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#FDA830 — Vivid Orange

#FDA830 is a orange color we call Vivid Orange, closest to the named color GoldenRod (#DAA520). It belongs to the orange family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: goldenrod (#DAA520) — not an exact match. CSS goldenrod gives you #DAA520, a different color; use #FDA830 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.

#FDA830 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 #3085FD; it also sits naturally between #FD4130 and #ECFD30. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#FDA830 · RGB 253, 168, 48

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Color values

HEX#FDA830
RGB253, 168, 48
HSL35°, 98%, 59%
HSV35°, 81%, 99%
CMYK0%, 34%, 81%, 1%
XYZ55.04, 49.10, 9.37
Yxy49.10, 0.4849, 0.4325
CIE-Lab75.51, 22.31, 69.48
Hunter Lab70.07, 21.67, 38.74

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 99% · Green 66% · Blue 19%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 34% · Yellow 81% · Key 1%

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

Previews

Sample text in #FDA830 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #FDA830 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #FDA830

.text { color: #FDA830; }
.background { background-color: #FDA830; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FDA830; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(253, 168, 48); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(35, 98%, 59%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FDA830; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(253, 168, 48, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FDA830; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(253, 168, 48, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FDA830">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FDA830">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FDA830

#FD9D17#F28E02#D98002#BB6E02#A25F02#834D01#6A3E01#4C2C01#321E01#140C00

Tints of #FDA830

#FDB044#FDB653#FDBF68#FEC87C#FED090#FED69F#FEDFB3#FEE8C7#FFEED7#FFF6EB

Tones of #FDA830

#EEA53F#E0A34D#D1A05C#C29E6B#B49B79#A59988

Color harmonies

Complementary — #3085FD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.94:1 Fails
Against black text10.82:1 AAA

Best text color on #FDA830: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FDA830

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 #FDA830: ·

How #FDA830 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #D8D74DDeuteranopia · #DDE454Tritanopia · #F96469

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 yellow 500 · #EAB308Material Amber 500 · #FFC107

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #FDA830 rather than the exact color:

Palette Fcecdd
#FCECDD · #FFC288 · #FEA82F · #FF6701
Palette B9ac92
#B9AC92 · #FFA931 · #FECB89 · #FBE6D4
Palette Ffa62f
#FFA62F · #FFC96F · #FFE8C8 · #ACD793
Palette 711db0
#711DB0 · #C21292 · #EF4040 · #FFA732
Tender Horizon
#0C1A1F · #92FE0F · #3EF943 · #FAA931
Palette Fba834
#FBA834 · #333A73 · #387ADF · #50C4ED

Similar colors

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

#FEA82F#FFA931#FFA62F#FFA732#FAA931#FBA834#FAA533#FEAA2B#FFA02E#F9B033#FCAD38#FAB12F

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FDA82F  ·  #FDA831 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FDA830?

#FDA830 is Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 253, 168, 48). Its closest standard named color is GoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FDA830?

#FDA830 is RGB 253, 168, 48 — HSL 35°, 98%, 59% — CMYK 0%, 34%, 81%, 1%.

What colors go with #FDA830?

Its complement is #3085FD; analogous partners are #FD4130 and #ECFD30. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FDA830 for text?

Black text on #FDA830 has a contrast ratio of 10.82:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.94:1.