Palettes / Colors / #8A2500

#8A2500 — Deep Vivid Orange

#8A2500 is a orange color we call Deep Vivid Orange, closest to the named color DarkRed (#8B0000). It belongs to the orange family.

#8A2500 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 #00658A; it also sits naturally between #8A0020 and #8A6A00. 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 54% · Green 15% · Blue 0%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 73% · Yellow 100% · Key 46%

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

Previews

CSS code for #8A2500

.text { color: #8A2500; }
.background { background-color: #8A2500; }
.border { border: 3px solid #8A2500; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(138, 37, 0); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(16, 100%, 27%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #8A2500; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(138, 37, 0, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #8A2500; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(138, 37, 0, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#8A2500">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#8A2500">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #00658A:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #8A2500: #FFFFFF.

How #8A2500 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 #8A2500 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #8A2500?

#8A2500 is Deep Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 138, 37, 0). Its closest standard named color is DarkRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #8A2500?

#8A2500 is RGB 138, 37, 0 — HSL 16°, 100%, 27% — CMYK 0%, 73%, 100%, 46%.

What colors go with #8A2500?

Its complement is #00658A; analogous partners are #8A0020 and #8A6A00. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #8A2500 for text?

White text on #8A2500 has a contrast ratio of 8.95:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.35:1.