Sunset Orange (#FD5E53)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

Sample Text
This is how text may look on this color.
Best text color: #000000
Contrast vs white: 3.04:1 — vs black: 6.90:1

Color values

  • HEX #FD5E53
  • RGB rgb(253, 94, 83)
  • HSL hsl(3, 97%, 65%)
  • CMYK cmyk( 0, 63, 67, 1 )
  • Websafe #FF6666

Tags

Tip: tags are heuristic suggestions (helpful for browsing and inspiration).

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #FD5E53 based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

Sunset Orange
#FD5E53 Base
#53F2FD
Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

Sunset Orange
#FD5E53 Base
#FD539D
#FDB353
Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

Sunset Orange
#FD5E53 Base
#53FD5E
#5E53FD
Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

Sunset Orange
#FD5E53 Base
#53FDB3
#539DFD
Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

Sunset Orange
#FD5E53 Base
#9DFD53
#53F2FD
#B353FD
Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

Sunset Orange
#FD5E53 Base
#B50E02
#FC1707
#FD382B
#FD847B
#FEA59F
#FFE7E6
Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of Sunset Orange, generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

#190200
#570701
#940B02
#D11002
#FC2516
Sunset Orange #FD5E53 Base
#FD7A70
#FE958E
#FEB0AB
#FECCC8
#FFE7E6
CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #FD5E53. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

CSS Properties
/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #FD5E53;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #FD5E53;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #FD5E53;
}
CSS Gradient
/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #FD5E53,
        #53F2FD
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #FD5E53,
        #53F2FD
    );
}
SCSS Variable
// SCSS variable
$sunset-orange: #FD5E53;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$sunset-orange-r: 253;
$sunset-orange-g: 94;
$sunset-orange-b: 83;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $sunset-orange;
    color: rgba($sunset-orange-r, $sunset-orange-g, $sunset-orange-b, 0.8);
}
Color Blindness Simulation

How Sunset Orange appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #FD5E53 How the color appears with full color vision.
Deuteranopia #A3A349 Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.
Protanopia #7D7D55 Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.
Tritanopia #FD5D5D Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.
Achromatopsia #949494 Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.
Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to Sunset Orange ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Sunset Orange #FD5E53 Base
Red Orange #FF5349 ΔE 1.89
Pastel Red #FF6961 ΔE 2.70
Bittersweet #FE6F5E ΔE 3.26
Tomato #FF6347 ΔE 4.21

How to use this color

  1. Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
  2. Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
  3. Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.