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#FAA032 — Vivid Orange

#FAA032 is a orange color we call Vivid Orange, closest to the named color GoldenRod (#DAA520). It belongs to the orange family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: goldenrod (#DAA520) — not an exact match. CSS goldenrod gives you #DAA520, a different color; use #FAA032 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.

#FAA032 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 #338DFA; it also sits naturally between #FA3D33 and #F0FA33. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#FAA032 · RGB 250, 160, 50

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Color values

HEX#FAA032
RGB250, 160, 50
HSL33°, 95%, 59%
HSV33°, 80%, 98%
CMYK0%, 36%, 80%, 2%
XYZ52.57, 45.70, 9.07
Yxy45.70, 0.4898, 0.4257
CIE-Lab73.35, 25.31, 66.71
Hunter Lab67.60, 24.51, 37.06

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 98% · Green 63% · Blue 20%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 36% · Yellow 80% · Key 2%

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

Previews

Sample text in #FAA032 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #FAA032 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #FAA032

.text { color: #FAA032; }
.background { background-color: #FAA032; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FAA032; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(250, 160, 50); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(33, 95%, 59%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FAA032; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(250, 160, 50, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FAA032; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(250, 160, 50, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FAA032">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FAA032">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FAA032

#F9951A#EF8606#D67805#B86705#9F5904#814903#683B03#4B2A02#321C01#140B01

Tints of #FAA032

#FAAA47#FBB156#FBBA6A#FCC37E#FCCC92#FDD3A1#FDDCB4#FEE6C8#FEEDD7#FEF6EB

Tones of #FAA032

#EB9F42#DE9E4F#CF9C5E#C19B6C#B3997A#A59888

Color harmonies

Complementary — #338DFA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.07:1 Fails
Against black text10.14:1 AAA

Best text color on #FAA032: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FAA032

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 #FAA032: ·

How #FAA032 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #D3D24DDeuteranopia · #D8DF53Tritanopia · #F66266

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 · #F59E0BTailwind yellow 500 · #EAB308Material Orange 500 · #FF9800

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #FAA032 rather than the exact color:

Misty Ruby Voyage
#1D0B1A · #FC9E36 · #3CFC76 · #3CACFA
Palette Ef7722
#EF7722 · #FAA533 · #EBEBEB · #0BA6DF
Palette 468432
#468432 · #9AD872 · #FFEF91 · #FFA02E
Palette 78c841
#78C841 · #B4E50D · #FF9B2F · #FB4141
Palette Fcef91
#FCEF91 · #FB9E3A · #E6521F · #EA2F14
Palette Fba834
#FBA834 · #333A73 · #387ADF · #50C4ED

Similar colors

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

#FC9E36#FAA533#FFA02E#FF9B2F#FB9E3A#FBA834#FFA62F#F69D39#FFA732#FFA239#FAA931#FEA82F

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FAA031  ·  #FAA033 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FAA032?

#FAA032 is Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 250, 160, 50). Its closest standard named color is GoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FAA032?

#FAA032 is RGB 250, 160, 50 — HSL 33°, 95%, 59% — CMYK 0%, 36%, 80%, 2%.

What colors go with #FAA032?

Its complement is #338DFA; analogous partners are #FA3D33 and #F0FA33. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FAA032 for text?

Black text on #FAA032 has a contrast ratio of 10.14:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.07:1.