Palettes / Colors / #FAAA40

#FAAA40 — Vivid Orange

#FAAA40 is a orange color we call Vivid Orange, closest to the named color SandyBrown (#F4A460). It belongs to the orange family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: sandybrown (#F4A460) — not an exact match. CSS sandybrown gives you #F4A460, a different color; use #FAAA40 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.

#FAAA40 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 #4292FA; it also sits naturally between #FA4E42 and #EEFA42. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 98% · Green 67% · Blue 25%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 32% · Yellow 74% · Key 2%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FAAA40

.text { color: #FAAA40; }
.background { background-color: #FAAA40; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FAAA40; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(250, 170, 64); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(34, 95%, 62%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FAAA40; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(250, 170, 64, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FAAA40; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(250, 170, 64, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FAAA40">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FAAA40">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FAAA40

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #4292FA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FAAA40: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FAAA40

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:

How #FAAA40 looks with color blindness

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

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:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #FAAA40 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FAAA3F  ·  #FAAA41 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FAAA40?

#FAAA40 is Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 250, 170, 64). Its closest standard named color is SandyBrown.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FAAA40?

#FAAA40 is RGB 250, 170, 64 — HSL 34°, 95%, 62% — CMYK 0%, 32%, 74%, 2%.

What colors go with #FAAA40?

Its complement is #4292FA; analogous partners are #FA4E42 and #EEFA42. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FAAA40 for text?

Black text on #FAAA40 has a contrast ratio of 10.89:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.93:1.