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#fa9066 color: Melon Red

#fa9066 is rgb(250, 144, 102) in RGB and oklch(75.791% 0.14047 42.007) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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17°
100%

75.8%
0.140
42°
  • Orange
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Warm
  • ≈ Coral
  • orange-400
  • Black 2%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.27:1Hard to read
Lc -49
Black text
9.25:1Readable · AA
Lc 60

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About #fa9066

#fa9066 is a bright light orange color. In OKLCH it has 75.8% lightness, 0.14 chroma and a hue of 42°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.27:1 contrast and black text 9.25:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Melon Red (#f69268). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is orange-400.

More light orange colors

Lighter: #fa9066 mixed with white

  1. fa9066
  2. fc9c76
  3. fda786
  4. ffb295
  5. ffbea4
  6. ffc9b3
  7. ffd4c2
  8. ffdfd1
  9. ffe9e1
  10. fff4f0

Darker: #fa9066 mixed with black

  1. fa9066
  2. d97d58
  3. ba6a4a
  4. 9b573c
  5. 7d452f
  6. 613423
  7. 462417
  8. 2d150c
  9. 150704
  10. 030100

Calmer: #fa9066 with less saturation

  1. fa9066
  2. f3946f
  3. ed9877
  4. e69c7f
  5. df9f86
  6. d8a28e
  7. d0a595
  8. c9a89c
  9. c1aba3
  10. b9aeaa

Questions about #fa9066

What color is #fa9066?

#fa9066 is bright light orange. The closest named color is Melon Red. In RGB it is rgb(250, 144, 102), in HSL hsl(17.03, 93.67%, 69.02%) and in OKLCH oklch(75.791% 0.14047 42.007).

What colors go well with #fa9066?

The complementary color of #fa9066 is #00c3f0. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #fc8899 and #e7a03a. The triadic partners are #48cc95 and #a3a4ff.

Is white or black text more readable on #fa9066?

Black text reads better on #fa9066: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.27:1 and black gives 9.25:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #fa9066 a warm or cool color?

#fa9066 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 42 degrees, its lightness 75.8% and its chroma 0.14.