Deep Saffron (#FF9933)

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: 2.13:1 — vs black: 9.86:1

Color values

  • HEX #FF9933
  • RGB rgb(255, 153, 51)
  • HSL hsl(30, 100%, 60%)
  • CMYK cmyk( 0, 40, 80, 0 )
  • Websafe #FF9933

Tags

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

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #FF9933 based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

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

Deep Saffron
#FF9933 Base
Brilliant Azure
#3399FF
Analogous

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

Deep Saffron
#FF9933 Base
#FF3333
Electric Yellow
#FFFF33
Triadic

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

Deep Saffron
#FF9933 Base
#33FF99
#9933FF
Split-Complementary

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

Deep Saffron
#FF9933 Base
#33FFFF
#3333FF
Tetradic (Square)

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

Deep Saffron
#FF9933 Base
#33FF33
Brilliant Azure
#3399FF
#FF33FF
Monochromatic

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

Deep Saffron
#FF9933 Base
#994D00
#E67300
#FF850A
#FFAD5C
#FFBF80
#FFE6CC
Shades & Tints

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

Shades (darker)

#1A0D00
#522900
#8A4500
#C26100
#FA7D00
Deep Saffron #FF9933 Base
#FFAB57
#FFBD7A
#FFCF9E
#FFE0C2
#FFF2E6
CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #FF9933. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

CSS Properties
/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #FF9933;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #FF9933;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #FF9933;
}
CSS Gradient
/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #FF9933,
        #3399FF
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #FF9933,
        #3399FF
    );
}
SCSS Variable
// SCSS variable
$deep-saffron: #FF9933;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$deep-saffron-r: 255;
$deep-saffron-g: 153;
$deep-saffron-b: 51;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $deep-saffron;
    color: rgba($deep-saffron-r, $deep-saffron-g, $deep-saffron-b, 0.8);
}
Color Blindness Simulation

How Deep Saffron appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #FF9933 How the color appears with full color vision.
Deuteranopia #BEBE25 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 #A8A835 Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.
Tritanopia #FF9191 Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.
Achromatopsia #B2B2B2 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 Deep Saffron ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Deep Saffron #FF9933 Base
Neon Carrot #FFA343 ΔE 2.68
Princeton Orange #FF8F00 ΔE 3.01
Dark Orange #FF8C00 ΔE 3.41
Vivid Gamboge #FF9900 ΔE 3.88

How to use this color

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