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#FA8A2B — Vivid Orange

#FA8A2B is a orange color we call Vivid Orange, closest to the named color Coral (#FF7F50). It belongs to the orange family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: coral (#FF7F50) — not an exact match. CSS coral gives you #FF7F50, a different color; use #FA8A2B when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#FA8A2B is a warm orange color associated with warmth, appetite and friendliness. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #2998FA; it also sits naturally between #FA2930 and #FAF329. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#FA8A2B · RGB 250, 138, 43

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Color values

HEX#FA8A2B
RGB250, 138, 43
HSL28°, 95%, 57%
HSV28°, 83%, 98%
CMYK0%, 45%, 83%, 2%
XYZ48.95, 38.68, 7.17
Yxy38.68, 0.5164, 0.4080
CIE-Lab68.52, 36.49, 64.95
Hunter Lab62.19, 35.54, 34.59

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 98% · Green 54% · Blue 17%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 45% · Yellow 83% · Key 2%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

Sample text in #FA8A2B on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #FA8A2B on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #FA8A2B

.text { color: #FA8A2B; }
.background { background-color: #FA8A2B; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FA8A2B; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(250, 138, 43); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(28, 95%, 57%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FA8A2B; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(250, 138, 43, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FA8A2B; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(250, 138, 43, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FA8A2B">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FA8A2B">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FA8A2B

#F97D10#E56E06#CC6205#B35605#9A4A04#7C3C03#633003#4B2402#2D1501#140A01

Tints of #FA8A2B

#FA953D#FBA051#FBAB65#FCB679#FCC18D#FCC99C#FDD4AF#FDDEC3#FEE9D7#FEF4EB

Tones of #FA8A2B

#EA8B39#DC8C47#CD8D56#BE8E64#AF8F74#A19082

Color harmonies

Complementary — #2998FA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.40:1 Fails
Against black text8.74:1 AAA

Best text color on #FA8A2B: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FA8A2B

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #FA8A2B: ·

How #FA8A2B looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #CAC842Deuteranopia · #D0D848Tritanopia · #F45458

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Tailwind orange 500 · #F97316Tailwind amber 500 · #F59E0BMaterial Orange 500 · #FF9800

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #FA8A2B rather than the exact color:

Wild Ruby Petal
#2E0E30 · #4AFA8D · #FA8C25 · #58FC51
Palette 5f0f40
#5F0F40 · #FB8B24 · #E36414 · #9A031E
Palette Fef3e2
#FEF3E2 · #FAB12F · #FA812F · #DD0303
Palette Fef3e2
#FEF3E2 · #FAB12F · #FA812F · #FA4032
Palette A9a9a9
#A9A9A9 · #FECDA6 · #FF9130 · #FF5B22
Vintage Ruby
#253C6D · #30497D · #455B8A · #F2842F

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#FA8C25#FB8B24#FA812F#FF9130#F2842F#FC8621#FF8225#FE7F2D#F99323#F68537#FF7D29#F28737

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FA8A2A  ·  #FA8A2C →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FA8A2B?

#FA8A2B is Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 250, 138, 43). Its closest standard named color is Coral.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FA8A2B?

#FA8A2B is RGB 250, 138, 43 — HSL 28°, 95%, 57% — CMYK 0%, 45%, 83%, 2%.

What colors go with #FA8A2B?

Its complement is #2998FA; analogous partners are #FA2930 and #FAF329. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FA8A2B for text?

Black text on #FA8A2B has a contrast ratio of 8.74:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.40:1.