Vivid Orange (#FF5F00)

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: 3.05:1 — vs black: 6.89:1

Color values

HEX #FF5F00
RGB rgb(255, 95, 0)
HSL hsl(22, 100%, 100%)
CMYK cmyk( 0, 62.75, 100, 0 )

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Tags

Mood

Style

Neon (200) Warm (180)

Use case

Text (210) Button (200) Background (190)

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

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #FF5F00 based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

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

Vivid Orange
#FF5F00 Base

#00A0FF

Analogous

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

Vivid Orange
#FF5F00 Base

#FF0021

#FFDE00

Triadic

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

Vivid Orange
#FF5F00 Base

#00FF5F

#5F00FF

Split-Complementary

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

Vivid Orange
#FF5F00 Base

#00FFDE

#0021FF

Tetradic (Square)

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

Vivid Orange
#FF5F00 Base

#21FF00

#00A0FF

#DE00FF

Monochromatic

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

Vivid Orange
#FF5F00 Base

#662600

#B34200

#D65000

#FF7929

#FF8F4D

#FFBF99

Shades & Tints

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

Shades (darker)

— #1A0900

— #471B00

— #752C00

— #A33D00

— #D14E00

Vivid Orange #FF5F00 Base

— #FF7C2E

— #FF995C

— #FFB58A

— #FFD2B8

— #FFEFE6

CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #FF5F00. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #FF5F00;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #FF5F00;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #FF5F00;
}

/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #FF5F00,
        #FFFFFF
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #FF5F00,
        #FFFFFF
    );
}

// SCSS variable
$vivid-orange: #FF5F00;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$vivid-orange-r: 255;
$vivid-orange-g: 95;
$vivid-orange-b: 0;

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

Color Blindness Simulation

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

Normal Vision #FF5F00 How the color appears with full color vision.

Deuteranopia #A4A400 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 #7F7F0D Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.

Tritanopia #FF5959 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 Vivid Orange ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Vivid Orange #FF5F00 Base

Orange (Pantone) #FF5800 ΔE 1.65

Willpower Orange #FD5800 ΔE 1.72

Safety Orange #FF6700 ΔE 2.03

Giants Orange #FE5A1D ΔE 3.53

How to use this color

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