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#FA710F Color

#FA710F is rgb(250, 113, 15) in RGB, hsl(25, 96%, 52%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 55%, 94%, 2%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pumpkin (#FF7518), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.66. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FA710F
HEX#FA710F
RGBrgb(250, 113, 15)
HSLhsl(25, 96%, 52%)
HSVhsv(25, 94%, 98%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 55%, 94%, 2%)
OKLCHoklch(70.3% 0.19 47.2)
LABlab(64.27% 50.58 70.17)
LCHlch(64.27% 86.50 54.22)

What #FA710F 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 #FA710F, 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.

#FA710F Channel Values

How #FA710F 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 113 · B 158-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 25° · S 96% · L 52%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 25° · S 94% · V 98%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 55% · Y 94% · K 2%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.82:1 vs white · 7.43:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FA710F 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 text2.82:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.43:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #FA710F in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #FA710F

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FA710F; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
Complementary
Analogous
Analogous
Triadic
Triadic
Split comp.
Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #FA710F

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 #FA710F.

How #FA710F 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#FA710F
Protanopia#959504
Protanomaly#C68809
Deuteranopia#AFAF00
Deuteranomaly#D19A00
Tritanopia#FC6A6A
Tritanomaly#FB6D54
Achromatopsia#9A9A9A

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FA710F in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-fa710f: #FA710F;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FA710F;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-fa710f': '#FA710F' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.980, green: 0.443, blue: 0.059)
Android XML<color name="color_fa710f">#FA710F</color>
SVG fillfill="#FA710F"

More Orange Colors

#FA710F sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#FA710F Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FA710F?

#FA710F is a mid-tone orange — rgb(250, 113, 15) in RGB and hsl(25, 96%, 52%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pumpkin (#FF7518), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.66.

What is the RGB value of #FA710F?

#FA710F is rgb(250, 113, 15) — red 250, green 113, and blue 15 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FA710F?

#FA710F converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 55%, 94%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FA710F be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FA710F scores 2.82:1 against white and 7.43:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FA710F as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FA710F 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 darkorange (#FF8C00) at a CIE76 distance of 13.67, which is visibly different.

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