All About Color #FA8F42

#FA8F42

About #FA8F42

#FA8F42 is a light orange color with the hex code #FA8F42. In RGB it is red 250, green 143, blue 66; in HSL it is hue 25°, saturation 95%, lightness 62%; in CMYK it is 0%, 43%, 74%, 2%. Its contrast ratio is 2.31:1 on white and 9.07:1 on black.

#FA8F42 Color Conversion

Hex tripletFA, 8F, 42
CMYK0.00%, 42.80%, 73.60%, 1.96%
RGB Decimal250, 143, 66
HSL25°, 95%, 62%
RGB Octal372, 217, 102
HSV (HSB)25.11°, 73.60%, 98.04%
RGB Binary11111010, 10001111, 1000010
CIE-L*AB69.73, 34.73, 56.68
RGB Percent98.04%, 56.08%, 25.88%
CIE-L*CH69.73, 66.48, 58.50
XYZ50.23, 40.36, 10.30
CIE-L*UV69.73, 85.95, 55.10
xyY0.50, 0.40, 40.36
Hunter-Lab63.53, 29.95, 34.86
RYB98.04%, 77.81%, 25.88%

Color Accessibility Scores

#FA8F42 on a dark background: contrast 9.07:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#FA8F42 on a light background: contrast 2.31:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #FA8F42, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#FA8F42 · #FCC49C · #DB5E06 · #42ADFA · #9CD4FC

Analogous palette

#FA42AD · #FA4251 · #FA8F42 · #FAEB42 · #ADFA42

Triadic palette

#FA8F42 · #42FA8F · #8F42FA · #FCC49C · #9CFCC4

Tetradic palette

#FA8F42 · #51FA42 · #42ADFA · #EB42FA · #DB5E06

Monochromatic palette

#9F4504 · #EA6506 · #FA8F42 · #FCBB8D · #FEE7D7

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