Palettes / Colors / #DA540A

#DA540A — Vivid Orange

#DA540A is a orange color we call Vivid Orange, closest to the named color Chocolate (#D2691E). It belongs to the orange family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: chocolate (#D2691E) — not an exact match. CSS chocolate gives you #D2691E, a different color; use #DA540A 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.

#DA540A 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 #0A92DB; it also sits naturally between #DB0A2A and #DBBC0A. 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 85% · Green 33% · Blue 4%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 61% · Yellow 95% · Key 15%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DA540A

.text { color: #DA540A; }
.background { background-color: #DA540A; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DA540A; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(218, 84, 10); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(21, 91%, 45%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DA540A; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(218, 84, 10, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DA540A; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(218, 84, 10, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DA540A">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DA540A">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DA540A

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #0A92DB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DA540A: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DA540A

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 #DA540A 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 #DA540A 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

← #DA5409  ·  #DA540B →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DA540A?

#DA540A is Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 218, 84, 10). Its closest standard named color is Chocolate.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DA540A?

#DA540A is RGB 218, 84, 10 — HSL 21°, 91%, 45% — CMYK 0%, 61%, 95%, 15%.

What colors go with #DA540A?

Its complement is #0A92DB; analogous partners are #DB0A2A and #DBBC0A. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DA540A for text?

Black text on #DA540A has a contrast ratio of 5.25:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.00:1.