Shocking Orange is a light bright shade of Red. It belongs to the color family Red, and it has high lightness and high saturation. Shocking Orange is a warm color.
RGB space
CMYK space
The hex code for Shocking Orange is #E55B3C.
In the RGB (Red, Green, Blue) color space, which is used for digital colors, Shocking Orange has 90%% Red, 36% Green, and 24% Blue.
Shocking Orange has 11° Hue, 74% Saturation, and 90% Value in the HSV (Hue, Saturation, Value) color space, which is another way to represent digital colors.
Shocking Orange has 11° Hue, 77% Saturation, and 57% Lightness in the HSL (Hue, Saturation, Lightness) color space, which is a different way to express digital colors.
Shocking Orange has 0% cyan, 60% magenta, 74% yellow, and 10% black in the CMYK (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black) color space, which is used for color printing.
Color Space |
Original Units |
Percentage |
---|---|---|
Hex |
#E55B3C |
|
RGB |
(229, 91, 60) |
(90%, 36%, 24%) |
HSV |
(11°, 74, 90) |
(3%, 74%, 90%) |
HSL |
(11°, 77, 57) |
(3%, 77%, 57%) |
CMYK |
(0, 60, 74, 10) |
(0%, 60%, 74%, 10%) |
The natural luminance of Shocking Orange is 24%, which is low.
Shocking Orange has a higher contrast with black than white.
Shocking Orange and black have a 5.9:1 contrast ratio, which meets the AA requirement. These colors are suitable for titles.
Shocking Orange and white have a 3.6:1 contrast ratio, which is insufficient for readability.
Luminance |
Contrast to Black |
Contrast to White |
---|---|---|
24% |
AA (5.9) |
insufficient (3.6) |
Example Black |
Example White |
Example Black |
Example White |
To mix Shocking Orange paint using eight primary colors (Red, Green, Blue, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 7% Yellow, 60% Red, 10% Black, 24% White, as shown below.
Yellow
7%
Red
60%
Green
0%
Blue
0%
Cyan
0%
Magenta
0%
Black
10%
White
24%
To mix Shocking Orange paint using five primary colors (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 30% Magenta, 36% Yellow, 10% Black, 24% White, as shown below.
Cyan
0%
Magenta
30%
Yellow
36%
Black
10%
White
24%
Colors similar to Shocking Orange are: Flame Pea, Carmine Pink, Flame, Valentine Red, and Pale Red. Carmine Pink is more red than Shocking Orange. Flame is more orange and brighter than Shocking Orange. Valentine Red is more red and paler than Shocking Orange. Pale Red is more red and paler and darker than Shocking Orange.