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#FC901F — Vivid Orange

#FC901F 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 #FC901F 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.

#FC901F 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.

#FC901F · RGB 252, 144, 31

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Color values

HEX#FC901F
RGB252, 144, 31
HSL31°, 97%, 55%
HSV31°, 88%, 99%
CMYK0%, 43%, 88%, 1%
XYZ50.37, 40.74, 6.51
Yxy40.74, 0.5160, 0.4174
CIE-Lab69.99, 33.94, 70.08
Hunter Lab63.83, 33.08, 36.51

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 99% · Green 56% · Blue 12%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 43% · Yellow 88% · Key 1%

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

Previews

Sample text in #FC901F on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #FC901F on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #FC901F

.text { color: #FC901F; }
.background { background-color: #FC901F; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FC901F; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(252, 144, 31); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(31, 97%, 55%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FC901F; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(252, 144, 31, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FC901F; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(252, 144, 31, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FC901F">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FC901F">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FC901F

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

Tints of #FC901F

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

Tones of #FC901F

#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 #FC901F: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FC901F

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 #FC901F: ·

How #FC901F looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #CDCC3ADeuteranopia · #D4DC41Tritanopia · #F75055

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 · #F59E0BTailwind orange 500 · #F97316Material Orange 500 · #FF9800

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #FC901F rather than the exact color:

Rustic Drift
#071C12 · #0E1FFC · #FC46A3 · #F99323
Palette 5f0f40
#5F0F40 · #FB8B24 · #E36414 · #9A031E
Wild Ruby Petal
#2E0E30 · #4AFA8D · #FA8C25 · #58FC51
Modern Ember
#0C1A2B · #36F615 · #A3F940 · #FC9724
Palette 6e026f
#6E026F · #ABDADC · #F1E6C9 · #FA891A
Palette 363062
#363062 · #4D4C7D · #F99417 · #F5F5F5

Similar colors

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

#F99323#FB8B24#FA8C25#FC9724#FA891A#F99417#FC8621#FD8D14#FF9013#F79A19#F4991A#F09319

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FC901E  ·  #FC9020 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FC901F?

#FC901F is Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 252, 144, 31). Its closest standard named color is DarkOrange.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FC901F?

#FC901F is RGB 252, 144, 31 — HSL 31°, 97%, 55% — CMYK 0%, 43%, 88%, 1%.

What colors go with #FC901F?

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

Can I use #FC901F for text?

Black text on #FC901F has a contrast ratio of 9.15:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.30:1.