Palettes / Colors / #FFAF24

#FFAF24 — Vivid Orange

#FFAF24 is a orange color we call Vivid Orange, closest to the named color Orange (#FFA500). It belongs to the orange family.

#FFAF24 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 #2474FF; it also sits naturally between #FF4124 and #E2FF24. 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 69% · Blue 14%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 31% · Yellow 86% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FFAF24

.text { color: #FFAF24; }
.background { background-color: #FFAF24; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FFAF24; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(255, 175, 36); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(38, 100%, 57%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FFAF24; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(255, 175, 36, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FFAF24; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(255, 175, 36, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FFAF24">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FFAF24">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FFAF24

Tints of #FFAF24

Tones of #FFAF24

Color harmonies

Complementary — #2474FF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FFAF24: #000000.

How #FFAF24 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 #FFAF24 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

← #FFAF23  ·  #FFAF25 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FFAF24?

#FFAF24 is Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 255, 175, 36). Its closest standard named color is Orange.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FFAF24?

#FFAF24 is RGB 255, 175, 36 — HSL 38°, 100%, 57% — CMYK 0%, 31%, 86%, 0%.

What colors go with #FFAF24?

Its complement is #2474FF; analogous partners are #FF4124 and #E2FF24. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FFAF24 for text?

Black text on #FFAF24 has a contrast ratio of 11.41:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.84:1.