Palettes / Colors / #FD3906

#FD3906 — Vivid Orange

#FD3906 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 #FD3906 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.

#FD3906 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 #08CCFD; it also sits naturally between #FD0851 and #FDB308. 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 22% · Blue 2%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 77% · Yellow 98% · Key 1%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FD3906

.text { color: #FD3906; }
.background { background-color: #FD3906; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FD3906; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(253, 57, 6); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(12, 98%, 51%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FD3906; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(253, 57, 6, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FD3906; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(253, 57, 6, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FD3906">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FD3906">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #08CCFD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FD3906: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FD3906

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 #FD3906 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 #FD3906 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

← #FD3905  ·  #FD3907 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FD3906?

#FD3906 is Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 253, 57, 6). Its closest standard named color is OrangeRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FD3906?

#FD3906 is RGB 253, 57, 6 — HSL 12°, 98%, 51% — CMYK 0%, 77%, 98%, 1%.

What colors go with #FD3906?

Its complement is #08CCFD; analogous partners are #FD0851 and #FDB308. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FD3906 for text?

Black text on #FD3906 has a contrast ratio of 5.76:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.64:1.