Palettes / Colors / #FDA94E

#FDA94E — Vivid Orange

#FDA94E is a orange color we call Vivid Orange, closest to the named color SandyBrown (#F4A460). It belongs to the orange family.

#FDA94E 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 #4EA3FD; it also sits naturally between #FD514E and #FAFD4E. 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 66% · Blue 31%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 33% · Yellow 69% · Key 1%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FDA94E

.text { color: #FDA94E; }
.background { background-color: #FDA94E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FDA94E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(253, 169, 78); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(31, 98%, 65%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FDA94E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(253, 169, 78, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FDA94E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(253, 169, 78, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FDA94E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FDA94E">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FDA94E

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Tones of #FDA94E

Color harmonies

Complementary — #4EA3FD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FDA94E: #000000.

How #FDA94E 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 #FDA94E 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #FDA94E?

#FDA94E is Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 253, 169, 78). Its closest standard named color is SandyBrown.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FDA94E?

#FDA94E is RGB 253, 169, 78 — HSL 31°, 98%, 65% — CMYK 0%, 33%, 69%, 1%.

What colors go with #FDA94E?

Its complement is #4EA3FD; analogous partners are #FD514E and #FAFD4E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FDA94E for text?

Black text on #FDA94E has a contrast ratio of 10.96:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.92:1.