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#FAAA27 — Vivid Orange

#FAAA27 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 #FAAA27 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.

#FAAA27 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 #2979FA; it also sits naturally between #FA4129 and #E1FA29. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#FAAA27 · RGB 250, 170, 39

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Color values

HEX#FAAA27
RGB250, 170, 39
HSL37°, 95%, 57%
HSV37°, 84%, 98%
CMYK0%, 32%, 84%, 2%
XYZ54.17, 49.22, 8.57
Yxy49.22, 0.4838, 0.4397
CIE-Lab75.59, 19.76, 72.22
Hunter Lab70.16, 19.08, 39.52

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 98% · Green 67% · Blue 15%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 32% · Yellow 84% · Key 2%

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

Previews

Sample text in #FAAA27 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #FAAA27 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #FAAA27

.text { color: #FAAA27; }
.background { background-color: #FAAA27; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FAAA27; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(250, 170, 39); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(37, 95%, 57%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FAAA27; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(250, 170, 39, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FAAA27; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(250, 170, 39, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FAAA27">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FAAA27">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FAAA27

#F9A010#E58F06#CC8005#B37005#9A6104#7C4E03#633E03#4B2F02#2D1C01#140C01

Tints of #FAAA27

#FAB23D#FBBA51#FBC165#FCC979#FCD18D#FCD79C#FDDFAF#FDE7C3#FEEFD7#FEF7EB

Tones of #FAAA27

#EAA639#DCA347#CD9F56#BE9C64#AF9874#A19582

Color harmonies

Complementary — #2979FA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.94:1 Fails
Against black text10.84:1 AAA

Best text color on #FAAA27: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FAAA27

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 #FAAA27: ·

How #FAAA27 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #D7D747Deuteranopia · #DCE24ETritanopia · #F66065

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 Amber 500 · #FFC107

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #FAAA27 rather than the exact color:

Amber Drift
#16061A · #27C1FB · #20F7B5 · #FDA625
Palette Ffea54
#FFEA54 · #FFCB3C · #FEAA2B · #FF5757
Palette Ffa725
#FFA725 · #FFF5E4 · #C1D8C3 · #6A9C89
Palette 6c946f
#6C946F · #FFD35A · #FFA823 · #DC0083
Palette Fcecdd
#FCECDD · #FFC288 · #FEA82F · #FF6701
Amber Ruby Canyon
#0E1A22 · #43F784 · #F8A321 · #D82EF7

Similar colors

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

#FDA625#FEAA2B#FFA725#FFA823#FEA82F#F8A321#FAA931#FFA62F#FAB12F#FFB22C#FFA931#FAB522

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FAAA26  ·  #FAAA28 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FAAA27?

#FAAA27 is Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 250, 170, 39). Its closest standard named color is GoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FAAA27?

#FAAA27 is RGB 250, 170, 39 — HSL 37°, 95%, 57% — CMYK 0%, 32%, 84%, 2%.

What colors go with #FAAA27?

Its complement is #2979FA; analogous partners are #FA4129 and #E1FA29. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FAAA27 for text?

Black text on #FAAA27 has a contrast ratio of 10.84:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.94:1.