Yellowish Orange is a light bright shade of Orange. It belongs to the color family Orange, and it has high lightness and high saturation. Yellowish Orange is a warm color.
RGB space
CMYK space
The hex code for Yellowish Orange is #FFAB0F.
In the RGB (Red, Green, Blue) color space, which is used for digital colors, Yellowish Orange has 100%% Red, 67% Green, and 6% Blue.
Yellowish Orange has 39° Hue, 94% Saturation, and 100% Value in the HSV (Hue, Saturation, Value) color space, which is another way to represent digital colors.
Yellowish Orange has 39° Hue, 100% Saturation, and 53% Lightness in the HSL (Hue, Saturation, Lightness) color space, which is a different way to express digital colors.
Yellowish Orange has 0% cyan, 33% magenta, 94% 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 |
#FFAB0F |
|
RGB |
(255, 171, 15) |
(100%, 67%, 6%) |
HSV |
(39°, 94, 100) |
(11%, 94%, 100%) |
HSL |
(39°, 100, 53) |
(11%, 100%, 53%) |
CMYK |
(0, 33, 94, 0) |
(0%, 33%, 94%, 0%) |
The natural luminance of Yellowish Orange is 50%, which is medium high.
Yellowish Orange has a higher contrast with black than white.
Yellowish Orange and black have a 11.1:1 contrast ratio, which meets the AAA requirement. These colors are suitable for text.
Yellowish Orange and white have a 1.9:1 contrast ratio, which is insufficient for readability.
Luminance |
Contrast to Black |
Contrast to White |
---|---|---|
50% |
AAA (11.1) |
insufficient (1.9) |
Example Black |
Example White |
Example Black |
Example White |
To mix Yellowish Orange paint using eight primary colors (Red, Green, Blue, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 45% Yellow, 49% Red, 6% White, as shown below.
Yellow
45%
Red
49%
Green
0%
Blue
0%
Cyan
0%
Magenta
0%
Black
0%
White
6%
To mix Yellowish Orange paint using five primary colors (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 24% Magenta, 70% Yellow, 6% White, as shown below.
Cyan
0%
Magenta
24%
Yellow
70%
Black
0%
White
6%
Colors similar to Yellowish Orange are: Beer, Chrome Yellow, Squash, Yellow Orange, and Orange Peel. Beer is paler than Yellowish Orange. Chrome Yellow is brighter than Yellowish Orange. Squash is paler and darker than Yellowish Orange. Yellow Orange is more yellow and brighter than Yellowish Orange. Orange Peel is brighter and darker than Yellowish Orange.