HEX atlas value

#FA9405

#FA9405 is a warm orange HEX color close to Dark Orange. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 250, 148, 5, HSL 35, 96%, 50%, has luminance 0.4151, and belongs to the vibrant group.

orange warm vibrant

#FA9405 Sample readable text

HEX #FA9405

RGB rgb(250, 148, 5)

HSL hsl(35 96% 50%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 41, 98, 2)

Luminance 0.4151

Contrast Black 9.3:1White 2.26:1

CSS

--color-fa9405: #FA9405;
.background-fa9405 { background-color: #FA9405; }
.text-fa9405 { color: #FA9405; }

Luminance0.4151

Black text9.3:1AA Pass

White text2.26:1AA 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":"#FA9405","rgb":[250,148,5],"hsl":[35,96,50],"cmyk":[0,41,98,2],"luminance":0.4151,"contrast":{"black":9.3,"white":2.26}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":9.3,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.26,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#E6FA05","hex":"#E6FA05","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":18.04,"contrastWhite":1.16,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#FCBA5F","hex":"#FCBA5F","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.33,"contrastWhite":1.7,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Chrome Yellow","hex":"#FFA700","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.78,"contrastWhite":1.95,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Orange","hex":"#FFA500","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.63,"contrastWhite":1.97,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#FF9500","hex":"#FF9500","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.55,"contrastWhite":2.2,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm orange","vibrant","vibrant orange","Dark Orange adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","high-energy accents"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/fa9405.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/dark-orange.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/tangerine.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/orange.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#056BFA","analogous":["#FA1A05","#E6FA05"],"triadic":["#05FA94","#9405FA"],"tetradic":["#05FA1A","#056BFA","#FA05E6"],"splitComplementary":["#05E6FA","#1905FA"],"monochromatic":["#FCBA5F","#FA9405","#A05F03"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FCBA5F","dark":"#A05F03","saturated":"#FF9500","desaturated":"#DE8F21","pastel":"#F3C88C","neon":"#FFA629"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"dark-orange","name":"Dark Orange","hex":"#FF8C00","distance":10.677078252031311},{"slug":"tangerine","name":"Tangerine","hex":"#F28500","distance":17.72004514666935},{"slug":"orange","name":"Orange","hex":"#FFA500","distance":18.411952639521967},{"slug":"chrome-yellow","name":"Chrome Yellow","hex":"#FFA700","distance":20.273134932713294},{"slug":"construction-orange","name":"Construction Orange","hex":"#FF7F00","distance":22.15851980616034}]

HEX meaning and use

About #FA9405

#FA9405 is classified as a warm orange value with vibrant visual character. #FA9405 is visually closest to Dark Orange, a named orange color with HEX #FF8C00.

The RGB channels are 250, 148, and 5, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 35deg 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 0.4151, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 10.68, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text9.3:1AA Pass

White text2.26:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #FA9405 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000009.3:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.26:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#E6FA05#000000 text · best 18.04:1#E6FA05

#FCBA5F#000000 text · best 12.33:1#FCBA5F

Chrome Yellow#000000 text · best 10.78:1#FFA700

Orange#000000 text · best 10.63:1#FFA500

#FF9500#000000 text · best 9.55:1#FF9500

Generated Palette

#FA9405#FA9405

#056BFA#056BFA

#FA1A05#FA1A05

#E6FA05#E6FA05

#FCBA5F#FCBA5F

#A05F03#A05F03

Color Harmonies

#056BFA#056BFA

#FA1A05#FA1A05

#E6FA05#E6FA05

#05FA94#05FA94

#9405FA#9405FA

Variants

#FCBA5F#FCBA5F

#A05F03#A05F03

#FF9500#FF9500

#DE8F21#DE8F21

#F3C88C#F3C88C

#FFA629#FFA629

Nearest Named Colors

Dark Orange#FF8C00

Tangerine#F28500

Orange#FFA500

Chrome Yellow#FFA700

Construction Orange#FF7F00

#FA9405

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #FA9405

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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