Palettes / Colors / #FF500A

#FF500A — Vivid Orange

#FF500A is a orange color we call Vivid Orange, closest to the named color OrangeRed (#FF4500). It belongs to the orange family.

#FF500A 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 #0ABAFF; it also sits naturally between #FF0A3F and #FFCA0A. 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 100% · Green 31% · Blue 4%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 69% · Yellow 96% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FF500A

.text { color: #FF500A; }
.background { background-color: #FF500A; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FF500A; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(255, 80, 10); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(17, 100%, 52%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FF500A; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(255, 80, 10, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FF500A; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(255, 80, 10, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FF500A">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FF500A">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FF500A

Tints of #FF500A

Tones of #FF500A

Color harmonies

Complementary — #0ABAFF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FF500A: #000000.

How #FF500A 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 #FF500A 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 #FF500A?

#FF500A is Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 255, 80, 10). Its closest standard named color is OrangeRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FF500A?

#FF500A is RGB 255, 80, 10 — HSL 17°, 100%, 52% — CMYK 0%, 69%, 96%, 0%.

What colors go with #FF500A?

Its complement is #0ABAFF; analogous partners are #FF0A3F and #FFCA0A. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FF500A for text?

Black text on #FF500A has a contrast ratio of 6.40:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.28:1.