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#FA750F Color

#FA750F is rgb(250, 117, 15) in RGB, hsl(26, 96%, 52%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 53%, 94%, 2%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pumpkin (#FF7518), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 2.35. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FA750F
HEX#FA750F
RGBrgb(250, 117, 15)
HSLhsl(26, 96%, 52%)
HSVhsv(26, 94%, 98%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 53%, 94%, 2%)
OKLCHoklch(70.9% 0.187 48.8)
LABlab(65.00% 48.77 70.59)
LCHlch(65.00% 85.80 55.36)

What #FA750F 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 #FA750F, 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.

#FA750F Channel Values

How #FA750F 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 117 · B 158-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 26° · S 96% · L 52%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 26° · S 94% · V 98%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 53% · Y 94% · K 2%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.76:1 vs white · 7.62:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FA750F 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 text2.76:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.62:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #FA750F in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #FA750F

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FA750F; 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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Complementary
Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #FA750F

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 #FA750F.

How #FA750F 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#FA750F
Protanopia#979704
Protanomaly#C78B09
Deuteranopia#B0B000
Deuteranomaly#D29C00
Tritanopia#FD6E6E
Tritanomaly#FC7157
Achromatopsia#9C9C9C

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FA750F in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-fa750f: #FA750F;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FA750F;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-fa750f': '#FA750F' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.980, green: 0.459, blue: 0.059)
Android XML<color name="color_fa750f">#FA750F</color>
SVG fillfill="#FA750F"

More Orange Colors

#FA750F sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#FA750F Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FA750F?

#FA750F is a mid-tone orange — rgb(250, 117, 15) in RGB and hsl(26, 96%, 52%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pumpkin (#FF7518), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 2.35.

What is the RGB value of #FA750F?

#FA750F is rgb(250, 117, 15) — red 250, green 117, and blue 15 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FA750F?

#FA750F converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 53%, 94%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FA750F be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FA750F scores 2.76:1 against white and 7.62:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FA750F as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FA750F 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 11.75, which is visibly different.

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