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#FAAA4C — Vivid Orange

#FAAA4C 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 #FAAA4C 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.

#FAAA4C 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 #4C9DFA; it also sits naturally between #FA524C and #F5FA4C. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#FAAA4C · RGB 250, 170, 76

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Color values

HEX#FAAA4C
RGB250, 170, 76
HSL32°, 95%, 64%
HSV32°, 70%, 98%
CMYK0%, 32%, 70%, 2%
XYZ55.10, 49.60, 13.51
Yxy49.60, 0.4662, 0.4196
CIE-Lab75.82, 21.14, 58.57
Hunter Lab70.42, 20.51, 35.40

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 98% · Green 67% · Blue 30%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 32% · Yellow 70% · Key 2%

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

Previews

Sample text in #FAAA4C on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #FAAA4C on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #FAAA4C

.text { color: #FAAA4C; }
.background { background-color: #FAAA4C; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FAAA4C; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(250, 170, 76); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(32, 95%, 64%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FAAA4C; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(250, 170, 76, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FAAA4C; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(250, 170, 76, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FAAA4C">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FAAA4C">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FAAA4C

#FA9B2E#F98C10#E57D06#C76C05#A95C04#8B4C04#6D3C03#502B02#321B01#140B01

Tints of #FAAA4C

#FBB05B#FBB76A#FCC17E#FCC88D#FCCF9C#FDD6AA#FDDEB9#FEE7CD#FEEEDC#FEF5EB

Tones of #FAAA4C

#EEA859#E2A765#D5A772#C9A67E#BCA58A#B0A496

Color harmonies

Complementary — #4C9DFA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.92:1 Fails
Against black text10.92:1 AAA

Best text color on #FAAA4C: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FAAA4C

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 #FAAA4C: ·

How #FAAA4C looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #D7D763Deuteranopia · #DCE268Tritanopia · #F67579

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 · #F59E0BMaterial Yellow 500 · #FFEB3BMaterial Lime 500 · #CDDC39

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #FAAA4C rather than the exact color:

Vintage Cinder
#110C36 · #FAAD4E · #15F53A · #C3FA48
Dreamy Ruby Opal
#0C322C · #FBB14E · #F734BD · #5F2CFF
Tranquil Ruby Drift
#132D0E · #F8B046 · #9B2AF7 · #F8D64B
Palette 7ebdb4
#7EBDB4 · #F6D198 · #F4A548 · #862A5C
Palette F28585
#F28585 · #FFA447 · #FFFC9B · #B7E5B4
Radiant Ruby
#FEF3E2 · #F4AE52 · #D4621A · #2A1A0E

Similar colors

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

#FAAD4E#FBB14E#F8B046#F4A548#FFA447#F4AE52#FFA24C#F3A953#FFAF45#F7B349#FDB44B#FBB043

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FAAA4B  ·  #FAAA4D →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FAAA4C?

#FAAA4C is Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 250, 170, 76). Its closest standard named color is SandyBrown.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FAAA4C?

#FAAA4C is RGB 250, 170, 76 — HSL 32°, 95%, 64% — CMYK 0%, 32%, 70%, 2%.

What colors go with #FAAA4C?

Its complement is #4C9DFA; analogous partners are #FA524C and #F5FA4C. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FAAA4C for text?

Black text on #FAAA4C has a contrast ratio of 10.92:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.92:1.