Palettes / Colors / #FFA71B

#FFA71B — Vivid Orange

#FFA71B is a orange color we call Vivid Orange, closest to the named color Orange (#FFA500). It belongs to the orange family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: orange (#FFA500) — not an exact match. CSS orange gives you #FFA500, a different color; use #FFA71B 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.

#FFA71B 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 #1A71FF; it also sits naturally between #FF341A and #E4FF1A. 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 65% · Blue 11%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 35% · Yellow 89% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FFA71B

.text { color: #FFA71B; }
.background { background-color: #FFA71B; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FFA71B; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(255, 167, 27); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(37, 100%, 55%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FFA71B; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(255, 167, 27, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FFA71B; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(255, 167, 27, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FFA71B">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FFA71B">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FFA71B

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #1A71FF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FFA71B: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FFA71B

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 #FFA71B 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 #FFA71B 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

← #FFA71A  ·  #FFA71C →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FFA71B?

#FFA71B is Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 255, 167, 27). Its closest standard named color is Orange.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FFA71B?

#FFA71B is RGB 255, 167, 27 — HSL 37°, 100%, 55% — CMYK 0%, 35%, 89%, 0%.

What colors go with #FFA71B?

Its complement is #1A71FF; analogous partners are #FF341A and #E4FF1A. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FFA71B for text?

Black text on #FFA71B has a contrast ratio of 10.80:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.95:1.