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#FA9927

#fa9927 ≈ Carrot Orange

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#fa9927 is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 98.04% red, 60% green and 15.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 38.8% magenta, 84.4% yellow and 1.96% black. Its hue angle is 32.42°, with 95.48% saturation and 56.67% 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 9.65:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Carrot Orange (#ed9121), ΔE 2.72.

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Web safe#ff9933
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Relative luminance0.4325

Complementary

  1. #fa9927
  2. #2788fa

Split complementary

  1. #fa9927
  2. #27f1fa
  3. #3027fa

Analogous

  1. #fa3027
  2. #fa9927
  3. #f1fa27

Triadic

  1. #fa9927
  2. #27fa99
  3. #9927fa

Tetradic

  1. #fa9927
  2. #88fa27
  3. #2788fa
  4. #9927fa

Square

  1. #fa9927
  2. #27fa30
  3. #2788fa
  4. #fa27f1

Monochromatic

  1. #854903
  2. #d07205
  3. #fa9927
  4. #fcbc72
  5. #fde0bd

Shades

#fa9927 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fa9927
  2. #e18a23
  3. #c87a1f
  4. #af6b1b
  5. #965c17
  6. #7d4d14
  7. #643d10
  8. #4b2e0c
  9. #321f08
  10. #190f04
  11. #000000

Tints

#fa9927 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fa9927
  2. #fba33d
  3. #fbad52
  4. #fcb868
  5. #fcc27d
  6. #fdcc93
  7. #fdd6a9
  8. #fee0be
  9. #feebd4
  10. #fff5e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fa9927 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fa9927
  2. #ee9730
  3. #e29439
  4. #d59242
  5. #c98f4b
  6. #bd8d54
  7. #b18a5c
  8. #a58865
  9. #98856e
  10. #8c8377
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.18:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.65:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b0b0b0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d2a78d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b8a208 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cfb929 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff8284 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d59f19 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e1ad28 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ff8c6b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fa9927 {
  color: #fa9927;
}
Background
.bg-fa9927 {
  background-color: #fa9927;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fa9927 {
  border: 2px solid #fa9927;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fa9927;
  --color-primary-rgb: 250 153 39;
  --color-primary-hsl: 32 95% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fa9927 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fa9927, #f1fa27);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fa9927 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(250 153 39 / 0.35);
}

#ed9121 Carrot Orange ΔE 2.72 #ffa343 Neon Carrot ΔE 2.95 #ff9f00 Orange Peel ΔE 3.56 #ff8c00 Dark Orange ΔE 3.86 #f28500 Tangerine ΔE 5.20 #ffa500 Orange ΔE 5.46 #ffae42 Yellow Orange ΔE 5.70 #0566d8 Inverted #b0b0b0 Grayscale 

Carrot Orange
#fa9927  rgb(250, 153, 39)  hsl(32, 95%, 57%)  Carrot Orange
#2788fa  rgb(39, 136, 250)  hsl(212, 95%, 57%)  Bleu de France
#27fa99  rgb(39, 250, 153)  hsl(152, 95%, 57%)  Medium Spring Green
#9927fa  rgb(153, 39, 250)  hsl(272, 95%, 57%)  Vivid Violet