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#FA900F — Vivid Orange

#FA900F is a orange color we call Vivid Orange, closest to the named color DarkOrange (#FF8C00). It belongs to the orange family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkorange (#FF8C00) — not an exact match. CSS darkorange gives you #FF8C00, a different color; use #FA900F 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.

#FA900F 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 #0F79FA; it also sits naturally between #FA1B0F and #EEFA0F. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#FA900F · RGB 250, 144, 15

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Color values

HEX#FA900F
RGB250, 144, 15
HSL33°, 96%, 52%
HSV33°, 94%, 98%
CMYK0%, 42%, 94%, 2%
XYZ49.48, 40.31, 5.62
Yxy40.31, 0.5186, 0.4224
CIE-Lab69.69, 32.90, 73.25
Hunter Lab63.49, 31.92, 37.11

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 98% · Green 56% · Blue 6%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 42% · Yellow 94% · Key 2%

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

Previews

Sample text in #FA900F on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #FA900F on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #FA900F

.text { color: #FA900F; }
.background { background-color: #FA900F; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FA900F; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(250, 144, 15); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(33, 96%, 52%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FA900F; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(250, 144, 15, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FA900F; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(250, 144, 15, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FA900F">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FA900F">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FA900F

#EB8305#D27504#BE6A04#A55C03#8C4E03#734002#5A3202#462701#2D1901#140B00

Tints of #FA900F

#FB9A23#FBA53C#FBAE50#FCBA69#FCC37D#FDCC91#FDD8AA#FEE1BE#FEEDD7#FFF6EB

Tones of #FA900F

#E98F20#D98D30#C88B41#B78A52#A68864#968673

Color harmonies

Complementary — #0F79FA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.32:1 Fails
Against black text9.06:1 AAA

Best text color on #FA900F: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FA900F

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 #FA900F: ·

How #FA900F looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #CCCB2EDeuteranopia · #D2DA36Tritanopia · #F5474C

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 amber 500 · #F59E0BMaterial Orange 500 · #FF9800Tailwind orange 500 · #F97316

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #FA900F rather than the exact color:

Palette 0046ff
#0046FF · #73C8D2 · #F5F1DC · #FF9013
Palette Cece5a
#CECE5A · #FFE17B · #FD8D14 · #C51605
Palette 2b3499
#2B3499 · #FF6C22 · #FF9209 · #FFD099
Palette 7f27ff
#7F27FF · #9F70FD · #FDBF60 · #FF8911
Palette 363062
#363062 · #4D4C7D · #F99417 · #F5F5F5
Mellow Ruby Tempest
#081A20 · #20FD47 · #9D39F9 · #FA9914

Similar colors

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

#FF9013#FD8D14#FF9209#FF8911#F99417#FA9914#FF8A08#F48C06#F6850C#FB8411#FA891A#F79A19

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FA900E  ·  #FA9010 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FA900F?

#FA900F is Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 250, 144, 15). Its closest standard named color is DarkOrange.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FA900F?

#FA900F is RGB 250, 144, 15 — HSL 33°, 96%, 52% — CMYK 0%, 42%, 94%, 2%.

What colors go with #FA900F?

Its complement is #0F79FA; analogous partners are #FA1B0F and #EEFA0F. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FA900F for text?

Black text on #FA900F has a contrast ratio of 9.06:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.32:1.