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#fa9f74 color: Burning Coals

#fa9f74 is rgb(250, 159, 116) in RGB and oklch(78.515% 0.12316 45.759) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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19°
100%

78.5%
0.123
46°
  • Orange
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Warm
  • ≈ Coral
  • red-300
  • Black 2%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.04:1Hard to read
Lc -44
Black text
10.28:1Readable · AA
Lc 64

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About #fa9f74

#fa9f74 is a bright light orange color. In OKLCH it has 78.5% lightness, 0.123 chroma and a hue of 46°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.04:1 contrast and black text 10.28:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Burning Coals (#f79d72). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is red-300.

More light orange colors

Lighter: #fa9f74 mixed with white

  1. fa9f74
  2. fca982
  3. fdb391
  4. febd9e
  5. ffc6ac
  6. ffd0ba
  7. ffd9c8
  8. ffe3d6
  9. ffece3
  10. fff6f1

Darker: #fa9f74 mixed with black

  1. fa9f74
  2. d98a64
  3. ba7554
  4. 9b6145
  5. 7d4d37
  6. 613b29
  7. 46291b
  8. 2d180f
  9. 150905
  10. 030101

Calmer: #fa9f74 with less saturation

  1. fa9f74
  2. f4a27c
  3. eea583
  4. e8a88a
  5. e2ab92
  6. dbad98
  7. d5b09f
  8. ceb2a6
  9. c7b5ac
  10. c0b7b3

Questions about #fa9f74

What color is #fa9f74?

#fa9f74 is bright light orange. The closest named color is Burning Coals. In RGB it is rgb(250, 159, 116), in HSL hsl(19.25, 93.06%, 71.76%) and in OKLCH oklch(78.515% 0.12316 45.759).

What colors go well with #fa9f74?

The complementary color of #fa9f74 is #4fc9f5. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #fe979e and #e6ad57. The triadic partners are #5fd2a6 and #b2adff.

Is white or black text more readable on #fa9f74?

Black text reads better on #fa9f74: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.04:1 and black gives 10.28:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #fa9f74 a warm or cool color?

#fa9f74 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 46 degrees, its lightness 78.5% and its chroma 0.123.