Information about #FA9842 color

#FA9842 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#FA9842 falls into the Orange Color Family — Full Saturation, Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(250, 152, 66) — 98% red, 59.6% green, 25.9% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 38 / 72 / 2. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A intensely saturated warm orange, #FA9842 has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Expect to see shades like this in airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Spring Orange (#FD963D). Slightly further away sit Royal Orange (#F99245) and Sunshade (#FA9D49).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(250, 152, 66)), which gives #FA9842 its character. On this background, black text reaches a 9.6:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.2:1. #FA9842 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#FA9842 color variations

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

#FA9842 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#FA9842 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#FA9842 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#FA9842 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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#FA9842 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 #FA9842

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

Spring Orange color link
Spring Orange

#FD963D

Royal Orange color link
Royal Orange

#F99245

Sunshade color link
Sunshade

#FA9D49

Neon Orange color link
Neon Orange

#FF9E3D

Neon Carrot color link
Neon Carrot

#FFA343

Sea Buckthorn color link
Sea Buckthorn

#EF9548

Orangeish color link
Orangeish

#FD8D49

Faded Orange color link
Faded Orange

#F0944D

Deep Saffron color link
Deep Saffron

#FF9933

Yellow Sea color link
Yellow Sea

#F49F35

Ireland Orange color link
Ireland Orange

#FF883E

Lolly Scramble color link
Lolly Scramble

#E99B41

#FA9842 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#FA9842
  • RGB250, 152, 66
  • CMYK0, 38, 72, 2
  • CSSrgb(250, 152, 66)
  • HSL28°, 95%, 62%
  • HSL Precise28.043°, 94.845%, 61.961%
  • HSV28°, 74%, 98%
  • HSB28°, 74%, 98%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.980
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.596
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.259
  • GLSLvec3(0.980, 0.596, 0.259)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.980, 0.596, 0.259, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.980, 0.596, 0.259)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB98%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB59.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB25.9%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDFA9842
  • DECIMAL ID16422978
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers8 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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