Palettes / Colors / #FF6000

#FF6000 — Vivid Orange

#FF6000 is a orange color we call Vivid Orange, closest to the named color OrangeRed (#FF4500). It belongs to the orange family.

#FF6000 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 #009DFF; it also sits naturally between #FF001E and #FFE100. 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 38% · Blue 0%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 62% · Yellow 100% · Key 0%

Previews

CSS code for #FF6000

.text { color: #FF6000; }
.background { background-color: #FF6000; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FF6000; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(255, 96, 0); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(23, 100%, 50%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FF6000; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(255, 96, 0, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FF6000; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(255, 96, 0, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FF6000">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FF6000">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FF6000

Tints of #FF6000

Tones of #FF6000

Color harmonies

Complementary — #009DFF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FF6000: #000000.

How #FF6000 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 #FF6000

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FF5FFF  ·  #FF6001 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FF6000?

#FF6000 is Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 255, 96, 0). Its closest standard named color is OrangeRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FF6000?

#FF6000 is RGB 255, 96, 0 — HSL 23°, 100%, 50% — CMYK 0%, 62%, 100%, 0%.

What colors go with #FF6000?

Its complement is #009DFF; analogous partners are #FF001E and #FFE100. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FF6000 for text?

Black text on #FF6000 has a contrast ratio of 6.93:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.03:1.