Princeton Orange (#F58025)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

Sample Text

This is how text may look on this color.

Best text color: #000000
Contrast vs white: 2.63:1 — vs black: 8.00:1

Color values

HEX #F58025
RGB rgb(245, 128, 37)
HSL hsl(26, 84%, 96%)
CMYK cmyk( 0, 47.76, 84.9, 3.92 )

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Tags

Mood

Style

Use case

Text (210) Button (200) Background (190)

Tip: tags are heuristic suggestions (helpful for browsing and inspiration).

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #F58025 based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

Princeton Orange
#F58025 Base

#259AF5

Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

Princeton Orange
#F58025 Base

#F52532

#F5E825

Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

Princeton Orange
#F58025 Base

#25F580

#8025F5

Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

Princeton Orange
#F58025 Base

#25F5E8

#2532F5

Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

Princeton Orange
#F58025 Base

#32F525

#259AF5

#E825F5

Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

Princeton Orange
#F58025 Base

#7B3906

#C45B09

#E76B0B

#F7974C

#F8AB6E

#FCD5B7

Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of Princeton Orange, generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

— #180B01

— #492203

— #7A3906

— #AC4F08

— #DD660A

Princeton Orange #F58025 Base

— #F7974C

— #F9AD72

— #FAC499

— #FCDAC0

— #FEF1E7

CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #F58025. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #F58025;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #F58025;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #F58025;
}

/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #F58025,
        #EDF6FD
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #F58025,
        #EDF6FD
    );
}

// SCSS variable
$princeton-orange: #F58025;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$princeton-orange-r: 245;
$princeton-orange-g: 128;
$princeton-orange-b: 37;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $princeton-orange;
    color: rgba($princeton-orange-r, $princeton-orange-g, $princeton-orange-b, 0.8);
}

Color Blindness Simulation

How Princeton Orange appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #F58025 How the color appears with full color vision.

Deuteranopia #ADAD0A Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.

Protanopia #939328 Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.

Tritanopia #F87979 Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.

Achromatopsia #A0A0A0 Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.

Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to Princeton Orange ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Princeton Orange #F58025 Base

Amber (SAE/ECE) #FF7E00 ΔE 2.42

Orange (color Wheel) #FF7F00 ΔE 2.53

University Of Tennessee Orange #F77F00 ΔE 2.58

Safety Orange #FF7800 ΔE 2.58

How to use this color

Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.