#FAA280#FAA280
#FAA280 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.477; OKLCH L 79.2% C 0.115 H 41.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.54:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #FAA280 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(250, 162, 128) |
| HSL | hsl(17, 92%, 74%) |
| HSV | hsv(17, 49%, 98%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 35.2%, 48.8%, 2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.65, 29.03, 31.16) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.65, 42.59, 47.03°) |
| OKLab | oklab(79.24% 0.0858 0.0768) |
| OKLCH | oklch(79.24% 0.115 41.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(56.2441, 47.7279, 26.6681) |
| Luminance | 0.4772 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Lightsalmon
#FFA07A
ΔE00 1.42
Darksalmon
#E9967A
ΔE00 3.98
Light Salmon
#FEA993
ΔE00 4.24
Pale Salmon
#FFB19A
ΔE00 4.89
Blush (survey)
#F29E8E
ΔE00 5.96
Pinkish Tan
#D99B82
ΔE00 6.28
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#FAA280 #80D8FA
analogous
#FA809B #FAA280 #FADF80
triadic
#FAA280 #80FAA2 #A280FA
tetradic
#FAA280 #9BFA80 #80D8FA #DF80FA
square
#FAA280 #9BFA80 #80D8FA #DF80FA
split-complementary
#FAA280 #80FADF #809BFA
monochromatic
#F54C0A #F87745 #FAA280 #FCCDBB #FEE9E2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.99
#FAA280 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.54
#FAA280 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #FAA280
10.54:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##FAA280 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##FAA280 | 1.00 | 1.99 | 10.54 | 10.54 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.54 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.54 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B8AC7D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CDBF7F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FF9399
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B8B8B8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #faa280; /* rgb */ color: rgb(250, 162, 128); /* oklch */ color: oklch(79.2% 0.115 41.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ffbea5',
500: '#faa280',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #faa280; $custom-light: #ffbea5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#faa280",
"rgb": {
"r": 250,
"g": 162,
"b": 128
},
"hsl": {
"h": 16.721,
"s": 92.424,
"l": 74.118
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.79239,
"c": 0.11511,
"h": 41.8
},
"luminance": 0.47723
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#FAA280
secondary
#D5EDF6
accent
#A6E600
background
#FFFBFA
surface
#FFF7F4
border
#D7D0CE
text
#18120F
muted
#86817F