Orange Red
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Orange Red is a bold, high-energy shade that demands immediate attention. With its intense and warm character, this color works perfectly for eye-catching calls to action, urgent alerts, and athletic branding. Designers choose this shade when they need to inject passion and speed into a layout. The hex code for this powerful orange red is #ff4500.
Questions about Orange Red
What is the hex code for Orange Red?
Orange Red is #ff4500. In RGB that is rgb(255, 69, 0), in HSL hsl(16, 100%, 50%) and in CMYK 0%, 73%, 100%, 0%.
What design context works best for Orange Red?
Use Orange Red for high-impact calls to action, urgent notifications, or athletic branding where intensity is needed. Its warm, aggressive tone naturally draws the eye and encourages immediate user interaction, making it perfect for critical UI elements like alert buttons.
Does this shade lean warmer or cooler?
This color is definitively warm, sitting firmly in the orange-red spectrum with significant yellow undertones that prevent it from feeling like a pure, cool primary red. These undertones give it a vibrant, sunset-like intensity that feels energetic rather than calming.
Is Orange Red readable on white or black?
Orange Red has a 3.44:1 contrast ratio on white and 6.10:1 on black. WCAG asks for 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, so on white it works only for large text (24px, or 18.5px bold) and on black it works for body text. Try other pairs in the contrast checker.