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#FA9B60 closest to Papaya

#FA9B60 is a light, moderately saturated orange; the closest named color is Papaya. In the RGB color model it is made of 98.0% red, 60.8% green and 37.6% blue (rgb(250, 155, 96)). Its HSL value is 23° hue, 94% saturation and 68% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 38% magenta, 62% yellow and 2% black. #FA9B60 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 9.92:1.

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Variations of #FA9B60

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#FA9B60 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#FA9B60 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #FA9B60 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 80% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #CCBA60
  • Protanopia 78% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B6A65B
  • Protanomaly 84% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #CCA55C
  • Deuteranopia 80% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #CCBA60
  • Deuteranomaly 86% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #DAB05F
  • Tritanopia 84% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #FF888D
  • Tritanomaly 93% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #FF9477
  • Achromatopsia 73% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #B2B2B2
  • Achromatomaly 79% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #C7ADA3

#FA9B60 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.12:1 Very poor#FA9B60 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
9.92:1 Very good#FA9B60 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#FA9B60 in CSS

/* Papaya */
.color { color: #FA9B60; }
.background { background-color: #FA9B60; }
.border { border: 1px solid #FA9B60; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(250 155 96);
color: hsl(23 94% 68%);
color: oklch(0.775 0.136 51.4);

#FA9B60 FAQ

What color is #FA9B60?

#FA9B60 is a light, moderately saturated orange. Its closest named color is Papaya. It belongs to the orange color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #FA9B60?

#FA9B60 is rgb(250, 155, 96) in RGB, hsl(23, 94%, 68%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 38%, 62%, 2%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #FA9B60?

The complementary color of #FA9B60 is #60BFFA, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #FA9B60?

Black text has the best contrast on #FA9B60: 9.92:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #FA9B60 a warm or cool color?

#FA9B60 is a warm color.