HEX atlas value

#FA8A19

#FA8A19 is a warm orange HEX color close to Pumpkin. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 250, 138, 25, HSL 30, 96%, 54%, has luminance 0.3857, and belongs to the vibrant group.

orange warm vibrant

#FA8A19 Sample readable text

HEX #FA8A19

RGB rgb(250, 138, 25)

HSL hsl(30 96% 54%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 45, 90, 2)

Luminance 0.3857

Contrast Black 8.71:1White 2.41:1

CSS

--color-fa8a19: #FA8A19;
.background-fa8a19 { background-color: #FA8A19; }
.text-fa8a19 { color: #FA8A19; }

Luminance0.3857

Black text8.71:1AA Pass

White text2.41:1AA 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":"#FA8A19","rgb":[250,138,25],"hsl":[30,96,54],"cmyk":[0,45,90,2],"luminance":0.3857,"contrast":{"black":8.71,"white":2.41}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":8.71,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.41,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#FAFA19","hex":"#FAFA19","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":18.75,"contrastWhite":1.12,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#FCB873","hex":"#FCB873","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.24,"contrastWhite":1.72,"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":"#FF8A14","hex":"#FF8A14","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.9,"contrastWhite":2.36,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"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","Pumpkin adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","high-energy accents"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/fa8a19.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pumpkin.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/cadmium-orange.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/dark-orange.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#198AFA","analogous":["#FA1919","#FAFA19"],"triadic":["#19FA8A","#8A19FA"],"tetradic":["#19FA19","#198AFA","#FA19FA"],"splitComplementary":["#19FAFA","#1919FA"],"monochromatic":["#FCB873","#FA8A19","#B45C04"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FCB873","dark":"#B45C04","saturated":"#FF8A14","desaturated":"#E18A33","pastel":"#F5C99E","neon":"#FF9E3D"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"pumpkin","name":"Pumpkin","hex":"#FF7518","distance":21.61018278497431},{"slug":"cadmium-orange","name":"Cadmium Orange","hex":"#ED872D","distance":24.041630560342615},{"slug":"dark-orange","name":"Dark Orange","hex":"#FF8C00","distance":25.573423705088842},{"slug":"tangerine","name":"Tangerine","hex":"#F28500","distance":26.720778431774775},{"slug":"construction-orange","name":"Construction Orange","hex":"#FF7F00","distance":27.76688675382964}]

HEX meaning and use

About #FA8A19

#FA8A19 is classified as a warm orange value with vibrant visual character. #FA8A19 is visually closest to Pumpkin, a named orange color with HEX #FF7518.

The RGB channels are 250, 138, and 25, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 30deg with 96% saturation and 54% 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 0.3857, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 21.61, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text8.71:1AA Pass

White text2.41:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #FA8A19 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000008.71:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.41:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#FAFA19#000000 text · best 18.75:1#FAFA19

#FCB873#000000 text · best 12.24:1#FCB873

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

#FF8A14#000000 text · best 8.9:1#FF8A14

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

Generated Palette

#FA8A19#FA8A19

#198AFA#198AFA

#FA1919#FA1919

#FAFA19#FAFA19

#FCB873#FCB873

#B45C04#B45C04

Color Harmonies

#198AFA#198AFA

#FA1919#FA1919

#FAFA19#FAFA19

#19FA8A#19FA8A

#8A19FA#8A19FA

Variants

#FCB873#FCB873

#B45C04#B45C04

#FF8A14#FF8A14

#E18A33#E18A33

#F5C99E#F5C99E

#FF9E3D#FF9E3D

Nearest Named Colors

Pumpkin#FF7518

Cadmium Orange#ED872D

Dark Orange#FF8C00

Tangerine#F28500

Construction Orange#FF7F00

#FA8A19

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #FA8A19

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

Related HEX Guides