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#FAA005 — Vivid Orange

#FAA005 is a orange color we call Vivid Orange, closest to the named color Orange (#FFA500). It belongs to the orange family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: orange (#FFA500) — not an exact match. CSS orange gives you #FFA500, a different color; use #FAA005 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#FAA005 is a warm orange color associated with warmth, appetite and friendliness. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #055FFA; it also sits naturally between #FA2605 and #D9FA05. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#FAA005 · RGB 250, 160, 5

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Color values

HEX#FAA005
RGB250, 160, 5
HSL38°, 96%, 50%
HSV38°, 98%, 98%
CMYK0%, 36%, 98%, 2%
XYZ52.02, 45.48, 6.18
Yxy45.48, 0.5018, 0.4386
CIE-Lab73.20, 24.50, 76.94
Hunter Lab67.44, 23.66, 39.57

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 98% · Green 63% · Blue 2%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 36% · Yellow 98% · Key 2%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

Sample text in #FAA005 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #FAA005 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #FAA005

.text { color: #FAA005; }
.background { background-color: #FAA005; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FAA005; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(250, 160, 5); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(38, 96%, 50%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FAA005; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(250, 160, 5, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FAA005; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(250, 160, 5, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FAA005">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FAA005">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FAA005

#E19005#CD8304#B47304#A06603#875603#6E4602#5A3A02#412A01#2D1D01#140D00

Tints of #FAA005

#FAAA1E#FBB132#FBBB4B#FCC25F#FCCC78#FDD591#FDDDA5#FEE6BE#FEEED2#FFF7EB

Tones of #FAA005

#E89B17#D79728#C69239#B48D4B#A2895D#91846E

Color harmonies

Complementary — #055FFA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.08:1 Fails
Against black text10.10:1 AAA

Best text color on #FAA005: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FAA005

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #FAA005: ·

How #FAA005 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #D3D22BDeuteranopia · #D8DF34Tritanopia · #F6484F

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Tailwind amber 500 · #F59E0BMaterial Orange 500 · #FF9800Tailwind yellow 500 · #EAB308

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #FAA005 rather than the exact color:

Palette Fda403
#FDA403 · #E8751A · #898121 · #E5C287
Palette 8aa624
#8AA624 · #DBE4C9 · #FFFFF0 · #FEA405
Palette 59d5e0
#59D5E0 · #F5DD61 · #FAA300 · #F4538A
Palette 7b542f
#7B542F · #B6771D · #FF9D00 · #FFCF71
Palette 0a7c6e
#0A7C6E · #F59E0B · #FF6B35 · #FAFAFA
Palette Ff9b00
#FF9B00 · #FFE100 · #FFC900 · #EBE389

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#FDA403#FEA405#FAA300#FF9D00#F59E0B#FF9B00#FF9A00#FF9800#FFAA00#F0A500#F2A900#FF9209

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FAA004  ·  #FAA006 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FAA005?

#FAA005 is Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 250, 160, 5). Its closest standard named color is Orange.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FAA005?

#FAA005 is RGB 250, 160, 5 — HSL 38°, 96%, 50% — CMYK 0%, 36%, 98%, 2%.

What colors go with #FAA005?

Its complement is #055FFA; analogous partners are #FA2605 and #D9FA05. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FAA005 for text?

Black text on #FAA005 has a contrast ratio of 10.10:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.08:1.