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#fa8252 color: Ballet Cream

#fa8252 is rgb(250, 130, 82) in RGB and oklch(73.308% 0.15954 41.743) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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17°
100%

73.3%
0.160
42°
  • Orange
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Warm
  • ≈ Coral
  • orange-400
  • Black 2%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.51:1Hard to read
Lc -54
Black text
8.38:1Readable · AA
Lc 55

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About #fa8252

#fa8252 is a bright light orange color. In OKLCH it has 73.3% lightness, 0.16 chroma and a hue of 42°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.51:1 contrast and black text 8.38:1, 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: #fa8252 mixed with white

  1. fa8252
  2. fc9065
  3. fe9d77
  4. ffa988
  5. ffb69a
  6. ffc2ab
  7. ffcfbb
  8. ffdbcc
  9. ffe7dd
  10. fff3ee

Darker: #fa8252 mixed with black

  1. fa8252
  2. d97046
  3. ba5f3b
  4. 9b4e2f
  5. 7d3e25
  6. 612f1a
  7. 462011
  8. 2d1208
  9. 150602
  10. 030100

Calmer: #fa8252 with less saturation

  1. fa8252
  2. f3875d
  3. ec8c67
  4. e49070
  5. dc9479
  6. d49881
  7. cc9c8a
  8. c49f92
  9. bba399
  10. b2a6a1

Questions about #fa8252

What color is #fa8252?

#fa8252 is bright light orange. The closest named color is Ballet Cream. In RGB it is rgb(250, 130, 82), in HSL hsl(17.14, 94.38%, 65.1%) and in OKLCH oklch(73.308% 0.15954 41.743).

What colors go well with #fa8252?

The complementary color of #fa8252 is #00bdee. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #fb798e and #e59500. The triadic partners are #0ec789 and #9a9aff.

Is white or black text more readable on #fa8252?

Black text reads better on #fa8252: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.51:1 and black gives 8.38:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #fa8252 a warm or cool color?

#fa8252 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 42 degrees, its lightness 73.3% and its chroma 0.16.