Palettes / Colors / #FFB005

#FFB005 — Vivid Orange

#FFB005 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 #FFB005 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.

#FFB005 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 #0554FF; it also sits naturally between #FF3305 and #D1FF05. 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 2%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 31% · Yellow 98% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FFB005

.text { color: #FFB005; }
.background { background-color: #FFB005; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FFB005; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(255, 176, 5); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(41, 100%, 51%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FFB005; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(255, 176, 5, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FFB005; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(255, 176, 5, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FFB005">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FFB005">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FFB005

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Tones of #FFB005

Color harmonies

Complementary — #0554FF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FFB005: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FFB005

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 #FFB005 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 #FFB005 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

← #FFB004  ·  #FFB006 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FFB005?

#FFB005 is Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 255, 176, 5). Its closest standard named color is Orange.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FFB005?

#FFB005 is RGB 255, 176, 5 — HSL 41°, 100%, 51% — CMYK 0%, 31%, 98%, 0%.

What colors go with #FFB005?

Its complement is #0554FF; analogous partners are #FF3305 and #D1FF05. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FFB005 for text?

Black text on #FFB005 has a contrast ratio of 11.46:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.83:1.