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#FA5C00 Color

#FA5C00 is rgb(250, 92, 0) in RGB, hsl(22, 100%, 49%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 63%, 100%, 2%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Vivid Orange (#FF5F00), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.81. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FA5C00
HEX#FA5C00
RGBrgb(250, 92, 0)
HSLhsl(22, 100%, 49%)
HSVhsv(22, 100%, 98%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 63%, 100%, 2%)
OKLCHoklch(67.6% 0.207 41.1)
LABlab(60.73% 59.40 71.04)
LCHlch(60.73% 92.60 50.10)

What #FA5C00 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #FA5C00, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every orange in the library.

#FA5C00 Channel Values

How #FA5C00 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 250 · G 92 · B 08-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 22° · S 100% · L 49%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 22° · S 100% · V 98%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 63% · Y 100% · K 2%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.18:1 vs white · 6.6:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FA5C00 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text3.18:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.6:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #FA5C00 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #FA5C00

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FA5C00; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #FA5C00

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #FA5C00.

How #FA5C00 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#FA5C00
Protanopia#898900
Protanomaly#C17A00
Deuteranopia#A7A700
Deuteranomaly#CE8F00
Tritanopia#FC5656
Tritanomaly#FB5943
Achromatopsia#909090

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FA5C00 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-fa5c00: #FA5C00;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FA5C00;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-fa5c00': '#FA5C00' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.980, green: 0.361, blue: 0.000)
Android XML<color name="color_fa5c00">#FA5C00</color>
SVG fillfill="#FA5C00"

More Orange Colors

#FA5C00 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#FA5C00 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FA5C00?

#FA5C00 is a mid-tone orange — rgb(250, 92, 0) in RGB and hsl(22, 100%, 49%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Vivid Orange (#FF5F00), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.81.

What is the RGB value of #FA5C00?

#FA5C00 is rgb(250, 92, 0) — red 250, green 92, and blue 0 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FA5C00?

#FA5C00 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 63%, 100%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FA5C00 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FA5C00 scores 3.18:1 against white and 6.6:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FA5C00 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FA5C00 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is orangered (#FF4500) at a CIE76 distance of 10.02, which is visibly different.

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