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#FA9638

#fa9638 ≈ Dark Orange

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#fa9638 is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 98.04% red, 58.82% green and 21.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 40% magenta, 77.6% yellow and 1.96% black. Its hue angle is 29.07°, with 95.1% saturation and 60% 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 9.48:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Orange (#ff8c00), ΔE 3.5.

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Relative luminance0.4242

Complementary

  1. #fa9638
  2. #389cfa

Split complementary

  1. #fa9638
  2. #38faf7
  3. #383bfa

Analogous

  1. #fa383b
  2. #fa9638
  3. #faf738

Triadic

  1. #fa9638
  2. #38fa96
  3. #9638fa

Tetradic

  1. #fa9638
  2. #9cfa38
  3. #389cfa
  4. #9638fa

Square

  1. #fa9638
  2. #3bfa38
  3. #389cfa
  4. #f738fa

Monochromatic

  1. #954a04
  2. #e06f06
  3. #fa9638
  4. #fcbd83
  5. #fee5cd

Shades

#fa9638 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fa9638
  2. #e18732
  3. #c8782d
  4. #af6927
  5. #965a22
  6. #7d4b1c
  7. #643c16
  8. #4b2d11
  9. #321e0b
  10. #190f06
  11. #000000

Tints

#fa9638 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fa9638
  2. #fba14c
  3. #fbab60
  4. #fcb674
  5. #fcc088
  6. #fdcb9c
  7. #fdd5af
  8. #fee0c3
  9. #feead7
  10. #fff5eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fa9638 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fa9638
  2. #ee943f
  3. #e29246
  4. #d58f4e
  5. #c98d55
  6. #bd8b5c
  7. #b18963
  8. #a5876a
  9. #988472
  10. #8c8279
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.21:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.48:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #aeaeae ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d1a58e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b4a02a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ccb738 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff8083 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d49c30 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e0ab38 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ff896d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fa9638 {
  color: #fa9638;
}
Background
.bg-fa9638 {
  background-color: #fa9638;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fa9638 {
  border: 2px solid #fa9638;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fa9638;
  --color-primary-rgb: 250 150 56;
  --color-primary-hsl: 29 95% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fa9638 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fa9638, #faf738);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fa9638 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(250 150 56 / 0.35);
}

#ff8c00 Dark Orange ΔE 3.50 #ffa343 Neon Carrot ΔE 3.52 #ed9121 Carrot Orange ΔE 3.92 #ed872d Cadmium Orange ΔE 4.19 #f28500 Tangerine ΔE 4.63 #f4a460 Sandy Brown ΔE 5.10 #e48400 Fulvous ΔE 6.29 #0569c7 Inverted #aeaeae Grayscale 

Dark Orange
#fa9638  rgb(250, 150, 56)  hsl(29, 95%, 60%)  Dark Orange
#389cfa  rgb(56, 156, 250)  hsl(209, 95%, 60%)  Dodger Blue
#38fa96  rgb(56, 250, 150)  hsl(149, 95%, 60%)  Medium Spring Green
#9638fa  rgb(150, 56, 250)  hsl(269, 95%, 60%)  Vivid Violet