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#fa8359 color: Ballet Cream

#fa8359 is rgb(250, 131, 89) in RGB and oklch(73.552% 0.15615 39.838) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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16°
100%

73.6%
0.156
40°
  • Orange
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Warm
  • ≈ Coral
  • orange-400
  • Black 2%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.48:1Hard to read
Lc -53
Black text
8.46:1Readable · AA
Lc 56

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About #fa8359

#fa8359 is a bright light orange color. In OKLCH it has 73.6% lightness, 0.156 chroma and a hue of 40°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.48:1 contrast and black text 8.46:1, 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: #fa8359 mixed with white

  1. fa8359
  2. fc906b
  3. fe9d7c
  4. ffaa8d
  5. ffb79d
  6. ffc3ad
  7. ffcfbe
  8. ffdbce
  9. ffe7de
  10. fff3ef

Darker: #fa8359 mixed with black

  1. fa8359
  2. d9714c
  3. ba6040
  4. 9b4f34
  5. 7d3f28
  6. 612f1d
  7. 462013
  8. 2d1209
  9. 150603
  10. 030100

Calmer: #fa8359 with less saturation

  1. fa8359
  2. f38863
  3. ec8d6c
  4. e49174
  5. dd957d
  6. d59984
  7. cd9d8c
  8. c4a094
  9. bca39b
  10. b3a6a2

Questions about #fa8359

What color is #fa8359?

#fa8359 is bright light orange. The closest named color is Ballet Cream. In RGB it is rgb(250, 131, 89), in HSL hsl(15.65, 94.15%, 66.47%) and in OKLCH oklch(73.552% 0.15615 39.838).

What colors go well with #fa8359?

The complementary color of #fa8359 is #00beec. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #fa7b93 and #e79512. The triadic partners are #2bc786 and #979cff.

Is white or black text more readable on #fa8359?

Black text reads better on #fa8359: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.48:1 and black gives 8.46:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #fa8359 a warm or cool color?

#fa8359 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 40 degrees, its lightness 73.6% and its chroma 0.156.