Palettes / Colors / #FCA503

#FCA503 — Vivid Orange

#FCA503 is a orange color we call Vivid Orange, closest to the named color Orange (#FFA500). It belongs to the orange family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: orange (#FFA500) — not an exact match. CSS orange gives you #FFA500, a different color; use #FCA503 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.

#FCA503 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 #035AFC; it also sits naturally between #FC2803 and #D7FC03. 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 65% · Blue 1%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 35% · Yellow 99% · Key 1%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FCA503

.text { color: #FCA503; }
.background { background-color: #FCA503; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FCA503; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(252, 165, 3); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(39, 98%, 50%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FCA503; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(252, 165, 3, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FCA503; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(252, 165, 3, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FCA503">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FCA503">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FCA503

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #035AFC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FCA503: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FCA503

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 #FCA503 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 #FCA503 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

← #FCA502  ·  #FCA504 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FCA503?

#FCA503 is Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 252, 165, 3). Its closest standard named color is Orange.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FCA503?

#FCA503 is RGB 252, 165, 3 — HSL 39°, 98%, 50% — CMYK 0%, 35%, 99%, 1%.

What colors go with #FCA503?

Its complement is #035AFC; analogous partners are #FC2803 and #D7FC03. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FCA503 for text?

Black text on #FCA503 has a contrast ratio of 10.52:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.00:1.