#FF9E4F · near Cantaloupe

#FF9E4F (RGB 255, 158, 79) is a medium, moderately saturated orange, closest to Cantaloupe and near Orange and Marigold. Orange suggests warmth, friendliness and optimism; it feels approachable and playful, which makes #FF9E4F a natural choice for buttons, food packaging, kids and outdoor brands. It appears in 1 ColorSwoop palette. In OKLCH it has 78% lightness and 0.15 chroma at hue 57°.

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HEX#FF9E4F

RGBrgb(255, 158, 79)

HSLhsl(27, 100%, 65%)

CMYK0, 38, 69, 0

CSS var--cantaloupe

Contrast2.05:1 white · 10.26:1 black

Similar named colors

Cantaloupe #FFA62FOrange #FFA500Marigold #EAA221Carrot #ED9121Honey #EB9605

How to use #FF9E4F

Black text passes WCAG AA on #FF9E4F (10.26:1); white text does not (2.05:1).

For a calm scheme pair #FF9E4F with its analogous neighbors #FF4D55 and #FFF64D; for contrast use its complement #4DAFFF as a small accent, and anchor everything with a neutral such as #1F1F24.

CSSSCSSTailwind

--cantaloupe: #FF9E4F;

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Shades & tints

#332010#663F20#995F2F#CC7E3F#FF9E4F#FFB172#FFC595#FFD8B9#FFECDC

Color harmonies for #FF9E4F

Complementary

#FF9E4F#4DAFFF

Analogous

#FF9E4F#FF4D55#FFF64D

Triadic

#FF9E4F#4DFF9D#9D4DFF

Split complementary

#FF9E4F#4DFFF6#4D55FF

Tetradic

#FF9E4F#55FF4D#4DAFFF#F64DFF