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#FA942E — Vivid Orange

#FA942E is a orange color we call Vivid Orange, closest to the named color GoldenRod (#DAA520). It belongs to the orange family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: goldenrod (#DAA520) — not an exact match. CSS goldenrod gives you #DAA520, a different color; use #FA942E 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.

#FA942E 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 #2E94FA; it also sits naturally between #FA2E2E and #FAFA2E. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#FA942E · RGB 250, 148, 46

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Color values

HEX#FA942E
RGB250, 148, 46
HSL30°, 95%, 58%
HSV30°, 82%, 98%
CMYK0%, 41%, 82%, 2%
XYZ50.51, 41.70, 7.97
Yxy41.70, 0.5042, 0.4163
CIE-Lab70.66, 31.43, 65.75
Hunter Lab64.58, 30.53, 35.69

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 98% · Green 58% · Blue 18%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 41% · Yellow 82% · Key 2%

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

Previews

Sample text in #FA942E on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #FA942E on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #FA942E

.text { color: #FA942E; }
.background { background-color: #FA942E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FA942E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(250, 148, 46); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(30, 95%, 58%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FA942E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(250, 148, 46, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FA942E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(250, 148, 46, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FA942E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FA942E">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FA942E

#F98715#EA7806#D16B05#B35C05#9A4F04#814203#633303#4B2602#2D1701#140A01

Tints of #FA942E

#FA9E42#FBA856#FBB065#FCBA79#FCC48D#FDCFA1#FDD9B4#FDE0C3#FEEBD7#FEF5EB

Tones of #FA942E

#EB943D#DD944B#CE945A#C09468#B19477#A39485

Color harmonies

Complementary — #2E94FA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.25:1 Fails
Against black text9.34:1 AAA

Best text color on #FA942E: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FA942E

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 #FA942E: ·

How #FA942E looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #CECD47Deuteranopia · #D4DB4DTritanopia · #F55A5E

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 · #F59E0BTailwind orange 500 · #F97316Material Orange 500 · #FF9800

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #FA942E rather than the exact color:

Palette A9a9a9
#A9A9A9 · #FECDA6 · #FF9130 · #FF5B22
Palette 78c841
#78C841 · #B4E50D · #FF9B2F · #FB4141
Modern Ember
#0C1A2B · #36F615 · #A3F940 · #FC9724
Palette 70ffd2
#70FFD2 · #FFFC8C · #FFCC4D · #FF9137
Rustic Drift
#071C12 · #0E1FFC · #FC46A3 · #F99323
Wild Ruby Petal
#2E0E30 · #4AFA8D · #FA8C25 · #58FC51

Similar colors

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

#FF9130#FF9B2F#FC9724#FF9137#F99323#FA8C25#FC9E36#FFA02E#FB8B24#F69D39#F9943D#FF9D23

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FA942D  ·  #FA942F →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FA942E?

#FA942E is Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 250, 148, 46). Its closest standard named color is GoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FA942E?

#FA942E is RGB 250, 148, 46 — HSL 30°, 95%, 58% — CMYK 0%, 41%, 82%, 2%.

What colors go with #FA942E?

Its complement is #2E94FA; analogous partners are #FA2E2E and #FAFA2E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FA942E for text?

Black text on #FA942E has a contrast ratio of 9.34:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.25:1.