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#FDBA4E — Vivid Orange

#FDBA4E is a orange color we call Vivid Orange, closest to the named color SandyBrown (#F4A460). It belongs to the orange family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: sandybrown (#F4A460) — not an exact match. CSS sandybrown gives you #F4A460, a different color; use #FDBA4E 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.

#FDBA4E 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 #4E91FD; it also sits naturally between #FD634E and #E9FD4E. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#FDBA4E · RGB 253, 186, 78

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Color values

HEX#FDBA4E
RGB253, 186, 78
HSL37°, 98%, 65%
HSV37°, 69%, 99%
CMYK0%, 26%, 69%, 1%
XYZ59.44, 56.55, 14.99
Yxy56.55, 0.4538, 0.4317
CIE-Lab79.93, 14.11, 62.12
Hunter Lab75.20, 13.73, 38.14

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 99% · Green 73% · Blue 31%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 26% · Yellow 69% · Key 1%

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

Previews

Sample text in #FDBA4E on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #FDBA4E on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #FDBA4E

.text { color: #FDBA4E; }
.background { background-color: #FDBA4E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FDBA4E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(253, 186, 78); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(37, 98%, 65%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FDBA4E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(253, 186, 78, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FDBA4E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(253, 186, 78, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FDBA4E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FDBA4E">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FDBA4E

#FDAE30#FDA312#ED9302#CF8002#B16E02#8D5801#6F4501#513201#321F01#140D00

Tints of #FDBA4E

#FDC05D#FEC66D#FECC7C#FED28B#FEDA9F#FEE0AE#FEE5BD#FEEBCD#FFF1DC#FFF7EB

Tones of #FDBA4E

#F1B75B#E4B467#D8B174#CBAE80#BFAC8D#B2A999

Color harmonies

Complementary — #4E91FD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.71:1 Fails
Against black text12.31:1 AAA

Best text color on #FDBA4E: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FDBA4E

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 #FDBA4E: ·

How #FDBA4E looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #E0DF68Deuteranopia · #E4E96ETritanopia · #FA7D81

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:

Material Yellow 500 · #FFEB3BMaterial Lime 500 · #CDDC39Material Amber 500 · #FFC107

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #FDBA4E rather than the exact color:

Palette 799eff
#799EFF · #FEFFC4 · #FFDE63 · #FFBC4C
Palette Ffb84c
#FFB84C · #F266AB · #A459D1 · #2CD3E1
Palette 00204a
#00204A · #005792 · #448EF6 · #FDB44B
Palette 003049
#003049 · #D62828 · #F77F00 · #FCBF49
Lucky Lagoon
#1F0718 · #18FBD5 · #F8B64A · #41FC8D
Dreamy Ruby Opal
#0C322C · #FBB14E · #F734BD · #5F2CFF

Similar colors

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

#FFBC4C#FFB84C#FDB44B#FCBF49#F8B64A#FBB14E#FFC350#F7B349#FFC349#FFC145#FEB941#FAAD4E

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FDBA4D  ·  #FDBA4F →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FDBA4E?

#FDBA4E is Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 253, 186, 78). Its closest standard named color is SandyBrown.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FDBA4E?

#FDBA4E is RGB 253, 186, 78 — HSL 37°, 98%, 65% — CMYK 0%, 26%, 69%, 1%.

What colors go with #FDBA4E?

Its complement is #4E91FD; analogous partners are #FD634E and #E9FD4E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FDBA4E for text?

Black text on #FDBA4E has a contrast ratio of 12.31:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.71:1.