HEX atlas value

#FA8005

#FA8005 is a warm orange HEX color close to Construction Orange. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 250, 128, 5, HSL 30, 96%, 50%, has luminance 0.3577, and belongs to the vibrant group.

orange warm vibrant

#FA8005 Sample readable text

HEX #FA8005

RGB rgb(250, 128, 5)

HSL hsl(30 96% 50%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 49, 98, 2)

Luminance 0.3577

Contrast Black 8.15:1White 2.58:1

CSS

--color-fa8005: #FA8005;
.background-fa8005 { background-color: #FA8005; }
.text-fa8005 { color: #FA8005; }

Luminance0.3577

Black text8.15:1AA Pass

White text2.58:1AA Fail

hexCanonical HEX value

rgbRed, green, blue channels

hslHue, saturation, lightness

cmykApproximate print conversion

wcagAA and AAA contrast options

harmoniesMathematical harmony sets

variantsGenerated tone variants

nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors

Structured sections

Color systems

{"hex":"#FA8005","rgb":[250,128,5],"hsl":[30,96,50],"cmyk":[0,49,98,2],"luminance":0.3577,"contrast":{"black":8.15,"white":2.58}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"AAA":["#000000"]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":8.15,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.58,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#FAFA05","hex":"#FAFA05","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":18.74,"contrastWhite":1.12,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#FCAD5F","hex":"#FCAD5F","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.28,"contrastWhite":1.86,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Dark Orange","hex":"#FF8C00","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9,"contrastWhite":2.33,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#FF8000","hex":"#FF8000","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.34,"contrastWhite":2.52,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"Construction Orange","hex":"#FF7F00","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.29,"contrastWhite":2.53,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm orange","vibrant","vibrant orange","Construction Orange adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","high-energy accents"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/fa8005.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/construction-orange.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/safety-orange.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/tangerine.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#057FFA","analogous":["#FA0505","#FAFA05"],"triadic":["#05FA80","#7F05FA"],"tetradic":["#05FA05","#057FFA","#FA05FA"],"splitComplementary":["#05FAFA","#0505FA"],"monochromatic":["#FCAD5F","#FA8005","#A05203"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FCAD5F","dark":"#A05203","saturated":"#FF8000","desaturated":"#DE7F21","pastel":"#F3BF8C","neon":"#FF9429"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"construction-orange","name":"Construction Orange","hex":"#FF7F00","distance":7.14142842854285},{"slug":"safety-orange","name":"Safety Orange","hex":"#FF7900","distance":9.9498743710662},{"slug":"tangerine","name":"Tangerine","hex":"#F28500","distance":10.677078252031311},{"slug":"dark-orange","name":"Dark Orange","hex":"#FF8C00","distance":13.92838827718412},{"slug":"pumpkin","name":"Pumpkin","hex":"#FF7518","distance":22.516660498395403}]

HEX meaning and use

About #FA8005

#FA8005 is classified as a warm orange value with vibrant visual character. #FA8005 is visually closest to Construction Orange, a named orange color with HEX #FF7F00.

The RGB channels are 250, 128, and 5, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 30deg with 96% saturation and 50% lightness, so this page treats it as a high-saturation, mid-lightness atlas color rather than a generic swatch.

According to Colors Encyclopedia, this HEX value works best for color conversion, WCAG contrast checks, CSS color tokens, and high-energy accents. Its luminance is 0.3577, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 7.14, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text8.15:1AA Pass

White text2.58:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: #000000.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #FA8005 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000008.15:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.58:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#FAFA05#000000 text · best 18.74:1#FAFA05

#FCAD5F#000000 text · best 11.28:1#FCAD5F

Dark Orange#000000 text · best 9:1#FF8C00

#FF8000#000000 text · best 8.34:1#FF8000

Construction Orange#000000 text · best 8.29:1#FF7F00

Generated Palette

#FA8005#FA8005

#057FFA#057FFA

#FA0505#FA0505

#FAFA05#FAFA05

#FCAD5F#FCAD5F

#A05203#A05203

Color Harmonies

#057FFA#057FFA

#FA0505#FA0505

#FAFA05#FAFA05

#05FA80#05FA80

#7F05FA#7F05FA

Variants

#FCAD5F#FCAD5F

#A05203#A05203

#FF8000#FF8000

#DE7F21#DE7F21

#F3BF8C#F3BF8C

#FF9429#FF9429

Nearest Named Colors

Construction Orange#FF7F00

Safety Orange#FF7900

Tangerine#F28500

Dark Orange#FF8C00

Pumpkin#FF7518

#FA8005

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #FA8005

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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