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#fa835a color: Ballet Cream

#fa835a is rgb(250, 131, 90) in RGB and oklch(73.566% 0.15578 39.476) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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15°
100%

73.6%
0.156
39°
  • 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 #fa835a

#fa835a is a bright light orange color. In OKLCH it has 73.6% lightness, 0.156 chroma and a hue of 39°.

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: #fa835a mixed with white

  1. fa835a
  2. fc906c
  3. fe9d7d
  4. ffaa8d
  5. ffb79d
  6. ffc3ae
  7. ffcfbe
  8. ffdbce
  9. ffe7de
  10. fff3ef

Darker: #fa835a mixed with black

  1. fa835a
  2. d9714d
  3. ba6041
  4. 9b4f35
  5. 7d3f29
  6. 612f1e
  7. 462013
  8. 2d1209
  9. 150603
  10. 030100

Calmer: #fa835a with less saturation

  1. fa835a
  2. f38864
  3. ec8d6c
  4. e49175
  5. dd957d
  6. d59985
  7. cd9d8c
  8. c4a094
  9. bca39b
  10. b3a6a2

Questions about #fa835a

What color is #fa835a?

#fa835a is bright light orange. The closest named color is Ballet Cream. In RGB it is rgb(250, 131, 90), in HSL hsl(15.37, 94.12%, 66.67%) and in OKLCH oklch(73.566% 0.15578 39.476).

What colors go well with #fa835a?

The complementary color of #fa835a is #00beeb. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #fa7b94 and #e79514. The triadic partners are #2ec686 and #969cff.

Is white or black text more readable on #fa835a?

Black text reads better on #fa835a: 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 #fa835a a warm or cool color?

#fa835a is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 39 degrees, its lightness 73.6% and its chroma 0.156.