Palettes / Colors / #F04014

#F04014 — Vivid Orange

#F04014 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 #F04014 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.

#F04014 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 #14C4F0; it also sits naturally between #F01456 and #F0AE14. 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 94% · Green 25% · Blue 8%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 73% · Yellow 92% · Key 6%

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

Previews

CSS code for #F04014

.text { color: #F04014; }
.background { background-color: #F04014; }
.border { border: 3px solid #F04014; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(240, 64, 20); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(12, 88%, 51%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #F04014; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(240, 64, 20, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #F04014; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(240, 64, 20, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#F04014">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#F04014">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #14C4F0:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #F04014: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #F04014

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 #F04014 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 #F04014 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

← #F04013  ·  #F04015 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #F04014?

#F04014 is Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 240, 64, 20). Its closest standard named color is OrangeRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #F04014?

#F04014 is RGB 240, 64, 20 — HSL 12°, 88%, 51% — CMYK 0%, 73%, 92%, 6%.

What colors go with #F04014?

Its complement is #14C4F0; analogous partners are #F01456 and #F0AE14. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #F04014 for text?

Black text on #F04014 has a contrast ratio of 5.45:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.85:1.