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#FA8238 Color

#FA8238 is rgb(250, 130, 56) in RGB, hsl(23, 95%, 60%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 48%, 78%, 2%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Mango Tango (#FF8243), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.53. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FA8238
HEX#FA8238
RGBrgb(250, 130, 56)
HSLhsl(23, 95%, 60%)
HSVhsv(23, 78%, 98%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 48%, 78%, 2%)
OKLCHoklch(73% 0.169 48.8)
LABlab(67.66% 43.35 59.29)
LCHlch(67.66% 73.45 53.83)

What #FA8238 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 #FA8238, 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.

#FA8238 Channel Values

How #FA8238 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 130 · B 568-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 23° · S 95% · L 60%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 23° · S 78% · V 98%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 48% · Y 78% · K 2%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.53:1 vs white · 8.31:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FA8238 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 text2.53:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.31:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #FA8238

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FA8238; 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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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #FA8238

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 #FA8238.

How #FA8238 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#FA8238
Protanopia#9F9F35
Protanomaly#CA9437
Deuteranopia#B6B626
Deuteranomaly#D4A32E
Tritanopia#FD7C7C
Tritanomaly#FC7E67
Achromatopsia#A3A3A3

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FA8238 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-fa8238: #FA8238;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FA8238;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-fa8238': '#FA8238' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.980, green: 0.510, blue: 0.220)
Android XML<color name="color_fa8238">#FA8238</color>
SVG fillfill="#FA8238"

More Orange Colors

#FA8238 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#FA8238 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FA8238?

#FA8238 is a light orange — rgb(250, 130, 56) in RGB and hsl(23, 95%, 60%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Mango Tango (#FF8243), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.53.

What is the RGB value of #FA8238?

#FA8238 is rgb(250, 130, 56) — red 250, green 130, and blue 56 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FA8238?

#FA8238 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 48%, 78%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FA8238 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FA8238 scores 2.53:1 against white and 8.31:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FA8238 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FA8238 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 coral (#FF7F50) at a CIE76 distance of 11.43, which is visibly different.

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