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#FA9643

#fa9643 ≈ Cadmium Orange

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#fa9643 is a color from the orange family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 98.04% red, 58.82% green and 26.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 40% magenta, 73.2% yellow and 1.96% black. Its hue angle is 27.21°, with 94.82% saturation and 62.16% 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 9.51:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cadmium Orange (#ed872d), ΔE 4.12.

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Relative luminance0.4254

Complementary

  1. #fa9643
  2. #43a7fa

Split complementary

  1. #fa9643
  2. #43faf1
  3. #434cfa

Analogous

  1. #fa434c
  2. #fa9643
  3. #faf143

Triadic

  1. #fa9643
  2. #43fa96
  3. #9643fa

Tetradic

  1. #fa9643
  2. #a7fa43
  3. #43a7fa
  4. #9643fa

Square

  1. #fa9643
  2. #4cfa43
  3. #43a7fa
  4. #f143fa

Monochromatic

  1. #a04b04
  2. #ea6e06
  3. #fa9643
  4. #fcc08e
  5. #fee9d8

Shades

#fa9643 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fa9643
  2. #e1873c
  3. #c87836
  4. #af692f
  5. #965a28
  6. #7d4b22
  7. #643c1b
  8. #4b2d14
  9. #321e0d
  10. #190f07
  11. #000000

Tints

#fa9643 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fa9643
  2. #fba156
  3. #fbab69
  4. #fcb67b
  5. #fcc08e
  6. #fdcba1
  7. #fdd5b4
  8. #fee0c7
  9. #feead9
  10. #fff5ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fa9643 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fa9643
  2. #ee9449
  3. #e2924f
  4. #d58f55
  5. #c98d5b
  6. #bd8b62
  7. #b18968
  8. #a5876e
  9. #988474
  10. #8c827a
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.21:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.51:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #aeaeae ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d1a590 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b4a139 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ccb743 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff8084 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d49d3d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e0ab43 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ff8a70 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fa9643 {
  color: #fa9643;
}
Background
.bg-fa9643 {
  background-color: #fa9643;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fa9643 {
  border: 2px solid #fa9643;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fa9643;
  --color-primary-rgb: 250 150 67;
  --color-primary-hsl: 27 95% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fa9643 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fa9643, #faf143);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fa9643 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(250 150 67 / 0.35);
}

#ed872d Cadmium Orange ΔE 4.12 #f4a460 Sandy Brown ΔE 4.45 #ffa343 Neon Carrot ΔE 4.53 #ff8c00 Dark Orange ΔE 4.76 #ed9121 Carrot Orange ΔE 5.45 #f28500 Tangerine ΔE 5.59 #d99058 Persian Orange ΔE 6.85 #0569bc Inverted #aeaeae Grayscale 

Cadmium Orange
#fa9643  rgb(250, 150, 67)  hsl(27, 95%, 62%)  Cadmium Orange
#43a7fa  rgb(67, 167, 250)  hsl(207, 95%, 62%)  Carolina Blue
#43fa96  rgb(67, 250, 150)  hsl(147, 95%, 62%)  Medium Spring Green
#9643fa  rgb(150, 67, 250)  hsl(267, 95%, 62%)  Vivid Violet