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#fa8156 color: Ballet Cream

#fa8156 is rgb(250, 129, 86) in RGB and oklch(73.207% 0.15891 39.896) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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16°
100%

73.2%
0.159
40°
  • Orange
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Warm
  • ≈ Coral
  • orange-400
  • Black 2%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.52:1Hard to read
Lc -54
Black text
8.34:1Readable · AA
Lc 55

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About #fa8156

#fa8156 is a bright light orange color. In OKLCH it has 73.2% lightness, 0.159 chroma and a hue of 40°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.52:1 contrast and black text 8.34:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Ballet Cream (#fc8258). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is orange-400.

More light orange colors

Lighter: #fa8156 mixed with white

  1. fa8156
  2. fc8f68
  3. fe9c7a
  4. ffa98b
  5. ffb59b
  6. ffc2ac
  7. ffcebd
  8. ffdbcd
  9. ffe7de
  10. fff3ee

Darker: #fa8156 mixed with black

  1. fa8156
  2. d96f4a
  3. ba5e3e
  4. 9b4e32
  5. 7d3e27
  6. 612e1c
  7. 461f12
  8. 2d1208
  9. 150602
  10. 030100

Calmer: #fa8156 with less saturation

  1. fa8156
  2. f38660
  3. eb8b69
  4. e49072
  5. dc947b
  6. d49883
  7. cc9b8a
  8. c49f92
  9. bba29a
  10. b2a5a1

Questions about #fa8156

What color is #fa8156?

#fa8156 is bright light orange. The closest named color is Ballet Cream. In RGB it is rgb(250, 129, 86), in HSL hsl(15.73, 94.25%, 65.88%) and in OKLCH oklch(73.207% 0.15891 39.896).

What colors go well with #fa8156?

The complementary color of #fa8156 is #00bdea. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #fa7992 and #e79300. The triadic partners are #22c685 and #969bff.

Is white or black text more readable on #fa8156?

Black text reads better on #fa8156: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.52:1 and black gives 8.34:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #fa8156 a warm or cool color?

#fa8156 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 40 degrees, its lightness 73.2% and its chroma 0.159.