Palettes / Colors / #422600

#422600 — Dark Vivid Orange

#422600 is a orange color we call Dark Vivid Orange, closest to the named color Black (#000000). It belongs to the orange family.

#422600 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 #001C42; it also sits naturally between #420600 and #3D4200. 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 15% · Blue 0%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 42% · Yellow 100% · Key 74%

Previews

CSS code for #422600

.text { color: #422600; }
.background { background-color: #422600; }
.border { border: 3px solid #422600; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(66, 38, 0); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(35, 100%, 13%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #422600; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(66, 38, 0, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #422600; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(66, 38, 0, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#422600">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#422600">Div content here</div>

Shades of #422600

Tints of #422600

Tones of #422600

Color harmonies

Complementary — #001C42:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #422600: #FFFFFF.

How #422600 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 #422600 or a close neighbour

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #4225FF  ·  #422601 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #422600?

#422600 is Dark Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 66, 38, 0). Its closest standard named color is Black.

What is the RGB and HSL of #422600?

#422600 is RGB 66, 38, 0 — HSL 35°, 100%, 13% — CMYK 0%, 42%, 100%, 74%.

What colors go with #422600?

Its complement is #001C42; analogous partners are #420600 and #3D4200. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #422600 for text?

White text on #422600 has a contrast ratio of 13.92:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 1.51:1.