Palettes / Colors / #FF8205

#FF8205 — Vivid Orange

#FF8205 is a orange color we call Vivid Orange, closest to the named color DarkOrange (#FF8C00). It belongs to the orange family.

#FF8205 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 #0582FF; it also sits naturally between #FF0505 and #FFFF05. 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 51% · Blue 2%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 49% · Yellow 98% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FF8205

.text { color: #FF8205; }
.background { background-color: #FF8205; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FF8205; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(255, 130, 5); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(30, 100%, 51%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FF8205; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(255, 130, 5, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FF8205; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(255, 130, 5, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FF8205">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FF8205">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #0582FF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FF8205: #000000.

How #FF8205 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 #FF8205 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 #FF8205?

#FF8205 is Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 255, 130, 5). Its closest standard named color is DarkOrange.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FF8205?

#FF8205 is RGB 255, 130, 5 — HSL 30°, 100%, 51% — CMYK 0%, 49%, 98%, 0%.

What colors go with #FF8205?

Its complement is #0582FF; analogous partners are #FF0505 and #FFFF05. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FF8205 for text?

Black text on #FF8205 has a contrast ratio of 8.45:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.49:1.