Color Name: Portland Orange
Hex Color Code: #FF5A36
RGB Color Code: RGB(255, 90, 54)
CMYK Values*: 0.0%, 64.7%, 78.8%, 0.0%





Portland Orange is a shade of orange color of light emitted by pedestrian crossing signals in the United States and Canada. The color was chosen to avoid confusion with regular traffic lights in poor visibility conditions.

What color is Portland Orange?

Portland Orange color belongs to the Orange color family (hue). The hexadecimal color code(color number) for Portland Orange is #FF5A36, and the RGB color code is RGB(255, 90, 54).

In the RGB color model, Portland Orange has a red value of 255, a green value of 90, and a blue value of 54. The CMYK color model (also known as process color, used in color printing) comprises 0.0% cyan, 64.7% magenta, 78.8% yellow, and 0.0% key (black). The HSL color scale has a hue of 10.7° (degrees), 100.0 % saturation, and 60.6 % lightness. In the HSB/HSV color space, Portland Orange has a hue of 10.7° (degrees), 78.8 % saturation and 100.0 % brightness/value.


Portland Orange is cool or warm?

The color Portland Orange is a warm color.


What is the LRV of Portland Orange?

Portland Orange has an LRV of nearly 29. By LRV value, it is a medium color.

Light Reflectance Value (LRV) is a measure of how much visible light is reflected off a surface. It is a number on a scale of 0 to 100, with 0 being pure black and 100 being pure white. The higher the LRV, the more light the color reflects and the lighter it will appear.






Color Codes - Color Space Conversions


Portland Orange color codes / color number / color space conversions - HEX, RGBA, CMYK, HSL, HSV/HSB, HYZ, CMY, HWB, RYB


RGBA / RGB

RGB(255, 90, 54)
Red
255 (100.0%)
Green
90 (35.3%)
Blue
54 (21.2%)
Alpha
1 (100.0%)

CMYK

Cyan
0.00%
Magenta
64.71%
Yellow
78.82%
Key
0.00%

HSL

HSL(10.75deg, 100.0 %, 60.6 %)

Hue
10.75°
Saturation
100.00 %.
Lightness
60.59 %.

RYB

RYB(141, 71, 16)
Red
141 (55.2%)
Yellow
71 (27.8%)
Blue
16 (6.4%)

HSV/HSB

Hue
10.75°
Saturation
78.82 %.
Brightness / Value
100.00 %.

HWB

H: 10.75°

W: 21.18 %

B: 0.00 %

XYZ

X : 45.56

Y : 28.84

Z : 6.66

YXY

Y1 : 28.84

X : 0.56

Y2 : 0.36

CMY

C : 0.00%

M : 64.71%

Y : 78.82%


LRV

~ 28.8 %

Munsell Color System

8.6R 5.9/17.1

CIE-Lab

L : 60.64

A : 60.97

B : 53.35

CIE-Lch

L : 60.64

C : 81.02

H : 41.19

CIE-Luv

L : 60.64

U : 132.47

V : 41.57

Hunter-Lab

L : 53.7

A : 57.47

B : 30.24






Similar Colors and Paints



Named colors similar to Portland Orange


Here are the colors similar to Portland Orange . Delta E (ΔE) is the measure of the difference between two colors. Delta E is measured on a scale from 0 to 100, where 0 means exact match, and 100 is the highest difference.



#FF6347
Tomato
ΔE - 2.73 (97.3% similar)
#FF5F1F
Neon Orange
ΔE - 5.07 (94.9% similar)





Similar colors from Pantone, RAL, and other color matching system


Pantone PMS


Portland Orange color similar/equivalent colors from Pantone PMS. Conversion of Portland Orange to Pantone PMS


#FF5C39
PANTONE 171 C
ΔE - 0.45 (99.6% similar)
#F4633A
PANTONE 2026 C
ΔE - 2.31 (97.7% similar)
#FF6A39
PANTONE 1645 C
ΔE - 3.83 (96.2% similar)
#FA4616
PANTONE 172 C
ΔE - 4.44 (95.6% similar)


Pantone TCX


Portland Orange color similar/equivalent colors from Pantone TCX. Conversion of Portland Orange to Pantone TCX




RAL Design


Portland Orange color similar/equivalent colors from RAL Design. Conversion of Portland Orange to RAL Design




British Standard 4800


Portland Orange color similar/equivalent colors from British Standard 4800. Conversion of Portland Orange to British Standard 4800


#FF380C
BS 06-E-55 - Orange
ΔE - 5.26 (94.7% similar)


