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#FAAA33 — Vivid Orange

#FAAA33 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 #FAAA33 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.

#FAAA33 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 #3383FA; it also sits naturally between #FA4733 and #E6FA33. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#FAAA33 · RGB 250, 170, 51

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Color values

HEX#FAAA33
RGB250, 170, 51
HSL36°, 95%, 59%
HSV36°, 80%, 98%
CMYK0%, 32%, 80%, 2%
XYZ54.40, 49.31, 9.78
Yxy49.31, 0.4793, 0.4345
CIE-Lab75.65, 20.10, 68.43
Hunter Lab70.22, 19.44, 38.50

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 98% · Green 67% · Blue 20%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 32% · Yellow 80% · Key 2%

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

Previews

Sample text in #FAAA33 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #FAAA33 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #FAAA33

.text { color: #FAAA33; }
.background { background-color: #FAAA33; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FAAA33; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(250, 170, 51); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(36, 95%, 59%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FAAA33; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(250, 170, 51, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FAAA33; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(250, 170, 51, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FAAA33">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FAAA33">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FAAA33

#F9A01A#EF9206#D68205#B87005#9F6104#814F03#684003#4B2E02#321E01#140C01

Tints of #FAAA33

#FAB347#FBB956#FBC16A#FCC97E#FCD292#FDD8A1#FDE0B4#FEE8C8#FEEED7#FEF7EB

Tones of #FAAA33

#EBA742#DEA54F#CFA25E#C19F6C#B39C7A#A59988

Color harmonies

Complementary — #3383FA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

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

Best text color on #FAAA33: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FAAA33

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 #FAAA33: ·

How #FAAA33 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #D7D750Deuteranopia · #DCE257Tritanopia · #F6676C

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 #FAAA33 rather than the exact color:

Tender Horizon
#0C1A1F · #92FE0F · #3EF943 · #FAA931
Palette Fba834
#FBA834 · #333A73 · #387ADF · #50C4ED
Palette Ef7722
#EF7722 · #FAA533 · #EBEBEB · #0BA6DF
Palette B9ac92
#B9AC92 · #FFA931 · #FECB89 · #FBE6D4
Palette 711db0
#711DB0 · #C21292 · #EF4040 · #FFA732
Palette Fcecdd
#FCECDD · #FFC288 · #FEA82F · #FF6701

Similar colors

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

#FAA931#FBA834#FAA533#FFA931#FFA732#FEA82F#F9B033#FCAD38#FFA62F#FAB12F#FEAA2B#FCA63B

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FAAA32  ·  #FAAA34 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FAAA33?

#FAAA33 is Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 250, 170, 51). Its closest standard named color is GoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FAAA33?

#FAAA33 is RGB 250, 170, 51 — HSL 36°, 95%, 59% — CMYK 0%, 32%, 80%, 2%.

What colors go with #FAAA33?

Its complement is #3383FA; analogous partners are #FA4733 and #E6FA33. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FAAA33 for text?

Black text on #FAAA33 has a contrast ratio of 10.86:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.93:1.