Pale Orange is a light medium bright shade of Orange. It belongs to the color family Orange, and it has high lightness and medium saturation. Pale Orange is a warm color.
RGB space
CMYK space
The hex code for Pale Orange is #FFA756.
In the RGB (Red, Green, Blue) color space, which is used for digital colors, Pale Orange has 100%% Red, 65% Green, and 34% Blue.
Pale Orange has 29° Hue, 66% Saturation, and 100% Value in the HSV (Hue, Saturation, Value) color space, which is another way to represent digital colors.
Pale Orange has 29° Hue, 100% Saturation, and 67% Lightness in the HSL (Hue, Saturation, Lightness) color space, which is a different way to express digital colors.
Pale Orange has 0% cyan, 35% magenta, 66% 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 |
#FFA756 |
|
RGB |
(255, 167, 86) |
(100%, 65%, 34%) |
HSV |
(29°, 66, 100) |
(8%, 66%, 100%) |
HSL |
(29°, 100, 67) |
(8%, 100%, 67%) |
CMYK |
(0, 35, 66, 0) |
(0%, 35%, 66%, 0%) |
The natural luminance of Pale Orange is 50%, which is medium high.
Pale Orange has a higher contrast with black than white.
Pale Orange and black have a 10.9:1 contrast ratio, which meets the AAA requirement. These colors are suitable for text.
Pale Orange and white have a 1.9:1 contrast ratio, which is insufficient for readability.
Luminance |
Contrast to Black |
Contrast to White |
---|---|---|
50% |
AAA (10.9) |
insufficient (1.9) |
Example Black |
Example White |
Example Black |
Example White |
To mix Pale Orange paint using eight primary colors (Red, Green, Blue, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 21% Yellow, 45% Red, 34% White, as shown below.
Yellow
21%
Red
45%
Green
0%
Blue
0%
Cyan
0%
Magenta
0%
Black
0%
White
34%
To mix Pale Orange paint using five primary colors (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 23% Magenta, 44% Yellow, 34% White, as shown below.
Cyan
0%
Magenta
23%
Yellow
44%
Black
0%
White
34%
Colors similar to Pale Orange are: Light Orange, Neon Carrot, Butterscotch, Texas Rose, and Apricot. Light Orange is more yellow and brighter than Pale Orange. Neon Carrot is brighter than Pale Orange. Butterscotch is more yellow and brighter and lighter than Pale Orange. Texas Rose is more yellow and lighter than Pale Orange. Apricot is paler and lighter than Pale Orange.