Blue) color space, which is used for digital colors, Portland Orange has 100%% Red, 35% Green, and 21% Blue.
Portland Orange has 11° Hue, 79% Saturation, and 100% Value in the HSV (Hue, Saturation, Value) color space, which is another way to represent digital colors.
Portland Orange has 11° Hue, 100% Saturation, and 61% Lightness in the HSL (Hue, Saturation, Lightness) color space, which is a different way to express digital colors.
Portland Orange has 0% cyan, 65% magenta, 79% 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 |
#FF5A36 |
|
RGB |
(255, 90, 54) |
(100%, 35%, 21%) |
HSV |
(11°, 79, 100) |
(3%, 79%, 100%) |
HSL |
(11°, 100, 61) |
(3%, 100%, 61%) |
CMYK |
(0, 65, 79, 0) |
(0%, 65%, 79%, 0%) |
The natural luminance of Portland Orange is 29%, which is low.
Portland Orange has a higher contrast with black than white.
Portland Orange and black have a 6.8:1 contrast ratio, which meets the AA requirement. These colors are suitable for titles.
Portland Orange and white have a 3.1:1 contrast ratio, which is insufficient for readability.
Luminance |
Contrast to Black |
Contrast to White |
---|---|---|
29% |
AA (6.8) |
insufficient (3.1) |
Example Black |
Example White |
Example Black |
Example White |
To mix Portland Orange paint using eight primary colors (Red, Green, Blue, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 8% Yellow, 71% Red, 21% White, as shown below.
Yellow
8%
Red
71%
Green
0%
Blue
0%
Cyan
0%
Magenta
0%
Black
0%
White
21%
To mix Portland Orange paint using five primary colors (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 36% Magenta, 43% Yellow, 21% White, as shown below.
Cyan
0%
Magenta
36%
Yellow
43%
Black
0%
White
21%
Colors similar to Portland Orange are: Tomato, Burning Orange, Red Orange, Orangey Red, and Reddish Orange. Tomato is paler than Portland Orange. Burning Orange is more orange and lighter than Portland Orange. Red Orange is more red and darker than Portland Orange. Orangey Red is more red and brighter and darker than Portland Orange. Reddish Orange is brighter and darker than Portland Orange.