Palettes / Colors / #F08045

#F08045 — Vivid Orange

#F08045 is a orange color we call Vivid Orange, closest to the named color Coral (#FF7F50). It belongs to the orange family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: coral (#FF7F50) — not an exact match. CSS coral gives you #FF7F50, a different color; use #F08045 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.

#F08045 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 #47B5F0; it also sits naturally between #F04760 and #F0D747. 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 50% · Blue 27%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 47% · Yellow 71% · Key 6%

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

Previews

CSS code for #F08045

.text { color: #F08045; }
.background { background-color: #F08045; }
.border { border: 3px solid #F08045; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(240, 128, 69); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(21, 85%, 61%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #F08045; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(240, 128, 69, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #F08045; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(240, 128, 69, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#F08045">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#F08045">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #47B5F0:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #F08045: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #F08045

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 #F08045 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 #F08045 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #F08045?

#F08045 is Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 240, 128, 69). Its closest standard named color is Coral.

What is the RGB and HSL of #F08045?

#F08045 is RGB 240, 128, 69 — HSL 21°, 85%, 61% — CMYK 0%, 47%, 71%, 6%.

What colors go with #F08045?

Its complement is #47B5F0; analogous partners are #F04760 and #F0D747. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #F08045 for text?

Black text on #F08045 has a contrast ratio of 7.88:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.67:1.