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#FAAA0A — Vivid Orange

#FAAA0A 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 #FAAA0A 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.

#FAAA0A 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 #0A5AFA; it also sits naturally between #FA320A and #D2FA0A. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#FAAA0A · RGB 250, 170, 10

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Color values

HEX#FAAA0A
RGB250, 170, 10
HSL40°, 96%, 51%
HSV40°, 96%, 98%
CMYK0%, 32%, 96%, 2%
XYZ53.85, 49.10, 6.93
Yxy49.10, 0.4901, 0.4468
CIE-Lab75.51, 19.30, 77.94
Hunter Lab70.07, 18.61, 40.89

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 98% · Green 67% · Blue 4%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 32% · Yellow 96% · Key 2%

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

Previews

Sample text in #FAAA0A on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #FAAA0A on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #FAAA0A

.text { color: #FAAA0A; }
.background { background-color: #FAAA0A; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FAAA0A; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(250, 170, 10); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(40, 96%, 51%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FAAA0A; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(250, 170, 10, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FAAA0A; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(250, 170, 10, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FAAA0A">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FAAA0A">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FAAA0A

#E69B05#D28D04#B97D04#A06C03#8C5E03#734D02#5A3D02#412C01#2D1E01#140D00

Tints of #FAAA0A

#FBB323#FBBA37#FBC250#FCC964#FCD27D#FDD991#FDE2AA#FEE8BE#FEF1D7#FFF8EB

Tones of #FAAA0A

#E9A41C#D89F2C#C7993D#B5934F#A48D60#948871

Color harmonies

Complementary — #0A5AFA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.94:1 Fails
Against black text10.82:1 AAA

Best text color on #FAAA0A: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FAAA0A

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 #FAAA0A: ·

How #FAAA0A looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #D7D731Deuteranopia · #DCE23ATritanopia · #F64F56

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 #FAAA0A rather than the exact color:

Palette F7fd04
#F7FD04 · #F9B208 · #F98404 · #FC5404
Palette 8aa624
#8AA624 · #DBE4C9 · #FFFFF0 · #FEA405
Palette Fda403
#FDA403 · #E8751A · #898121 · #E5C287
Palette 237227
#237227 · #519A66 · #FFAA00 · #FFD786
Palette 59d5e0
#59D5E0 · #F5DD61 · #FAA300 · #F4538A
Palette 7c00fe
#7C00FE · #F9E400 · #FFAF00 · #F5004F

Similar colors

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

#F9B208#FEA405#FDA403#FFAA00#FAA300#FFAF00#FFB000#F2A900#F59E0B#F9B314#F2B50B#FFB200

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FAAA09  ·  #FAAA0B →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FAAA0A?

#FAAA0A is Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 250, 170, 10). Its closest standard named color is Orange.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FAAA0A?

#FAAA0A is RGB 250, 170, 10 — HSL 40°, 96%, 51% — CMYK 0%, 32%, 96%, 2%.

What colors go with #FAAA0A?

Its complement is #0A5AFA; analogous partners are #FA320A and #D2FA0A. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FAAA0A for text?

Black text on #FAAA0A has a contrast ratio of 10.82:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.94:1.