Palettes / Colors / #421506

#421506 — Dark Vivid Orange

#421506 is a orange color we call Dark Vivid Orange, closest to the named color Maroon (#800000). It belongs to the orange family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: maroon (#800000) — not an exact match. CSS maroon gives you #800000, a different color; use #421506 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#421506 is a warm orange color associated with warmth, appetite and friendliness. It is deep enough for text, outlines and dark interface surfaces, and makes light colors glow next to it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #063341; it also sits naturally between #410615 and #413306. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 26% · Green 8% · Blue 2%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 68% · Yellow 91% · Key 74%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #421506

.text { color: #421506; }
.background { background-color: #421506; }
.border { border: 3px solid #421506; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(66, 21, 6); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(15, 83%, 14%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #421506; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(66, 21, 6, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #421506; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(66, 21, 6, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#421506">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#421506">Div content here</div>

Shades of #421506

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #063341:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #421506: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #421506

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #421506 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #421506 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #421505  ·  #421507 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #421506?

#421506 is Dark Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 66, 21, 6). Its closest standard named color is Maroon.

What is the RGB and HSL of #421506?

#421506 is RGB 66, 21, 6 — HSL 15°, 83%, 14% — CMYK 0%, 68%, 91%, 74%.

What colors go with #421506?

Its complement is #063341; analogous partners are #410615 and #413306. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #421506 for text?

White text on #421506 has a contrast ratio of 15.65:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 1.34:1.