Blood Orange Color
Blood Orange is a orange color with hex code #FE4B03. This page covers its meaning, all color values, harmonies, colors that go with blood orange, shades, tints, similar colors, CSS examples, FAQs, and WCAG contrast ratios.
Blood Orange Color Values
What Does Blood Orange Mean?
Blood Orange belongs to the orange family of colors. Orange splits the difference between red's urgency and yellow's cheer. Food brands live here because warm oranges read as appetizing, and autumn design would be lost without them. As a rule of thumb, orange feels friendlier than red and louder than yellow. Blood Orange sits at a mid-lightness, which keeps it readable on both white and black without much fuss.
In the ISCC-NBS color naming system, Blood Orange is classified as a orange (nearest centroid: vivid reddish orange, #E25822). It is also known as Blood Orange Juice.
Color Harmonies
Complementary
Analogous
Triadic
Colors That Go With Blood Orange
Blood Orange and #01B6FE are complements, parked opposite each other on the wheel. Together they hit maximum contrast, so a rough 70/30 split keeps the pairing from shouting.
Analogous neighbors — #FE0138 and #FEC701, which sit beside blood orange on the wheel. Pairings like this feel calm and settled, which suits backgrounds and gradients.
For an energetic three-color palette, pair blood orange with triadic partners #01FE49 and #4901FE. All three sit evenly spaced around the wheel, so the scheme stays lively without clashing.
Build and test these combinations in our Color Wheel Tool or check text readability with the Contrast Checker.
Tints and Shades
Tints (lighter)
Shades (darker)
Similar Colors
- OrangeRed —
#FF4500(Delta E 2) - Orangish Red —
#F43605(Delta E 7) - Bright Orange —
#FF5B00(Delta E 7) - Reddish Orange —
#F8481C(Delta E 8) - Vermillion —
#F4320C(Delta E 9)
CSS Examples
.text { color: #FE4B03; }
.background { background-color: #FE4B03; }
.border { border: 2px solid #FE4B03; }
.shadow { box-shadow: 0 4px 6px #FE4B0340; }WCAG Contrast
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the hex code for blood orange?
Blood Orange has the hex code #FE4B03. In RGB notation it is rgb(254, 75, 3), in HSL it is hsl(17, 99%, 50%), and its OKLCH value is 0.664, 0.224, 36.5.
What does the color blood orange mean?
Orange-family colors like blood orange carry distinct psychological associations. Blood Orange belongs to the orange family of colors. Orange splits the difference between red's urgency and yellow's cheer. Food brands live here because warm oranges read as appetizing, and autumn design would be lost without them. As a rule of thumb, orange feels friendlier than red and louder than yellow. Blood Orange sits at a mid-lightness, which keeps it readable on both white and black without much fuss.
What colors go with blood orange?
Blood Orange has three easy routes: its complement #01B6FE for punch, its neighbors #FE0138 and #FEC701 for something calmer, or triadic partners #01FE49 and #4901FE when you want energy.
Is blood orange a standard web color?
No — Blood Orange is not a CSS keyword. Use its hex value #FE4B03 or any RGB/HSL equivalent in your stylesheets.
How do I make blood orange lighter or darker?
To lighten blood orange, add white to create tints; to darken it, add black to create shades. The tints and shades table above shows five computed steps of each, from #FFE2D6 (lightest tint) to #290C00 (darkest shade).
About Blood Orange
Blood Orange is classified as a Orange in the ISCC-NBS color naming system, within the Orange hue family. It has alternative names including Blood Orange Juice. The color is recognized by XKCD, meodai.
Use our Color Converter to convert #FE4B03 to any other color format, or explore the Color Wheel to find harmonious color combinations.