Palettes / Colors / #FA4E11

#FA4E11 — Vivid Orange

#FA4E11 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 #FA4E11 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.

#FA4E11 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 #0FBBFA; it also sits naturally between #FA0F46 and #FAC30F. 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 98% · Green 31% · Blue 7%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 69% · Yellow 93% · Key 2%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FA4E11

.text { color: #FA4E11; }
.background { background-color: #FA4E11; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FA4E11; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(250, 78, 17); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(16, 96%, 52%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FA4E11; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(250, 78, 17, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FA4E11; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(250, 78, 17, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FA4E11">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FA4E11">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #0FBBFA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FA4E11: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FA4E11

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 #FA4E11 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 #FA4E11 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

← #FA4E10  ·  #FA4E12 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FA4E11?

#FA4E11 is Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 250, 78, 17). Its closest standard named color is OrangeRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FA4E11?

#FA4E11 is RGB 250, 78, 17 — HSL 16°, 96%, 52% — CMYK 0%, 69%, 93%, 2%.

What colors go with #FA4E11?

Its complement is #0FBBFA; analogous partners are #FA0F46 and #FAC30F. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FA4E11 for text?

Black text on #FA4E11 has a contrast ratio of 6.16:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.41:1.