RAL Classic


Portland Orange color similar/equivalent colors from RAL Classic. Conversion of Portland Orange to RAL Classic


#FF4D06
RAL 2005 - Luminous Orange
ΔE - 5.27 (94.7% similar)
#FA4402
RAL 2017 RAL Orange
ΔE - 5.72 (94.3% similar)
#FF2D21
RAL 3024 - Luminous Red
ΔE - 6.12 (93.9% similar)





Paint similar to Portland Orange


Here are the best recommended paint colors similar to Portland Orange . Delta E (ΔE) is the measure of the difference between two colors. Delta E is measured on a scale from 0 to 100, where 0 means exact match, and 100 is the highest difference.


Benjamin Moore


Portland Orange color similar/equivalent paint from Benjamin Moore. Conversion of Portland Orange to Benjamin Moore


#EA5933
Orange Nectar (2013-20)
ΔE - 3.84 (96.2% similar)
#F46F4B
Jeweled Peach (2013-30)
ΔE - 3.98 (96.0% similar)
#F16750
Tangerine Dream (2012-30)
ΔE - 4.65 (95.3% similar)
#EF6530
Rumba Orange (2014-20)
ΔE - 4.79 (95.2% similar)


Dunn-Edwards


Portland Orange color similar/equivalent paint from Dunn-Edwards. Conversion of Portland Orange to Dunn-Edwards


#F0622F
Exuberant Orange (DEA 112)
ΔE - 4.18 (95.8% similar)
#FF714E
Often Orange (DE 5132)
ΔE - 4.37 (95.6% similar)
#EB5030
Burning Tomato (DEA 111)
ΔE - 4.56 (95.4% similar)
#FF6E3A
Orange Burst (DEA 113)
ΔE - 4.86 (95.1% similar)


Valspar


Portland Orange color similar/equivalent paint from Valspar. Conversion of Portland Orange to Valspar


#E76344
Autumn Enchantment (2001-1A)
ΔE - 4.21 (95.8% similar)
#F07346
Fiery Sky (8001-15F)
ΔE - 5.43 (94.6% similar)
#E55B2B
Autumn Blaze (2002-1A)
ΔE - 5.44 (94.6% similar)
#DD705A
Flamenco Pink (2004-3B)
ΔE - 7.73 (92.3% similar)





Behr


Portland Orange color similar/equivalent paint from Behr. Conversion of Portland Orange to Behr


#E36940
Emergency Zone (P190-6)
ΔE - 5.24 (94.8% similar)
#DE6A41
Bonfire Night (P200-7)
ΔE - 6.16 (93.8% similar)
#DA5736
Inferno (P190-7)
ΔE - 6.93 (93.1% similar)
#DC5D47
Pimento (P180-6)
ΔE - 7.02 (93.0% similar)


Sherwin Williams


Portland Orange color similar/equivalent paint from Sherwin Williams. Conversion of Portland Orange to Sherwin Williams


#E16F3E
Knockout Orange (SW 6885)
ΔE - 7.09 (92.9% similar)
#D7552A
Obstinate Orange (SW 6884)
ΔE - 8.02 (92.0% similar)
#E47237
Invigorate (SW 6886)
ΔE - 8.62 (91.4% similar)
#DD7861
Rejuvenate (SW 6620)
ΔE - 8.66 (91.3% similar)


PPG Paints


Portland Orange color similar/equivalent paint from PPG Paints. Conversion of Portland Orange to PPG Paints


#E07757
Clay Pot (PPG1194-6)
ΔE - 7.37 (92.6% similar)
#DF745B
Rustic Pottery (PPG1193-6)
ΔE - 7.56 (92.4% similar)
#D9624E
Candy Corn (PPG17-16)
ΔE - 7.77 (92.2% similar)
#D86F3C
Field Poppy (PPG1195-7)
ΔE - 8.87 (91.1% similar)








Color Combinations


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Monochromatic Color Palette

Monochromatic colors belong to the same hue angle but different tints and shades. Monochromatic color palette can be generated by keeping the exact hue of the base color and then changing the saturation and lightness.

Analogous Color Palette

Analogous colors are a group of colors adjacent to each other on a color wheel. Group of these adjacent colors forms Analogous color scheme Palette. Analogous Palette can be generated by increasing or decreasing the hue value by 30 points.

Triadic Color Palette

The triadic color palette has three colors separated by 120° in the RGB color wheel

Tetradic Color Palette

The tetradic colour scheme composed of two sets of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.







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