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Princeton Orange (#F58025) Color Meaning and Information

Everything you need to know about Princeton Orange (#F58025) including values, color harmonies, shades, meanings, and applications in design, branding, and everyday visuals.

Princeton Orange (#F58025) Color Information

Princeton Orange (#F58025) RGB value is (245, 128, 37). The hex color red value is 245, green is 128, and blue is 37. Its HSL format shows a hue of 26°, saturation of 91 percent, and lightness of 55 percent. The CMYK process values are 0 percent, 48 percent, 85 percent, 4 percent.

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Princeton Orange (#F58025) Color Meaning

Princeton Orange (#F58025) signifies academic prestige, vibrant tradition, and intellectual energy. This bright, warm orange is deeply tied to the university, evoking school spirit, fall leaves on an Ivy League campus, and dynamic scholarship. Psychologically, Princeton Orange (#F58025) is energizing and confident, promoting feelings of belonging, spirited achievement, and enthusiastic community. It combines the warmth of tradition with the vibrance of active minds, creating a sense of proud, collective identity. This color is legacy worn with youthful energy. Symbolically, Princeton Orange (#F58025) represents the marriage of history and vitality, elite camaraderie, and knowledge pursued with passion. It is the color of a winning team and a groundbreaking thesis defense. Culturally, it functions as a powerful identifier, instantly connecting to a specific institution and the values of excellence, tradition, and spirited debate it represents. Princeton Orange (#F58025) is a color of tribe, intellect, and proud, shared history.

Color Conversion

Convert Princeton Orange (#F58025) across different color models and formats. These conversions help designers work seamlessly between digital and print media, ensuring this color maintains its intended appearance across RGB screens, CMYK printers, and HSL color manipulations.

HEX
#F58025
RGB
rgb(245, 128, 37)
HSL
hsl(26°, 91%, 55%)
CMYK
cmyk(0%, 48%, 85%, 4%)
HSV
hsv(26°, 85%, 96%)
XYZ
45.7093 34.9844 6.0938
Yxy
34.9844 0.5267 0.4031
Hunter Lab
59.1476 6.8505 5.5786
CIE-Lab
65.7365 39.4221 64.4231

RGB Values & CMYK Values

RGB Values

Red245 / 255 (96%)
96%
Green128 / 255 (50%)
50%
Blue37 / 255 (15%)
15%

CMYK Values

Cyan0 / 100 (0%)
Magenta48 / 100 (48%)
48%
Yellow85 / 100 (85%)
85%
Key (Black)4 / 100 (4%)

Color Variations

Princeton Orange (#F58025) harmonies come to life through carefully balanced shades, tints, and tones, giving this color depth and flexibility across light and dark variations. Shades add richness, tints bring an airy softness, and tones soften intensity, making it easy to pair in clean, modern palettes.

Color Harmonies

Princeton Orange (#F58025) harmonies create beautiful relationships with other colors based on their position on the color wheel. Each harmony type offers unique design possibilities, enabling cohesive and visually appealing color schemes.

Analogous

Colors adjacent on the color wheel (30° apart)

Complementary

Colors opposite on the color wheel (180° apart)

Split Complementary

Three colors using one base hue and the two hues beside its opposite

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced (120° apart)

Tetradic

Four colors forming a rectangle on the wheel

Square

Four colors evenly spaced (90° apart)

Double Split

Four colors formed from two base hues and the colors next to their opposites

Monochromatic

Variations of a single hue

Contrast Checker

(WCAG 2.1) Test Princeton Orange (#F58025) for accessibility compliance against white and black backgrounds. Proper contrast ensures this color remains readable and usable for all audiences, meeting WCAG 2.1 standards for both normal and large text applications.

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#F58025

Sample Text

This is how your text will look with these colors.

Large Text (18pt+)

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WCAG AAA

Normal Text

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WCAG AA
WCAG AAA

UI Components

2.63:1
WCAG AA
WCAG AAA

Color Blindness Simulator

See how #F58025 appears to people with different types of color vision deficiencies. These simulations help create more inclusive designs that consider how this color is perceived across various visual abilities.

Normal Vision

Princeton Orange (#F58025)

protanopia

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Note: These simulations are approximations. Actual color vision deficiency varies by individual.

CSS Examples

Background Color

background-color: #F58025;

Text Color

color: #F58025;

Sample Text

Border Color

border: 2px solid #F58025;

Box Shadow

box-shadow: 0 4px 6px #F5802540;

Text Shadow

text-shadow: 2px 2px 4px #F58025;

Sample Text

Gradient

background: linear-gradient(135deg, #F58025 0%, #9d4807 100%);

Princeton Orange (#F58025) Color FAQs

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