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#FAAA37 — Vivid Orange

#FAAA37 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 #FAAA37 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.

#FAAA37 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 #3889FA; it also sits naturally between #FA4838 and #EAFA38. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#FAAA37 · RGB 250, 170, 55

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Color values

HEX#FAAA37
RGB250, 170, 55
HSL35°, 95%, 60%
HSV35°, 78%, 98%
CMYK0%, 32%, 78%, 2%
XYZ54.49, 49.35, 10.27
Yxy49.35, 0.4775, 0.4325
CIE-Lab75.67, 20.24, 67.01
Hunter Lab70.25, 19.58, 38.09

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 98% · Green 67% · Blue 22%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 32% · Yellow 78% · Key 2%

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

Previews

Sample text in #FAAA37 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #FAAA37 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #FAAA37

.text { color: #FAAA37; }
.background { background-color: #FAAA37; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FAAA37; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(250, 170, 55); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(35, 95%, 60%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FAAA37; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(250, 170, 55, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FAAA37; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(250, 170, 55, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FAAA37">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FAAA37">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FAAA37

#F99C1A#F49106#D67F05#BD7005#9F5F04#814D03#683E03#4B2C02#321E01#140C01

Tints of #FAAA37

#FAB24C#FBB85B#FBC16F#FCC77E#FCD092#FDD8A5#FDDFB4#FEE7C8#FEEED7#FEF6EB

Tones of #FAAA37

#ECA746#DEA554#D0A262#C3A06F#B59E7D#A79B8B

Color harmonies

Complementary — #3889FA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.93:1 Fails
Against black text10.87:1 AAA

Best text color on #FAAA37: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FAAA37

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 #FAAA37: ·

How #FAAA37 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #D7D753Deuteranopia · #DCE25ATritanopia · #F6696E

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 #FAAA37 rather than the exact color:

Ruby Summit
#972828 · #E45742 · #EB7F31 · #FCAD38
Palette Fba834
#FBA834 · #333A73 · #387ADF · #50C4ED
Velvet Ruby Monsoon
#12370B · #FE37A7 · #FD1DE0 · #FCA63B
Tender Horizon
#0C1A1F · #92FE0F · #3EF943 · #FAA931
Palette Ef7722
#EF7722 · #FAA533 · #EBEBEB · #0BA6DF
Amber Ruby Cinder
#991D0B · #D38A42 · #F9B033 · #F2D394

Similar colors

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

#FCAD38#FBA834#FCA63B#FAA931#FAA533#F9B033#FFA732#FFA931#FEA82F#FFA239#FFA33C#FFA62F

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FAAA36  ·  #FAAA38 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FAAA37?

#FAAA37 is Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 250, 170, 55). Its closest standard named color is GoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FAAA37?

#FAAA37 is RGB 250, 170, 55 — HSL 35°, 95%, 60% — CMYK 0%, 32%, 78%, 2%.

What colors go with #FAAA37?

Its complement is #3889FA; analogous partners are #FA4838 and #EAFA38. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FAAA37 for text?

Black text on #FAAA37 has a contrast ratio of 10.87:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.93:1.