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#faa565 color: Candied Yams

#faa565 is rgb(250, 165, 101) in RGB and oklch(79.332% 0.12875 56.544) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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26°
100%

79.3%
0.129
57°
  • Orange
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Warm
  • ≈ Orange
  • orange-300
  • Black 2%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
1.97:1Hard to read
Lc -42
Black text
10.63:1Readable · AA
Lc 66

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About #faa565

#faa565 is a bright light orange color. In OKLCH it has 79.3% lightness, 0.129 chroma and a hue of 57°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 1.97:1 contrast and black text 10.63:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Candied Yams (#f9a765). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is orange-300.

More light orange colors

Lighter: #faa565 mixed with white

  1. faa565
  2. fbae76
  3. fdb886
  4. fec196
  5. fecaa5
  6. ffd3b4
  7. ffdcc3
  8. ffe5d2
  9. ffede1
  10. fff6f0

Darker: #faa565 mixed with black

  1. faa565
  2. d98f57
  3. ba7949
  4. 9b653c
  5. 7d512f
  6. 613d22
  7. 462b17
  8. 2d1a0c
  9. 150a03
  10. 030100

Calmer: #faa565 with less saturation

  1. faa565
  2. f4a86f
  3. eeaa79
  4. e9ad82
  5. e3af8b
  6. dcb294
  7. d6b49c
  8. d0b6a4
  9. c9b8ac
  10. c2bab4

Questions about #faa565

What color is #faa565?

#faa565 is bright light orange. The closest named color is Candied Yams. In RGB it is rgb(250, 165, 101), in HSL hsl(25.77, 93.71%, 68.82%) and in OKLCH oklch(79.332% 0.12875 56.544).

What colors go well with #faa565?

The complementary color of #faa565 is #5fc8ff. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #ff9a8f and #e0b64f. The triadic partners are #46d6b9 and #c4aaff.

Is white or black text more readable on #faa565?

Black text reads better on #faa565: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.97:1 and black gives 10.63:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #faa565 a warm or cool color?

#faa565 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 57 degrees, its lightness 79.3% and its chroma 0.129.