Information about #FA7F42 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #FA7F42 belongs to the Orange Color Family, featuring Full Saturation and Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(250, 127, 66) — 98% red, 49.8% green, 25.9% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 48 / 72 / 2. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#FA7F42 is a intensely saturated warm orange that has a delicate, washed-out lightness. It is a natural fit for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Mango Orange (#FF8040). Slightly further away sit Mango Tango (#FF8243) and Shirley Temple (#FF8341).

The recipe behind #FA7F42 is rgb(250, 127, 66), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #FA7F42: 8.2:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.6:1 for white. No one has named #FA7F42 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#FA7F42 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#FA7F42 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#FA7F42 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#FA7F42 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#FA7F42 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#FA7F42 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #FA7F42

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Mango Orange color link
Mango Orange

#FF8040

Mango Tango color link
Mango Tango

#FF8243

Shirley Temple color link
Shirley Temple

#FF8341

Orangish color link
Orangish

#FC824A

Mandarin color link
Mandarin

#F37A48

Ireland Orange color link
Ireland Orange

#FF883E

Red Bronze color link
Red Bronze

#FB8136

Jaffa color link
Jaffa

#EF863F

Dusty Orange color link
Dusty Orange

#F0833A

Rich Gardenia color link
Rich Gardenia

#F57F4F

Coral color link
Coral

#FF7F50

Orangeish color link
Orangeish

#FD8D49

#FA7F42 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#FA7F42
  • RGB250, 127, 66
  • CMYK0, 48, 72, 2
  • CSSrgb(250, 127, 66)
  • HSL20°, 95%, 62%
  • HSL Precise19.891°, 94.845%, 61.961%
  • HSV20°, 74%, 98%
  • HSB20°, 74%, 98%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.980
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.498
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.259
  • GLSLvec3(0.980, 0.498, 0.259)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.980, 0.498, 0.259, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.980, 0.498, 0.259)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB98%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB49.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB25.9%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDFA7F42
  • DECIMAL ID16416578
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers21 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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