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#fa8859 color: Nectarine

#fa8859 is rgb(250, 136, 89) in RGB and oklch(74.328% 0.15208 42.457) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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18°
100%

74.3%
0.152
42°
  • Orange
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Warm
  • ≈ Coral
  • orange-400
  • Black 2%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.41:1Hard to read
Lc -52
Black text
8.73:1Readable · AA
Lc 57

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About #fa8859

#fa8859 is a bright light orange color. In OKLCH it has 74.3% lightness, 0.152 chroma and a hue of 42°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.41:1 contrast and black text 8.73:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Nectarine (#ff8656). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is orange-400.

More light orange colors

Lighter: #fa8859 mixed with white

  1. fa8859
  2. fc956b
  3. fea17c
  4. ffad8d
  5. ffb99d
  6. ffc5ae
  7. ffd1be
  8. ffdcce
  9. ffe8de
  10. fff4ef

Darker: #fa8859 mixed with black

  1. fa8859
  2. d9754c
  3. ba6340
  4. 9b5234
  5. 7d4128
  6. 61311d
  7. 462213
  8. 2d1309
  9. 150603
  10. 030100

Calmer: #fa8859 with less saturation

  1. fa8859
  2. f38d63
  3. ec916c
  4. e59575
  5. dd997e
  6. d69c86
  7. cea08e
  8. c6a395
  9. bda69d
  10. b5a9a4

Questions about #fa8859

What color is #fa8859?

#fa8859 is bright light orange. The closest named color is Nectarine. In RGB it is rgb(250, 136, 89), in HSL hsl(17.52, 94.15%, 66.47%) and in OKLCH oklch(74.328% 0.15208 42.457).

What colors go well with #fa8859?

The complementary color of #fa8859 is #00bff0. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #fc7f91 and #e59a1d. The triadic partners are #2bc98f and #9e9eff.

Is white or black text more readable on #fa8859?

Black text reads better on #fa8859: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.41:1 and black gives 8.73:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #fa8859 a warm or cool color?

#fa8859 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 42 degrees, its lightness 74.3% and its chroma 0.152.