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#FA8A2B

#fa8a2b ≈ Cadmium Orange

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#fa8a2b is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 98.04% red, 54.12% green and 16.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 44.8% magenta, 82.8% yellow and 1.96% black. Its hue angle is 27.54°, with 95.39% saturation and 57.45% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with enthusiasm, warmth and creativity. Designers typically use it for call-to-action buttons and food and restaurant brands. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.74:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cadmium Orange (#ed872d), ΔE 2.38.

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Relative luminance0.3868

Complementary

  1. #fa8a2b
  2. #2b9bfa

Split complementary

  1. #fa8a2b
  2. #2bfaf2
  3. #2b33fa

Analogous

  1. #fa2b33
  2. #fa8a2b
  3. #faf22b

Triadic

  1. #fa8a2b
  2. #2bfa8a
  3. #8a2bfa

Tetradic

  1. #fa8a2b
  2. #9bfa2b
  3. #2b9bfa
  4. #8a2bfa

Square

  1. #fa8a2b
  2. #33fa2b
  3. #2b9bfa
  4. #f22bfa

Monochromatic

  1. #894103
  2. #d46405
  3. #fa8a2b
  4. #fcb376
  5. #fedcc0

Shades

#fa8a2b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fa8a2b
  2. #e17c27
  3. #c86e22
  4. #af611e
  5. #96531a
  6. #7d4516
  7. #643711
  8. #4b290d
  9. #321c09
  10. #190e04
  11. #000000

Tints

#fa8a2b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fa8a2b
  2. #fb9640
  3. #fba155
  4. #fcad6b
  5. #fcb980
  6. #fdc595
  7. #fdd0aa
  8. #fedcbf
  9. #fee8d5
  10. #fff3ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fa8a2b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fa8a2b
  2. #ee8934
  3. #e2883c
  4. #d58745
  5. #c9864d
  6. #bd8556
  7. #b1845e
  8. #a58367
  9. #98826f
  10. #8c8178
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.4:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.74:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a7a7a7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ce9c87 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ab9719 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c6b12a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff7178 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cf9221 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dda32a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ff7c62 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fa8a2b {
  color: #fa8a2b;
}
Background
.bg-fa8a2b {
  background-color: #fa8a2b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fa8a2b {
  border: 2px solid #fa8a2b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fa8a2b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 250 138 43;
  --color-primary-hsl: 28 95% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fa8a2b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fa8a2b, #faf22b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fa8a2b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(250 138 43 / 0.35);
}

#ed872d Cadmium Orange ΔE 2.38 #ff8c00 Dark Orange ΔE 3.46 #f28500 Tangerine ΔE 3.58 #ed9121 Carrot Orange ΔE 5.61 #ff7518 Pumpkin ΔE 5.86 #e48400 Fulvous ΔE 6.06 #ffa343 Neon Carrot ΔE 6.81 #0575d4 Inverted #a7a7a7 Grayscale 

Cadmium Orange
#fa8a2b  rgb(250, 138, 43)  hsl(28, 95%, 57%)  Cadmium Orange
#2b9bfa  rgb(43, 155, 250)  hsl(208, 95%, 57%)  Dodger Blue
#2bfa8a  rgb(43, 250, 138)  hsl(148, 95%, 57%)  Spring Green
#8a2bfa  rgb(138, 43, 250)  hsl(268, 95%, 57%)  Electric Violet