Information about #FA8242 color

#FA8242 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #FA8242 belongs to the Orange Color Family, featuring Full Saturation and Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(250, 130, 66) — 98% red, 51% green, 25.9% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 47 / 72 / 2. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #FA8242 reads as a maximally vivid amber-leaning orange and floats near the light end of the scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Mango Tango (#FF8243). Nearby in the Register you will also find Shirley Temple (#FF8341) and Mango Orange (#FF8040).

In RGB terms — rgb(250, 130, 66) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #FA8242 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 8.3:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.5:1. #FA8242 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#FA8242 color variations

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

#FA8242 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#FA8242 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#FA8242 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#FA8242 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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#FA8242 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 #FA8242

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

Mango Tango color link
Mango Tango

#FF8243

Shirley Temple color link
Shirley Temple

#FF8341

Mango Orange color link
Mango Orange

#FF8040

Orangish color link
Orangish

#FC824A

Ireland Orange color link
Ireland Orange

#FF883E

Jaffa color link
Jaffa

#EF863F

Red Bronze color link
Red Bronze

#FB8136

Mandarin color link
Mandarin

#F37A48

Dusty Orange color link
Dusty Orange

#F0833A

Orangeish color link
Orangeish

#FD8D49

Rich Gardenia color link
Rich Gardenia

#F57F4F

Daylily color link
Daylily

#FF8936

#FA8242 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#FA8242
  • RGB250, 130, 66
  • CMYK0, 47, 72, 2
  • CSSrgb(250, 130, 66)
  • HSL21°, 95%, 62%
  • HSL Precise20.87°, 94.845%, 61.961%
  • HSV21°, 74%, 98%
  • HSB21°, 74%, 98%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.980
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.510
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.259
  • GLSLvec3(0.980, 0.510, 0.259)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.980, 0.510, 0.259, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.980, 0.510, 0.259)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB98%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB51%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB25.9%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDFA8242
  • DECIMAL ID16417346
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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