Palettes / Colors / #F78464

#F78464 — Light Vivid Orange

#F78464 is a orange color we call Light Vivid Orange, closest to the named color Salmon (#FA8072). It belongs to the orange family.

#F78464 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 #64D7F7; it also sits naturally between #F7648E and #F7CD64. 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 97% · Green 52% · Blue 39%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 47% · Yellow 60% · Key 3%

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

Previews

CSS code for #F78464

.text { color: #F78464; }
.background { background-color: #F78464; }
.border { border: 3px solid #F78464; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(247, 132, 100); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(13, 90%, 68%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #F78464; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(247, 132, 100, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #F78464; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(247, 132, 100, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#F78464">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#F78464">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #64D7F7:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #F78464: #000000.

How #F78464 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 #F78464 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

← #F78463  ·  #F78465 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #F78464?

#F78464 is Light Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 247, 132, 100). Its closest standard named color is Salmon.

What is the RGB and HSL of #F78464?

#F78464 is RGB 247, 132, 100 — HSL 13°, 90%, 68% — CMYK 0%, 47%, 60%, 3%.

What colors go with #F78464?

Its complement is #64D7F7; analogous partners are #F7648E and #F7CD64. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #F78464 for text?

Black text on #F78464 has a contrast ratio of 8.44:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.49:1.