Palettes / Colors / #DB8000

#DB8000 — Vivid Orange

#DB8000 is a orange color we call Vivid Orange, closest to the named color DarkGoldenRod (#B8860B). It belongs to the orange family.

#DB8000 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 #005BDB; it also sits naturally between #DB1200 and #C9DB00. 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 50% · Blue 0%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 42% · Yellow 100% · Key 14%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DB8000

.text { color: #DB8000; }
.background { background-color: #DB8000; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DB8000; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(219, 128, 0); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(35, 100%, 43%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DB8000; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(219, 128, 0, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DB8000; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(219, 128, 0, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DB8000">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DB8000">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DB8000

Tints of #DB8000

Tones of #DB8000

Color harmonies

Complementary — #005BDB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DB8000: #000000.

How #DB8000 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 #DB8000 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

← #DB7FFF  ·  #DB8001 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DB8000?

#DB8000 is Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 219, 128, 0). Its closest standard named color is DarkGoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DB8000?

#DB8000 is RGB 219, 128, 0 — HSL 35°, 100%, 43% — CMYK 0%, 42%, 100%, 14%.

What colors go with #DB8000?

Its complement is #005BDB; analogous partners are #DB1200 and #C9DB00. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DB8000 for text?

Black text on #DB8000 has a contrast ratio of 7.10:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.96:1.