Palettes / Colors / #FA9C19

#FA9C19 — Vivid Orange

#FA9C19 is a orange color we call Vivid Orange, closest to the named color Orange (#FFA500). It belongs to the orange family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: orange (#FFA500) — not an exact match. CSS orange gives you #FFA500, a different color; use #FA9C19 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.

#FA9C19 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 #1977FA; it also sits naturally between #FA2C19 and #E8FA19. 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 61% · Blue 10%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 38% · Yellow 90% · Key 2%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FA9C19

.text { color: #FA9C19; }
.background { background-color: #FA9C19; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FA9C19; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(250, 156, 25); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(35, 96%, 54%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FA9C19; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(250, 156, 25, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FA9C19; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(250, 156, 25, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FA9C19">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FA9C19">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #1977FA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FA9C19: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FA9C19

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 #FA9C19 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 #FA9C19 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

← #FA9C18  ·  #FA9C1A →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FA9C19?

#FA9C19 is Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 250, 156, 25). Its closest standard named color is Orange.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FA9C19?

#FA9C19 is RGB 250, 156, 25 — HSL 35°, 96%, 54% — CMYK 0%, 38%, 90%, 2%.

What colors go with #FA9C19?

Its complement is #1977FA; analogous partners are #FA2C19 and #E8FA19. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FA9C19 for text?

Black text on #FA9C19 has a contrast ratio of 9.83:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.14:1.