Palettes / Colors / #FA7900

#FA7900 — Vivid Orange

#FA7900 is a orange color we call Vivid Orange, closest to the named color DarkOrange (#FF8C00). It belongs to the orange family.

#FA7900 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 #0081FA; it also sits naturally between #FA0004 and #FAF600. 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 47% · Blue 0%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 52% · Yellow 100% · Key 2%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FA7900

.text { color: #FA7900; }
.background { background-color: #FA7900; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FA7900; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(250, 121, 0); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(29, 100%, 49%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FA7900; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(250, 121, 0, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FA7900; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(250, 121, 0, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FA7900">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FA7900">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FA7900

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #0081FA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FA7900: #000000.

How #FA7900 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 #FA7900 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

← #FA78FF  ·  #FA7901 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FA7900?

#FA7900 is Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 250, 121, 0). Its closest standard named color is DarkOrange.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FA7900?

#FA7900 is RGB 250, 121, 0 — HSL 29°, 100%, 49% — CMYK 0%, 52%, 100%, 2%.

What colors go with #FA7900?

Its complement is #0081FA; analogous partners are #FA0004 and #FAF600. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FA7900 for text?

Black text on #FA7900 has a contrast ratio of 7.80:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.69:1.