HEX atlas value

#FA9805

#FA9805 is a warm orange HEX color close to Dark Orange. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 250, 152, 5, HSL 36, 96%, 50%, has luminance 0.4279, and belongs to the vibrant group.

#FA9805 Sample readable text
HEX #FA9805
RGB rgb(250, 152, 5)
HSL hsl(36 96% 50%)
CMYK cmyk(0, 39, 98, 2)
Luminance 0.4279
Contrast Black 9.56:1White 2.2:1

CSS

--color-fa9805: #FA9805;
.background-fa9805 { background-color: #FA9805; }
.text-fa9805 { color: #FA9805; }

Machine-readable data

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

Structured HEX color data for conversion, WCAG checks, CSS generation, automation, and AI ingestion.

AI-Ready Dataset v1.0.0
Luminance0.4279
Black text9.56:1AA Pass
White text2.2:1AA 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
Download JSON Open API
Structured sections
Color systems
{"hex":"#FA9805","rgb":[250,152,5],"hsl":[36,96,50],"cmyk":[0,39,98,2],"luminance":0.4279,"contrast":{"black":9.56,"white":2.2}}
WCAG
{"AA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"AAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}
Safe pairings
[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":9.56,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.2,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]
Accessible alternatives
[{"name":"#E1FA05","hex":"#E1FA05","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.88,"contrastWhite":1.17,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#FCBD5F","hex":"#FCBD5F","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.58,"contrastWhite":1.67,"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":"#FF9900","hex":"#FF9900","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.81,"contrastWhite":2.14,"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","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/fa9805.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/dark-orange.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/orange.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/chrome-yellow.json"]}
Harmonies
{"complementary":"#0567FA","analogous":["#FA1E05","#E1FA05"],"triadic":["#05FA98","#9805FA"],"tetradic":["#05FA1E","#0567FA","#FA05E1"],"splitComplementary":["#05E1FA","#1E05FA"],"monochromatic":["#FCBD5F","#FA9805","#A06103"]}
Variants
{"light":"#FCBD5F","dark":"#A06103","saturated":"#FF9900","desaturated":"#DE9221","pastel":"#F3CA8C","neon":"#FFA929"}
Nearest named colors
[{"slug":"dark-orange","name":"Dark Orange","hex":"#FF8C00","distance":13.92838827718412},{"slug":"orange","name":"Orange","hex":"#FFA500","distance":14.798648586948742},{"slug":"chrome-yellow","name":"Chrome Yellow","hex":"#FFA700","distance":16.583123951777},{"slug":"tangerine","name":"Tangerine","hex":"#F28500","distance":21.213203435596427},{"slug":"construction-orange","name":"Construction Orange","hex":"#FF7F00","distance":25.98076211353316}]

HEX meaning and use

About #FA9805

#FA9805 is classified as a warm orange value with vibrant visual character. #FA9805 is visually closest to Dark Orange, a named orange color with HEX #FF8C00.

The RGB channels are 250, 152, and 5, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 36deg 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 0.4279, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 13.93, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text9.56:1AA Pass
White text2.2:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A, #36454F.

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #FA9805 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000009.56:1 · AAA
White text#FFFFFF2.2:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#E1FA05#000000 text · best 17.88:1#E1FA05
#FCBD5F#000000 text · best 12.58:1#FCBD5F
Chrome Yellow#000000 text · best 10.78:1#FFA700
Orange#000000 text · best 10.63:1#FFA500
#FF9900#000000 text · best 9.81:1#FF9900

Generated Palette

#FA9805#FA9805
#0567FA#0567FA
#FA1E05#FA1E05
#E1FA05#E1FA05
#FCBD5F#FCBD5F
#A06103#A06103

Color Harmonies

#0567FA#0567FA
#FA1E05#FA1E05
#E1FA05#E1FA05
#05FA98#05FA98
#9805FA#9805FA

Variants

#FCBD5F#FCBD5F
#A06103#A06103
#FF9900#FF9900
#DE9221#DE9221
#F3CA8C#F3CA8C
#FFA929#FFA929

Nearest Named Colors