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#FA620E — Vivid Orange

#FA620E 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 #FA620E 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.

#FA620E 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 #0FA8FA; it also sits naturally between #FA0F32 and #FAD70F. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#FA620E · RGB 250, 98, 14

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Color values

HEX#FA620E
RGB250, 98, 14
HSL21°, 96%, 52%
HSV21°, 94%, 98%
CMYK0%, 61%, 94%, 2%
XYZ43.87, 29.09, 3.72
Yxy29.09, 0.5721, 0.3794
CIE-Lab60.86, 55.11, 67.63
Hunter Lab53.94, 54.54, 31.91

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 98% · Green 38% · Blue 5%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 61% · Yellow 94% · Key 2%

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

Previews

Sample text in #FA620E on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #FA620E on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #FA620E

.text { color: #FA620E; }
.background { background-color: #FA620E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FA620E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(250, 98, 14); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(21, 96%, 52%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FA620E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(250, 98, 14, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FA620E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(250, 98, 14, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FA620E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FA620E">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FA620E

#EB5505#D24C04#BE4504#A53C03#8C3303#732A02#5A2102#461901#2D1001#140700

Tints of #FA620E

#FB6E23#FB7F3C#FB8C50#FC9C69#FCAA7D#FDB791#FDC7AA#FED4BE#FEE5D7#FFF2EB

Tones of #FA620E

#E96620#D96B30#C87041#B77652#A67B64#967F73

Color harmonies

Complementary — #0FA8FA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.08:1 AA large only
Against black text6.82:1 AA

Best text color on #FA620E: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FA620E

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #FA620E: ·

How #FA620E looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #B8B722Deuteranopia · #C1CC27Tritanopia · #F23236

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:

Tailwind orange 500 · #F97316Tailwind orange 600 · #EA580CMaterial Deep Orange 500 · #FF5722

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #FA620E rather than the exact color:

Scarlet Bloom
#0F2109 · #FD6610 · #FA943E · #1837F6
Electric Ruby Garden
#182408 · #F8393F · #FB5F15 · #564EFC
Palette Bf1a1a
#BF1A1A · #FF6C0C · #FFE08F · #060771
Palette Fcc737
#FCC737 · #F26B0F · #E73879 · #7E1891
Palette F7f7f7
#F7F7F7 · #FF570C · #606470 · #323643
Palette F25912
#F25912 · #5C3E94 · #412B6B · #211832

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#FD6610#FB5F15#FF6C0C#F26B0F#FF570C#F25912#F96D15#FF6701#FF6000#FF5F00#FF6500#FF6600

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FA620D  ·  #FA620F →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FA620E?

#FA620E is Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 250, 98, 14). Its closest standard named color is OrangeRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FA620E?

#FA620E is RGB 250, 98, 14 — HSL 21°, 96%, 52% — CMYK 0%, 61%, 94%, 2%.

What colors go with #FA620E?

Its complement is #0FA8FA; analogous partners are #FA0F32 and #FAD70F. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FA620E for text?

Black text on #FA620E has a contrast ratio of 6.82:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.08:1.