Palettes / Colors / #FC511A

#FC511A — Vivid Orange

#FC511A 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 #FC511A 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.

#FC511A 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 #1DC4FC; it also sits naturally between #FC1D55 and #FCC41D. 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 32% · Blue 10%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 68% · Yellow 90% · Key 1%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FC511A

.text { color: #FC511A; }
.background { background-color: #FC511A; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FC511A; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(252, 81, 26); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(15, 97%, 55%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FC511A; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(252, 81, 26, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FC511A; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(252, 81, 26, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FC511A">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FC511A">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FC511A

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #1DC4FC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FC511A: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FC511A

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 #FC511A 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 #FC511A 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

← #FC5119  ·  #FC511B →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FC511A?

#FC511A is Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 252, 81, 26). Its closest standard named color is OrangeRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FC511A?

#FC511A is RGB 252, 81, 26 — HSL 15°, 97%, 55% — CMYK 0%, 68%, 90%, 1%.

What colors go with #FC511A?

Its complement is #1DC4FC; analogous partners are #FC1D55 and #FCC41D. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FC511A for text?

Black text on #FC511A has a contrast ratio of 6.33:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.32:1.