Palettes / Colors / #7E4E02

#7E4E02 — Deep Vivid Orange

#7E4E02 is a orange color we call Deep Vivid Orange, closest to the named color SaddleBrown (#8B4513). It belongs to the orange family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: saddlebrown (#8B4513) — not an exact match. CSS saddlebrown gives you #8B4513, a different color; use #7E4E02 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.

#7E4E02 is a warm orange color associated with warmth, appetite and friendliness. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #02317E; it also sits naturally between #7E1002 and #6F7E02. 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 49% · Green 31% · Blue 1%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 38% · Yellow 98% · Key 51%

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

Previews

CSS code for #7E4E02

.text { color: #7E4E02; }
.background { background-color: #7E4E02; }
.border { border: 3px solid #7E4E02; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(126, 78, 2); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(37, 97%, 25%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #7E4E02; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(126, 78, 2, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #7E4E02; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(126, 78, 2, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#7E4E02">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#7E4E02">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #02317E:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #7E4E02: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #7E4E02

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 #7E4E02 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 #7E4E02 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

← #7E4E01  ·  #7E4E03 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #7E4E02?

#7E4E02 is Deep Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 126, 78, 2). Its closest standard named color is SaddleBrown.

What is the RGB and HSL of #7E4E02?

#7E4E02 is RGB 126, 78, 2 — HSL 37°, 97%, 25% — CMYK 0%, 38%, 98%, 51%.

What colors go with #7E4E02?

Its complement is #02317E; analogous partners are #7E1002 and #6F7E02. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #7E4E02 for text?

White text on #7E4E02 has a contrast ratio of 7.05:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.98:1.