Palettes / Colors / #9E2000

#9E2000 — Vivid Orange

#9E2000 is a orange color we call Vivid Orange, closest to the named color DarkRed (#8B0000). It belongs to the orange family.

#9E2000 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 #007E9E; it also sits naturally between #9E002F and #9E6F00. 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 62% · Green 13% · Blue 0%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 80% · Yellow 100% · Key 38%

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

Previews

CSS code for #9E2000

.text { color: #9E2000; }
.background { background-color: #9E2000; }
.border { border: 3px solid #9E2000; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(158, 32, 0); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(12, 100%, 31%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #9E2000; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(158, 32, 0, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #9E2000; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(158, 32, 0, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#9E2000">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#9E2000">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #007E9E:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #9E2000: #FFFFFF.

How #9E2000 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 #9E2000 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 #9E2000?

#9E2000 is Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 158, 32, 0). Its closest standard named color is DarkRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #9E2000?

#9E2000 is RGB 158, 32, 0 — HSL 12°, 100%, 31% — CMYK 0%, 80%, 100%, 38%.

What colors go with #9E2000?

Its complement is #007E9E; analogous partners are #9E002F and #9E6F00. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #9E2000 for text?

White text on #9E2000 has a contrast ratio of 7.89:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.66:1.