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Luminous Bright Orange (#FFA420) Color Meaning and Information

Everything you need to know about Luminous Bright Orange (#FFA420) including values, color harmonies, shades, meanings, and applications in design, branding, and everyday visuals.

Luminous Bright Orange (#FFA420) Color Information

Luminous Bright Orange (#FFA420) RGB value is (255, 164, 32). The hex color red value is 255, green is 164, and blue is 32. Its HSL format shows a hue of 36°, saturation of 100 percent, and lightness of 56 percent. The CMYK process values are 0 percent, 36 percent, 87 percent, 0 percent.

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Luminous Bright Orange (#FFA420) Color Meaning

Luminous Bright Orange (#FFA420) signifies cheerful vitality, radiant energy, and approachable warmth. Its bright orange tone evokes sunlight, autumn leaves, and dynamic vibrancy. Luminous Bright Orange (#FFA420) encourages lively engagement, enthusiastic focus, and active presence. In design, Luminous Bright Orange (#FFA420) pairs well with neutrals, blues, or complementary warm tones, adding warmth and energy. It embodies brightness, vitality, and cheerful prominence. This color promotes lively observation, dynamic attention, and visual warmth.

Color Conversion

Convert Luminous Bright Orange (#FFA420) 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
#FFA420
RGB
rgb(255, 164, 32)
HSL
hsl(36°, 100%, 56%)
CMYK
cmyk(0%, 36%, 87%, 0%)
HSV
hsv(36°, 87%, 100%)
XYZ
54.7762 47.9152 7.7280
Yxy
47.9152 0.4961 0.4339
Hunter Lab
69.2208 5.9427 9.0679
CIE-Lab
74.7714 24.8344 73.6956

RGB Values & CMYK Values

RGB Values

Red255 / 255 (100%)
100%
Green164 / 255 (64%)
64%
Blue32 / 255 (13%)
13%

CMYK Values

Cyan0 / 100 (0%)
Magenta36 / 100 (36%)
36%
Yellow87 / 100 (87%)
87%
Key (Black)0 / 100 (0%)

Color Variations

Luminous Bright Orange (#FFA420) 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

Luminous Bright Orange (#FFA420) 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 Luminous Bright Orange (#FFA420) 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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#FFA420

Sample Text

This is how your text will look with these colors.

Large Text (18pt+)

1.98:1
WCAG AA
WCAG AAA

Normal Text

1.98:1
WCAG AA
WCAG AAA

UI Components

1.98:1
WCAG AA
WCAG AAA

Color Blindness Simulator

See how #FFA420 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

Luminous Bright Orange (#FFA420)

protanopia

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

CSS Examples

Background Color

background-color: #FFA420;

Text Color

color: #FFA420;

Sample Text

Border Color

border: 2px solid #FFA420;

Box Shadow

box-shadow: 0 4px 6px #FFA42040;

Text Shadow

text-shadow: 2px 2px 4px #FFA420;

Sample Text

Gradient

background: linear-gradient(135deg, #FFA420 0%, #a76400 100%);

Luminous Bright Orange (#FFA420) Color FAQs

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