#FA8C61#FA8C61
#FA8C61 is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.399; OKLCH L 75.1% C 0.146 H 41.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #FA8C61 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(250, 140, 97) |
| HSL | hsl(17, 94%, 68%) |
| HSV | hsv(17, 61%, 98%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 44%, 61.2%, 2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.43, 37.96, 41.03) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.43, 55.90, 47.23°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.07% 0.1088 0.0969) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.07% 0.146 41.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(50.9641, 39.9486, 16.3339) |
| Luminance | 0.3994 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Coral
#FF7F50
ΔE00 3.17
Orangish
#FC824A
ΔE00 3.62
Lightsalmon
#FFA07A
ΔE00 4.86
Melon
#FF7855
ΔE00 5.25
Darksalmon
#E9967A
ΔE00 5.43
Orangeish
#FD8D49
ΔE00 5.86
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#FA8C61 #61CFFA
analogous
#FA6182 #FA8C61 #FAD961
triadic
#FA8C61 #61FA8C #8C61FA
tetradic
#FA8C61 #82FA61 #61CFFA #D961FA
square
#FA8C61 #82FA61 #61CFFA #D961FA
split-complementary
#FA8C61 #61FAD9 #6182FA
monochromatic
#DA4207 #F86126 #FA8C61 #FCB79C #FEE2D8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.34
#FA8C61 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.99
#FA8C61 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #FA8C61
8.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##FA8C61 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##FA8C61 | 1.00 | 2.34 | 8.99 | 8.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.34 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A99B5D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C4B360
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FF7882
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AAAAAA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #fa8c61; /* rgb */ color: rgb(250, 140, 97); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.1% 0.146 41.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ffaf8f',
500: '#fa8c61',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #fa8c61; $custom-light: #ffaf8f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#fa8c61",
"rgb": {
"r": 250,
"g": 140,
"b": 97
},
"hsl": {
"h": 16.863,
"s": 93.865,
"l": 68.039
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75073,
"c": 0.1457,
"h": 41.7
},
"luminance": 0.39943
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#FA8C61
secondary
#C4E6F3
accent
#A5E600
background
#FFFAF8
surface
#FFF5F0
border
#D7CFCB
text
#19100C
muted
#877F7D