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#fa8259 color: Ballet Cream

#fa8259 is rgb(250, 130, 89) in RGB and oklch(73.4% 0.15699 39.334) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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15°
100%

73.4%
0.157
39°
  • Orange
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Warm
  • ≈ Coral
  • orange-400
  • Black 2%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.50:1Hard to read
Lc -54
Black text
8.40:1Readable · AA
Lc 55

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About #fa8259

#fa8259 is a bright light orange color. In OKLCH it has 73.4% lightness, 0.157 chroma and a hue of 39°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.5:1 contrast and black text 8.4:1, 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: #fa8259 mixed with white

  1. fa8259
  2. fc8f6b
  3. fe9d7c
  4. ffa98c
  5. ffb69d
  6. ffc2ad
  7. ffcfbe
  8. ffdbce
  9. ffe7de
  10. fff3ef

Darker: #fa8259 mixed with black

  1. fa8259
  2. d9704c
  3. ba5f40
  4. 9b4e34
  5. 7d3e28
  6. 612f1d
  7. 462013
  8. 2d1209
  9. 150603
  10. 030100

Calmer: #fa8259 with less saturation

  1. fa8259
  2. f38763
  3. ec8c6c
  4. e49074
  5. dc947c
  6. d59884
  7. cd9c8c
  8. c49f93
  9. bba39b
  10. b2a6a2

Questions about #fa8259

What color is #fa8259?

#fa8259 is bright light orange. The closest named color is Ballet Cream. In RGB it is rgb(250, 130, 89), in HSL hsl(15.28, 94.15%, 66.47%) and in OKLCH oklch(73.4% 0.15699 39.334).

What colors go well with #fa8259?

The complementary color of #fa8259 is #00beea. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #fa7a93 and #e7940f. The triadic partners are #2bc685 and #969cff.

Is white or black text more readable on #fa8259?

Black text reads better on #fa8259: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.5:1 and black gives 8.4:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #fa8259 a warm or cool color?

#fa8259 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 39 degrees, its lightness 73.4% and its chroma 0.157.