Orange Red

Orange Red is a medium, saturated red-orange color with the hex code #FF4500 (hue 16°, saturation 100%, lightness 50%). It is also the CSS named color orangered.

#FF4500

	Name	HEX	RGB	HSL	CMYK	OKLCH
	Orange Red	`#FF4500`	255, 69, 0	16°, 100%, 50%	0, 73, 100, 0	66.0% 0.229 35

Contrast with white text 3.44:1, with black text 6.10:1 — use black text on Orange Red.

orangered is one of the 148 named colors in CSS, with exactly this value, so color: orangered works in any browser without a hex code.

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Tints and shades

#FFDACC

#FFA280

#FF6A33

#E63E00

#992900

#4D1500

Colors that go with Orange Red

Six color schemes built on Orange Red with classic harmony rules. The complementary scheme pairs it with Hawaii Morning (#00BBFF), the color opposite it on the color wheel.

Nearest CSS named colors

Red (red): Red (#FF0000) is darker than Orange Red (relative luminance 0.213 vs 0.255) and equally saturated, with its hue 16° away.
Tomato (CSS) (tomato): Tomato (CSS) (#FF6347) is lighter than Orange Red (relative luminance 0.306 vs 0.255) and equally saturated, with its hue 7° away.
Chocolate (chocolate): Chocolate (#D2691E) is darker than Orange Red (relative luminance 0.239 vs 0.255) and less saturated, with its hue 9° away.
Coral (coral): Coral (#FF7F50) is lighter than Orange Red (relative luminance 0.370 vs 0.255) and equally saturated, with the same hue.

Gradients with Orange Red

Orange Red to Citrus Splash

Similar medium orange colors

Questions

What is the hex code for Orange Red?

#FF4500 — RGB 255, 69, 0, HSL 16°, 100%, 50%.

Is Orange Red a warm or cool color?

Warm — its hue sits at 16° on the color wheel.