Palettes / Colors / #A23402

#A23402 — Vivid Orange

#A23402 is a orange color we call 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 #A23402 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.

#A23402 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 #026FA2; it also sits naturally between #A2021F and #A28402. 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 64% · Green 20% · Blue 1%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 68% · Yellow 99% · Key 36%

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

Previews

CSS code for #A23402

.text { color: #A23402; }
.background { background-color: #A23402; }
.border { border: 3px solid #A23402; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(162, 52, 2); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(19, 98%, 32%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #A23402; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(162, 52, 2, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #A23402; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(162, 52, 2, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#A23402">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#A23402">Div content here</div>

Shades of #A23402

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #026FA2:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #A23402: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #A23402

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 #A23402 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 #A23402 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

← #A23401  ·  #A23403 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #A23402?

#A23402 is Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 162, 52, 2). Its closest standard named color is SaddleBrown.

What is the RGB and HSL of #A23402?

#A23402 is RGB 162, 52, 2 — HSL 19°, 98%, 32% — CMYK 0%, 68%, 99%, 36%.

What colors go with #A23402?

Its complement is #026FA2; analogous partners are #A2021F and #A28402. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #A23402 for text?

White text on #A23402 has a contrast ratio of 6.93:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.03:1.