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#FF964F

Coral · light warm orange

About #FF964F

#FF964F is a light, vivid orange colour. Digitally that works out to 100% red, 59% green and 31% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 41% magenta, 69% yellow and 0% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is similar to Coral (ΔE 13.8), with Bronze the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #4FB8FF (cyan), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 9.73:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red255
Green150
Blue79

Closest named colours

Coral
#FF7F50 · ΔE 13.8
Bronze
#CD7F32 · ΔE 15.3
Ochre
#CC7722 · ΔE 15.6

ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.

Text on #FF964F

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on coral #FF964F.
2.16:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on coral #FF964F.
9.73:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #FF964F appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#FF964F
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B4A247
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CDBA4E
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#FF8086

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #FF964F?

#FF964F is a light, vivid orange colour. Digitally that works out to 100% red, 59% green and 31% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 41% magenta, 69% yellow and 0% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #FF964F?

Use black text. Black on #FF964F has a contrast ratio of 9.73:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #FF964F?

Its complementary colour is #4FB8FF, and analogous partners are #FF4F60 and #FFEE4F.