Palettes / Colors / #DF2F00

#DF2F00 — Vivid Orange

#DF2F00 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 #DF2F00 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.

#DF2F00 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 #00B0E0; it also sits naturally between #E00040 and #E0A100. 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 18% · Blue 0%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 79% · Yellow 100% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DF2F00

.text { color: #DF2F00; }
.background { background-color: #DF2F00; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DF2F00; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 47, 0); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(13, 100%, 44%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DF2F00; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 47, 0, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DF2F00; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 47, 0, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DF2F00">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DF2F00">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #00B0E0:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DF2F00: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DF2F00

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 #DF2F00 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 #DF2F00 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

← #DF2EFF  ·  #DF2F01 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DF2F00?

#DF2F00 is Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 223, 47, 0). Its closest standard named color is OrangeRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DF2F00?

#DF2F00 is RGB 223, 47, 0 — HSL 13°, 100%, 44% — CMYK 0%, 79%, 100%, 13%.

What colors go with #DF2F00?

Its complement is #00B0E0; analogous partners are #E00040 and #E0A100. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DF2F00 for text?

White text on #DF2F00 has a contrast ratio of 4.62:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 4.54:1.