Palettes / Colors / #FA792D

#FA792D — Vivid Orange

#FA792D is a orange color we call Vivid Orange, closest to the named color Tomato (#FF6347). It belongs to the orange family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: tomato (#FF6347) — not an exact match. CSS tomato gives you #FF6347, a different color; use #FA792D 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.

#FA792D 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 #2EAFFA; it also sits naturally between #FA2E49 and #FADF2E. 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 18%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 52% · Yellow 82% · Key 2%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FA792D

.text { color: #FA792D; }
.background { background-color: #FA792D; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FA792D; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(250, 121, 45); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(22, 95%, 58%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FA792D; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(250, 121, 45, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FA792D; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(250, 121, 45, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FA792D">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FA792D">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FA792D

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #2EAFFA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FA792D: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FA792D

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 #FA792D 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 #FA792D 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

← #FA792C  ·  #FA792E →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FA792D?

#FA792D is Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 250, 121, 45). Its closest standard named color is Tomato.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FA792D?

#FA792D is RGB 250, 121, 45 — HSL 22°, 95%, 58% — CMYK 0%, 52%, 82%, 2%.

What colors go with #FA792D?

Its complement is #2EAFFA; analogous partners are #FA2E49 and #FADF2E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FA792D for text?

Black text on #FA792D has a contrast ratio of 7.84:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.68:1.