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#FDB021 — Vivid Orange

#FDB021 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 #FDB021 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.

#FDB021 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 #216EFD; it also sits naturally between #FD4221 and #DCFD21. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#FDB021 · RGB 253, 176, 33

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Color values

HEX#FDB021
RGB253, 176, 33
HSL39°, 98%, 56%
HSV39°, 87%, 99%
CMYK0%, 30%, 87%, 1%
XYZ56.31, 52.04, 8.52
Yxy52.04, 0.4818, 0.4453
CIE-Lab77.31, 17.75, 75.34
Hunter Lab72.14, 17.20, 41.09

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 99% · Green 69% · Blue 13%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 30% · Yellow 87% · Key 1%

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

Previews

Sample text in #FDB021 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #FDB021 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #FDB021

.text { color: #FDB021; }
.background { background-color: #FDB021; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FDB021; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(253, 176, 33); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(39, 98%, 56%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FDB021; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(253, 176, 33, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FDB021; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(253, 176, 33, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FDB021">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FDB021">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FDB021

#FDA708#E89802#CA8402#B17302#976302#7E5201#654201#472E01#2D1E00#140D00

Tints of #FDB021

#FDB735#FDBE49#FDC55D#FECD72#FED486#FEDB9A#FEE2AE#FEE9C2#FFF1D7#FFF8EB

Tones of #FDB021

#EDAB31#DDA640#CEA250#BE9D60#AE986F#9F947F

Color harmonies

Complementary — #216EFD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.84:1 Fails
Against black text11.41:1 AAA

Best text color on #FDB021: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FDB021

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 #FDB021: ·

How #FDB021 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #DCDB44Deuteranopia · #E0E64CTritanopia · #F95F65

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 · #F59E0BMaterial Amber 500 · #FFC107Bootstrap warning · #FFC107

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #FDB021 rather than the exact color:

Modern Ruby Whisper
#1F0C3A · #FA3745 · #FAB522 · #F77A27
Palette 134686
#134686 · #ED3F27 · #FEB21A · #FDF4E3
Palette Fff1ca
#FFF1CA · #FFB823 · #708A58 · #2D4F2B
Palette 6c946f
#6C946F · #FFD35A · #FFA823 · #DC0083
Palette Ffa725
#FFA725 · #FFF5E4 · #C1D8C3 · #6A9C89
Rustic Saffron
#12252B · #1BFC47 · #FC477D · #FAA81B

Similar colors

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

#FAB522#FEB21A#FFB823#FFA823#FFA725#FAA81B#FDA625#FFB22C#FEAA2B#F5AD18#F9B314#F8A321

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FDB020  ·  #FDB022 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FDB021?

#FDB021 is Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 253, 176, 33). Its closest standard named color is Orange.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FDB021?

#FDB021 is RGB 253, 176, 33 — HSL 39°, 98%, 56% — CMYK 0%, 30%, 87%, 1%.

What colors go with #FDB021?

Its complement is #216EFD; analogous partners are #FD4221 and #DCFD21. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FDB021 for text?

Black text on #FDB021 has a contrast ratio of 11.41:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.84:1.