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#FC901C — Vivid Orange

#FC901C is a orange color we call Vivid Orange, closest to the named color DarkOrange (#FF8C00). It belongs to the orange family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkorange (#FF8C00) — not an exact match. CSS darkorange gives you #FF8C00, a different color; use #FC901C 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.

#FC901C 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 #1D89FC; it also sits naturally between #FC211D and #F8FC1D. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#FC901C · RGB 252, 144, 28

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Color values

HEX#FC901C
RGB252, 144, 28
HSL31°, 97%, 55%
HSV31°, 89%, 99%
CMYK0%, 43%, 89%, 1%
XYZ50.33, 40.73, 6.31
Yxy40.73, 0.5169, 0.4183
CIE-Lab69.98, 33.89, 70.86
Hunter Lab63.82, 33.02, 36.70

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 99% · Green 56% · Blue 11%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 43% · Yellow 89% · Key 1%

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

Previews

Sample text in #FC901C on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #FC901C on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #FC901C

.text { color: #FC901C; }
.background { background-color: #FC901C; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FC901C; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(252, 144, 28); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(31, 97%, 55%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FC901C; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(252, 144, 28, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FC901C; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(252, 144, 28, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FC901C">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FC901C">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FC901C

#FB8404#E27603#C96903#B05C03#974F02#793F02#5F3201#462501#2D1801#140B00

Tints of #FC901C

#FC9A31#FCA445#FCAE59#FDB76D#FDC486#FDCE9B#FED8AF#FEE1C3#FEEBD7#FFF5EB

Tones of #FC901C

#EB8F2D#DB8F3D#CB8E4D#BC8E5C#AC8D6C#9C8D7C

Color harmonies

Complementary — #1D89FC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.30:1 Fails
Against black text9.15:1 AAA

Best text color on #FC901C: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FC901C

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #FC901C: ·

How #FC901C looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #CDCC38Deuteranopia · #D4DC3FTritanopia · #F74E53

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:

Tailwind amber 500 · #F59E0BMaterial Orange 500 · #FF9800Tailwind orange 500 · #F97316

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #FC901C rather than the exact color:

Palette 363062
#363062 · #4D4C7D · #F99417 · #F5F5F5
Palette 6e026f
#6E026F · #ABDADC · #F1E6C9 · #FA891A
Rustic Drift
#071C12 · #0E1FFC · #FC46A3 · #F99323
Palette Cece5a
#CECE5A · #FFE17B · #FD8D14 · #C51605
Palette 0046ff
#0046FF · #73C8D2 · #F5F1DC · #FF9013
Palette 5f0f40
#5F0F40 · #FB8B24 · #E36414 · #9A031E

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#F99417#FA891A#F99323#FD8D14#FF9013#FB8B24#FA8C25#FC9724#FC8621#F79A19#FA9914#F4991A

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FC901B  ·  #FC901D →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FC901C?

#FC901C is Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 252, 144, 28). Its closest standard named color is DarkOrange.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FC901C?

#FC901C is RGB 252, 144, 28 — HSL 31°, 97%, 55% — CMYK 0%, 43%, 89%, 1%.

What colors go with #FC901C?

Its complement is #1D89FC; analogous partners are #FC211D and #F8FC1D. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FC901C for text?

Black text on #FC901C has a contrast ratio of 9.15:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.30:1.