Safety orange

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— Color coordinates —
Hex triplet #FF9900
RGB^B r, g, b) (255, 153, 0)
CMYK^H c, m, y, k) (0, 40, 100, 0)
HSV h, s, v) (36°, 100%, 100%)
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)
H: Normalized to [0–100] (hundred)

Safety orange, also known as blaze orange, vivid orange, Caltrans orange, Omaha orange, or sometimes International orange, is a color used to set things apart from their surroundings, particularly in complementary contrast to the blue color of the sky.

A safety orange-colored warning sign for road construction sites.

ANSI standard Z535.1-1998 states how safety orange is defined in the following notation systems:

Munsell Notation:

5.0YR (Hue) 6.0/15 (Value/Chroma)

CIE Data:

x=0.5510 y=0.4214 Y%=30.05

Approximate PMS (Pantone) Color (actually, mixing directions):

13 parts Yellow, 3 parts Warm Red, 1/4 part Black

Safety orange is the same color as Blaze Orange, which is a shade of orange (Color No. 12199) required by United States law (U.S. Code of Federal Regulations, Title 15 Commerce and Foreign Trade, Section 1150.3) to be on the tips of barrels of such replica guns as airsoft guns, or simply cap or toy guns.

Safety orange is the color usually used in the United States for traffic cones, stanchions, barrels, and other construction zone marking devices. OSHA requires that certain construction equipment must be painted safety orange. Two large trucking companies, Allied Van Lines and Schneider National, paint their trucks and trailers safety orange.

In some applications, especially with hunting apparel, fluorescent orange is used for the same purpose.


Orange	Amber	Coral	Dark salmon	Gamboge	International orange	Mahogany	Peach	Peach-orange	Peach-yellow	Pink-orange	Pumpkin

Rust	Safety orange	Salmon	Tangerine	Tenné	UNECE Amber	Vermilion


— Color coordinates —
Hex triplet		#FF9900
RGB^B	r, g, b)	(255, 153, 0)
CMYK^H	c, m, y, k)	(0, 40, 100, 0)
HSV	h, s, v)	(36°, 100%, 100%)
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) H: Normalized to [0–100] (hundred)

Safety orange

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