Palettes / Colors / #DE4802

#DE4802 — Vivid Orange

#DE4802 is a orange color we call Vivid Orange, closest to the named color OrangeRed (#FF4500). It belongs to the orange family.

#DE4802 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 #0299DE; it also sits naturally between #DE022B and #DEB602. 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 87% · Green 28% · Blue 1%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 68% · Yellow 99% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DE4802

.text { color: #DE4802; }
.background { background-color: #DE4802; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DE4802; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(222, 72, 2); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(19, 98%, 44%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DE4802; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(222, 72, 2, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DE4802; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(222, 72, 2, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DE4802">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DE4802">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DE4802

Tints of #DE4802

Tones of #DE4802

Color harmonies

Complementary — #0299DE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DE4802: #000000.

How #DE4802 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 #DE4802 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

← #DE4801  ·  #DE4803 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DE4802?

#DE4802 is Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 222, 72, 2). Its closest standard named color is OrangeRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DE4802?

#DE4802 is RGB 222, 72, 2 — HSL 19°, 98%, 44% — CMYK 0%, 68%, 99%, 13%.

What colors go with #DE4802?

Its complement is #0299DE; analogous partners are #DE022B and #DEB602. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DE4802 for text?

Black text on #DE4802 has a contrast ratio of 5.03:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.17:1.