Palettes / Colors / #FF9151

#FF9151 — Light Vivid Orange

#FF9151 is a orange color we call Light Vivid Orange, closest to the named color Coral (#FF7F50). It belongs to the orange family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: coral (#FF7F50) — not an exact match. CSS coral gives you #FF7F50, a different color; use #FF9151 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.

#FF9151 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 #52BFFF; it also sits naturally between #FF5269 and #FFE852. 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 57% · Blue 32%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 43% · Yellow 68% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FF9151

.text { color: #FF9151; }
.background { background-color: #FF9151; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FF9151; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(255, 145, 81); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(22, 100%, 66%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FF9151; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(255, 145, 81, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FF9151; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(255, 145, 81, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FF9151">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FF9151">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #52BFFF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FF9151: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FF9151

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:

How #FF9151 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 #FF9151 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 #FF9151?

#FF9151 is Light Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 255, 145, 81). Its closest standard named color is Coral.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FF9151?

#FF9151 is RGB 255, 145, 81 — HSL 22°, 100%, 66% — CMYK 0%, 43%, 68%, 0%.

What colors go with #FF9151?

Its complement is #52BFFF; analogous partners are #FF5269 and #FFE852. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FF9151 for text?

Black text on #FF9151 has a contrast ratio of 9.42:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.23:1.