Close to Salmon Orange
#FA915D
#FA915D is a light, vivid orange, close to the color Salmon Orange. In RGB it’s made of 98% red, 56.9% green, and 36.5% blue. Its hue is 20°, with 94% saturation and 67% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #FA915D.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
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9.27:1 AAAThis color as text on white
2.26:1 FailThis color as text on black
9.27:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #FA915D as they’d see it.
#FA915D in use
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Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #FA915D
What color is #FA915D?
#FA915D is a light, vivid orange, close to the color Salmon Orange. In RGB it’s made of 98% red, 56.9% green, and 36.5% blue. Its hue is 20°, with 94% saturation and 67% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #FA915D in RGB?
#FA915D is rgb(250, 145, 93): 250 red, 145 green, and 93 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #FA915D in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 42, 63, 2). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #FA915D?
PANTONE 1565 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #FA915D?
Its complement #10B9F5 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.