Portland Orange (#FF5A36)

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: 3.10:1 — vs black: 6.77:1

Color values

  • HEX #FF5A36
  • RGB rgb(255, 90, 54)
  • HSL hsl(10, 100%, 60%)
  • CMYK cmyk( 0, 65, 79, 0 )
  • Websafe #FF6633

Tags

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

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #FF5A36 based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

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

Portland Orange
#FF5A36 Base
#36DBFF
Analogous

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

Portland Orange
#FF5A36 Base
#FF3676
#FFBF36
Triadic

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

Portland Orange
#FF5A36 Base
#36FF5A
#5A36FF
Split-Complementary

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

Portland Orange
#FF5A36 Base
#36FFBF
#3676FF
Tetradic (Square)

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

Portland Orange
#FF5A36 Base
#76FF36
#36DBFF
#BF36FF
Monochromatic

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

Portland Orange
#FF5A36 Base
#9C1C00
#E82A00
#FF390D
#FF7B5F
#FF9982
#FFD8CF
Shades & Tints

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

Shades (darker)

#1A0500
#520F00
#8B1900
#C42300
#FC2D00
Portland Orange #FF5A36 Base
#FF7759
#FF947C
#FFB09F
#FFCDC2
#FFEAE6
CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #FF5A36. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

CSS Properties
/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #FF5A36;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #FF5A36;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #FF5A36;
}
CSS Gradient
/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #FF5A36,
        #36DBFF
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #FF5A36,
        #36DBFF
    );
}
SCSS Variable
// SCSS variable
$portland-orange: #FF5A36;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$portland-orange-r: 255;
$portland-orange-g: 90;
$portland-orange-b: 54;

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

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

Normal Vision #FF5A36 How the color appears with full color vision.
Deuteranopia #A2A223 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 #7C7C39 Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.
Tritanopia #FF5656 Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.
Achromatopsia #929292 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 Portland Orange ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Portland Orange #FF5A36 Base
Tomato #FF6347 ΔE 2.72
Outrageous Orange #FF6E4A ΔE 3.73
Giants Orange #FE5A1D ΔE 4.46
Orioles Orange #FB4F14 ΔE 4.55

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.