Palettes / Colors / #FA601E

#FA601E — Vivid Orange

#FA601E 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 #FA601E 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.

#FA601E 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 #1EB8FA; it also sits naturally between #FA1E4A and #FACE1E. 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 38% · Blue 12%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 62% · Yellow 88% · Key 2%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FA601E

.text { color: #FA601E; }
.background { background-color: #FA601E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FA601E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(250, 96, 30); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(18, 96%, 55%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FA601E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(250, 96, 30, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FA601E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(250, 96, 30, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FA601E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FA601E">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #1EB8FA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FA601E: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FA601E

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 #FA601E 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 #FA601E 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 #FA601E?

#FA601E is Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 250, 96, 30). Its closest standard named color is OrangeRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FA601E?

#FA601E is RGB 250, 96, 30 — HSL 18°, 96%, 55% — CMYK 0%, 62%, 88%, 2%.

What colors go with #FA601E?

Its complement is #1EB8FA; analogous partners are #FA1E4A and #FACE1E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FA601E for text?

Black text on #FA601E has a contrast ratio of 6.76:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.11:1.