Palettes / Colors / #FB4E04

#FB4E04 — Vivid Orange

#FB4E04 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 #FB4E04 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.

#FB4E04 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 #04B1FB; it also sits naturally between #FB0435 and #FBCA04. 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 31% · Blue 2%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 69% · Yellow 98% · Key 2%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FB4E04

.text { color: #FB4E04; }
.background { background-color: #FB4E04; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FB4E04; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(251, 78, 4); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(18, 97%, 50%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FB4E04; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(251, 78, 4, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FB4E04; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(251, 78, 4, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FB4E04">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FB4E04">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #04B1FB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FB4E04: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FB4E04

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 #FB4E04 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 #FB4E04 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

← #FB4E03  ·  #FB4E05 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FB4E04?

#FB4E04 is Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 251, 78, 4). Its closest standard named color is OrangeRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FB4E04?

#FB4E04 is RGB 251, 78, 4 — HSL 18°, 97%, 50% — CMYK 0%, 69%, 98%, 2%.

What colors go with #FB4E04?

Its complement is #04B1FB; analogous partners are #FB0435 and #FBCA04. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FB4E04 for text?

Black text on #FB4E04 has a contrast ratio of 6.19:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.39:1.