Information about #F99E1F color

#F99E1F color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #F99E1F belongs to the Orange Color Family, featuring Full Saturation and Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(249, 158, 31) — 97.6% red, 62% green, 12.2% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 36 / 85 / 2. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#F99E1F is a pure, full-strength amber-leaning orange that carries an easy, daylight feel. It is a natural fit for accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Mastercard Yellow (#F79E1B). Slightly further away sit Bitcoin (#F7931A) and Aureoline Yellow (#FFA824).

In RGB terms — rgb(249, 158, 31) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #F99E1F: 9.9:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.1:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#F99E1F color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#F99E1F color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #F99E1F

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Bitcoin color link
Bitcoin

#F7931A

Kumquat color link
Kumquat

#FB9912

Marigold color link
Marigold

#EAA221

Squash color link
Squash

#F2AB15

Cantaloupe color link
Cantaloupe

#FFA62F

Morgana color link
Morgana

#FF9012

Egg color link
Egg

#FFA631

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#F99E1F
  • RGB249, 158, 31
  • CMYK0, 36, 85, 2
  • CSSrgb(249, 158, 31)
  • HSL35°, 95%, 55%
  • HSL Precise34.954°, 94.783%, 54.902%
  • HSV35°, 88%, 98%
  • HSB35°, 88%, 98%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.976
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.620
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.122
  • GLSLvec3(0.976, 0.620, 0.122)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.976, 0.620, 0.122, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.976, 0.620, 0.122)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB97.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB62%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB12.2%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDF99E1F
  • DECIMAL ID16358943
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers18 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01