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#FF780B — Vivid Orange

#FF780B is a orange color we call Vivid Orange, closest to the named color DarkOrange (#FF8C00). It belongs to the orange family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkorange (#FF8C00) — not an exact match. CSS darkorange gives you #FF8C00, a different color; use #FF780B 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.

#FF780B 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 #0A91FF; it also sits naturally between #FF0A16 and #FFF30A. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#FF780B · RGB 255, 120, 11

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Color values

HEX#FF780B
RGB255, 120, 11
HSL27°, 100%, 52%
HSV27°, 96%, 100%
CMYK0%, 53%, 96%, 0%
XYZ48.02, 34.72, 4.49
Yxy34.72, 0.5505, 0.3980
CIE-Lab65.53, 46.81, 71.48
Hunter Lab58.92, 46.22, 34.81

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 100% · Green 47% · Blue 4%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 53% · Yellow 96% · Key 0%

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

Previews

Sample text in #FF780B on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #FF780B on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #FF780B

.text { color: #FF780B; }
.background { background-color: #FF780B; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FF780B; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(255, 120, 11); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(27, 100%, 52%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FF780B; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(255, 120, 11, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FF780B; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(255, 120, 11, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FF780B">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FF780B">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FF780B

#F06C00#D66000#C25700#A84C00#8F4000#753500#5C2900#472000#2E1500#140900

Tints of #FF780B

#FF841F#FF9238#FF9D4D#FFAB66#FFB67A#FFC18F#FFCFA8#FFDBBD#FFE9D6#FFF4EB

Tones of #FF780B

#EE7A1B#DC7C2E#CA7E3F#B97F50#A88161#968373

Color harmonies

Complementary — #0A91FF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.64:1 Fails
Against black text7.94:1 AAA

Best text color on #FF780B: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FF780B

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 #FF780B: ·

How #FF780B looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #C5C325Deuteranopia · #CCD72CTritanopia · #F83A3F

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 orange 500 · #F97316Material Orange 500 · #FF9800Tailwind orange 600 · #EA580C

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #FF780B rather than the exact color:

Palette B6eb7a
#B6EB7A · #F7F7EE · #FB7813 · #17706E
Palette Ff7f11
#FF7F11 · #ACBFA4 · #E2E8CE · #262626
Palette 00809d
#00809D · #FCECDD · #FF7601 · #F3A26D
Palette Bf1a1a
#BF1A1A · #FF6C0C · #FFE08F · #060771
Palette Faf3e1
#FAF3E1 · #F5E7C6 · #FA8112 · #222222
Palette 00425a
#00425A · #1F8A70 · #BFDB38 · #FC7300

Similar colors

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

#FB7813#FF7F11#FF7601#FF6C0C#FA8112#FC7300#F97A00#F97300#FF8303#FF8000#FB8411#FF6D02

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FF780A  ·  #FF780C →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FF780B?

#FF780B is Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 255, 120, 11). Its closest standard named color is DarkOrange.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FF780B?

#FF780B is RGB 255, 120, 11 — HSL 27°, 100%, 52% — CMYK 0%, 53%, 96%, 0%.

What colors go with #FF780B?

Its complement is #0A91FF; analogous partners are #FF0A16 and #FFF30A. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FF780B for text?

Black text on #FF780B has a contrast ratio of 7.94:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.64:1.