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#FA8405 Color

#FA8405 is rgb(250, 132, 5) in RGB, hsl(31, 96%, 50%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 47%, 98%, 2%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Tangerine (#F28500), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.82. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FA8405
HEX#FA8405
RGBrgb(250, 132, 5)
HSLhsl(31, 96%, 50%)
HSVhsv(31, 98%, 98%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 47%, 98%, 2%)
OKLCHoklch(73.1% 0.179 55.7)
LABlab(67.89% 41.69 73.71)
LCHlch(67.89% 84.68 60.51)

What #FA8405 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 #FA8405, 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.

#FA8405 Channel Values

How #FA8405 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 132 · B 58-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 31° · S 96% · L 50%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 31° · S 98% · V 98%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 47% · Y 98% · K 2%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.51:1 vs white · 8.37:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FA8405 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 text2.51:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.37:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #FA8405 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #FA8405

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FA8405; 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 #FA8405

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 #FA8405.

How #FA8405 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#FA8405
Protanopia#A1A100
Protanomaly#CB9600
Deuteranopia#B6B600
Deuteranomaly#D5A500
Tritanopia#FD7C7C
Tritanomaly#FC7F62
Achromatopsia#A3A3A3

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FA8405 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-fa8405: #FA8405;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FA8405;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-fa8405': '#FA8405' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.980, green: 0.518, blue: 0.020)
Android XML<color name="color_fa8405">#FA8405</color>
SVG fillfill="#FA8405"

More Orange Colors

#FA8405 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#FA8405 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FA8405?

#FA8405 is a mid-tone orange — rgb(250, 132, 5) in RGB and hsl(31, 96%, 50%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Tangerine (#F28500), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.82.

What is the RGB value of #FA8405?

#FA8405 is rgb(250, 132, 5) — red 250, green 132, and blue 5 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FA8405?

#FA8405 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 47%, 98%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FA8405 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FA8405 scores 2.51:1 against white and 8.37:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FA8405 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FA8405 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 3.83, which is very hard to tell apart.

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