Palettes / Colors / #DB490A

#DB490A — Vivid Orange

#DB490A is a orange color we call Vivid Orange, closest to the named color OrangeRed (#FF4500). It belongs to the orange family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: orangered (#FF4500) — not an exact match. CSS orangered gives you #FF4500, a different color; use #DB490A 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.

#DB490A 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 #0A9DDB; it also sits naturally between #DB0A34 and #DBB10A. 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 86% · Green 29% · Blue 4%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 67% · Yellow 95% · Key 14%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DB490A

.text { color: #DB490A; }
.background { background-color: #DB490A; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DB490A; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(219, 73, 10); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(18, 91%, 45%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DB490A; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(219, 73, 10, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DB490A; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(219, 73, 10, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DB490A">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DB490A">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DB490A

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #0A9DDB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DB490A: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DB490A

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 #DB490A 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 #DB490A 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

← #DB4909  ·  #DB490B →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DB490A?

#DB490A is Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 219, 73, 10). Its closest standard named color is OrangeRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DB490A?

#DB490A is RGB 219, 73, 10 — HSL 18°, 91%, 45% — CMYK 0%, 67%, 95%, 14%.

What colors go with #DB490A?

Its complement is #0A9DDB; analogous partners are #DB0A34 and #DBB10A. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DB490A for text?

Black text on #DB490A has a contrast ratio of 4.97:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.23:1.