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#FAAA2F — Vivid Orange

#FAAA2F 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 #FAAA2F 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.

#FAAA2F 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 #2E80FA; it also sits naturally between #FA432E and #E5FA2E. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#FAAA2F · RGB 250, 170, 47

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Color values

HEX#FAAA2F
RGB250, 170, 47
HSL36°, 95%, 58%
HSV36°, 81%, 98%
CMYK0%, 32%, 81%, 2%
XYZ54.31, 49.28, 9.34
Yxy49.28, 0.4809, 0.4364
CIE-Lab75.62, 19.98, 69.77
Hunter Lab70.20, 19.31, 38.87

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 98% · Green 67% · Blue 18%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 32% · Yellow 81% · Key 2%

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

Previews

Sample text in #FAAA2F on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #FAAA2F on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #FAAA2F

.text { color: #FAAA2F; }
.background { background-color: #FAAA2F; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FAAA2F; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(250, 170, 47); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(36, 95%, 58%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FAAA2F; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(250, 170, 47, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FAAA2F; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(250, 170, 47, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FAAA2F">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FAAA2F">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FAAA2F

#F99E15#EA8F06#D17F05#B36D05#9A5E04#814F03#633D03#4B2E02#2D1B01#140C01

Tints of #FAAA2F

#FAB142#FBB956#FBBF65#FCC779#FCCF8D#FDD8A1#FDE0B4#FDE6C3#FEEED7#FEF7EB

Tones of #FAAA2F

#EBA53D#DDA24B#CE9F5A#C09D68#B19A77#A39785

Color harmonies

Complementary — #2E80FA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.93:1 Fails
Against black text10.86:1 AAA

Best text color on #FAAA2F: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FAAA2F

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 #FAAA2F: ·

How #FAAA2F looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #D7D74DDeuteranopia · #DCE254Tritanopia · #F66469

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 #FAAA2F rather than the exact color:

Tender Horizon
#0C1A1F · #92FE0F · #3EF943 · #FAA931
Palette Fcecdd
#FCECDD · #FFC288 · #FEA82F · #FF6701
Palette B9ac92
#B9AC92 · #FFA931 · #FECB89 · #FBE6D4
Palette Fba834
#FBA834 · #333A73 · #387ADF · #50C4ED
Palette Ffea54
#FFEA54 · #FFCB3C · #FEAA2B · #FF5757
Palette Ef7722
#EF7722 · #FAA533 · #EBEBEB · #0BA6DF

Similar colors

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

#FAA931#FEA82F#FFA931#FBA834#FEAA2B#FAA533#FFA62F#FFA732#FAB12F#F9B033#FCAD38#FFB22C

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FAAA2E  ·  #FAAA30 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FAAA2F?

#FAAA2F is Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 250, 170, 47). Its closest standard named color is GoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FAAA2F?

#FAAA2F is RGB 250, 170, 47 — HSL 36°, 95%, 58% — CMYK 0%, 32%, 81%, 2%.

What colors go with #FAAA2F?

Its complement is #2E80FA; analogous partners are #FA432E and #E5FA2E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FAAA2F for text?

Black text on #FAAA2F has a contrast ratio of 10.86:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.93:1.