Orange (Crayola) (#FF7538)

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: 2.67:1 — vs black: 7.85:1

Color values

HEX #FF7538
RGB rgb(255, 117, 56)
HSL hsl(18, 78%, 100%)
CMYK cmyk( 0, 54.12, 78.04, 0 )

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Tags

Mood

Style

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 #FF7538 based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

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

Orange (Crayola)
#FF7538 Base

#38C2FF

Analogous

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

Orange (Crayola)
#FF7538 Base

#FF385E

#FFD938

Triadic

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

Orange (Crayola)
#FF7538 Base

#38FF75

#7538FF

Split-Complementary

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

Orange (Crayola)
#FF7538 Base

#38FFD9

#385EFF

Tetradic (Square)

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

Orange (Crayola)
#FF7538 Base

#5EFF38

#38C2FF

#D938FF

Monochromatic

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

Orange (Crayola)
#FF7538 Base

#9E3000

#EB4800

#FF590F

#FF9161

#FFAA85

#FFDFD1

Shades & Tints

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

Shades (darker)

— #1A0800

— #531900

— #8C2B00

— #C53C00

— #FE4E00

Orange (Crayola) #FF7538 Base

— #FF8D5B

— #FFA57D

— #FFBDA0

— #FFD5C3

— #FFEDE6

CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #FF7538. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #FF7538;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #FF7538;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #FF7538;
}

/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #FF7538,
        #FFFFFF
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #FF7538,
        #FFFFFF
    );
}

// SCSS variable
$orange-(crayola): #FF7538;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$orange-(crayola)-r: 255;
$orange-(crayola)-g: 117;
$orange-(crayola)-b: 56;

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

Color Blindness Simulation

How Orange (Crayola) appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #FF7538 How the color appears with full color vision.

Deuteranopia #ADAD28 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 #8D8D3B Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.

Tritanopia #FF6F6F Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.

Achromatopsia #9E9E9E 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 Orange (Crayola) ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Orange (Crayola) #FF7538 Base

Mango Tango #FF8243 ΔE 3.01

Coral #FF7F50 ΔE 3.51

Vivid Tangelo #F07427 ΔE 4.52

Safety Orange #FF6700 ΔE 4.73

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.