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#FA6800 Color

#FA6800 is rgb(250, 104, 0) in RGB, hsl(25, 100%, 49%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 58%, 100%, 2%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Orange Iced Tea (#FF6700), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 2.44. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FA6800
HEX#FA6800
RGBrgb(250, 104, 0)
HSLhsl(25, 100%, 49%)
HSVhsv(25, 100%, 98%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 58%, 100%, 2%)
OKLCHoklch(69.1% 0.198 44.8)
LABlab(62.67% 54.44 71.87)
LCHlch(62.67% 90.16 52.85)

What #FA6800 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 #FA6800, 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.

#FA6800 Channel Values

How #FA6800 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 104 · B 08-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 25° · S 100% · L 49%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 25° · S 100% · V 98%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 58% · Y 100% · K 2%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.98:1 vs white · 7.04:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FA6800 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 text2.98:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.04:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #FA6800

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FA6800; 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 #FA6800

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 #FA6800.

How #FA6800 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#FA6800
Protanopia#909000
Protanomaly#C48200
Deuteranopia#ABAB00
Deuteranomaly#D09500
Tritanopia#FC6262
Tritanomaly#FB644C
Achromatopsia#959595

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FA6800 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-fa6800: #FA6800;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FA6800;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-fa6800': '#FA6800' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.980, green: 0.408, blue: 0.000)
Android XML<color name="color_fa6800">#FA6800</color>
SVG fillfill="#FA6800"

More Orange Colors

#FA6800 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#FA6800 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FA6800?

#FA6800 is a mid-tone orange — rgb(250, 104, 0) in RGB and hsl(25, 100%, 49%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Orange Iced Tea (#FF6700), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 2.44.

What is the RGB value of #FA6800?

#FA6800 is rgb(250, 104, 0) — red 250, green 104, and blue 0 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FA6800?

#FA6800 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 58%, 100%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FA6800 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FA6800 scores 2.98:1 against white and 7.04:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FA6800 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FA6800 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 15.33, which is visibly different.

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