Palettes / Colors / #FC4E03

#FC4E03 — Vivid Orange

#FC4E03 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 #FC4E03 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.

#FC4E03 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 #03B1FC; it also sits naturally between #FC0335 and #FCCA03. 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 99% · Green 31% · Blue 1%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 69% · Yellow 99% · Key 1%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FC4E03

.text { color: #FC4E03; }
.background { background-color: #FC4E03; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FC4E03; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(252, 78, 3); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(18, 98%, 50%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FC4E03; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(252, 78, 3, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FC4E03; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(252, 78, 3, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FC4E03">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FC4E03">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #03B1FC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FC4E03: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FC4E03

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 #FC4E03 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 #FC4E03 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

← #FC4E02  ·  #FC4E04 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FC4E03?

#FC4E03 is Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 252, 78, 3). Its closest standard named color is OrangeRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FC4E03?

#FC4E03 is RGB 252, 78, 3 — HSL 18°, 98%, 50% — CMYK 0%, 69%, 99%, 1%.

What colors go with #FC4E03?

Its complement is #03B1FC; analogous partners are #FC0335 and #FCCA03. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FC4E03 for text?

Black text on #FC4E03 has a contrast ratio of 6.23:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.37:1.