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#FAAA4F — Vivid Orange

#FAAA4F 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 #FAAA4F 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.

#FAAA4F 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 #52A0FA; it also sits naturally between #FA5752 and #F4FA52. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#FAAA4F · RGB 250, 170, 79

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Color values

HEX#FAAA4F
RGB250, 170, 79
HSL32°, 94%, 65%
HSV32°, 68%, 98%
CMYK0%, 32%, 68%, 2%
XYZ55.21, 49.64, 14.07
Yxy49.64, 0.4643, 0.4174
CIE-Lab75.85, 21.30, 57.25
Hunter Lab70.45, 20.67, 34.94

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 98% · Green 67% · Blue 31%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 32% · Yellow 68% · Key 2%

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

Previews

Sample text in #FAAA4F on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #FAAA4F on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #FAAA4F

.text { color: #FAAA4F; }
.background { background-color: #FAAA4F; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FAAA4F; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(250, 170, 79); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(32, 94%, 65%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FAAA4F; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(250, 170, 79, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FAAA4F; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(250, 170, 79, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FAAA4F">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FAAA4F">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FAAA4F

#F99D34#F88F16#E97F07#CB6F06#AD5F05#8B4C04#6D3C03#4F2B02#311B02#140B01

Tints of #FAAA4F

#FAB361#FBBA70#FBC17E#FBC88D#FCD2A1#FDD9B0#FDE0BF#FDE7CE#FEEEDC#FEF5EB

Tones of #FAAA4F

#EEAB5D#E2AA6A#D6A976#C9A882#BEA78E#B1A79A

Color harmonies

Complementary — #52A0FA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.92:1 Fails
Against black text10.93:1 AAA

Best text color on #FAAA4F: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FAAA4F

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 #FAAA4F: ·

How #FAAA4F looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #D7D765Deuteranopia · #DCE26ATritanopia · #F6767A

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:

Material Yellow 500 · #FFEB3BTailwind amber 500 · #F59E0BMaterial Lime 500 · #CDDC39

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #FAAA4F rather than the exact color:

Vintage Cinder
#110C36 · #FAAD4E · #15F53A · #C3FA48
Dreamy Ruby Opal
#0C322C · #FBB14E · #F734BD · #5F2CFF
Radiant Ruby
#FEF3E2 · #F4AE52 · #D4621A · #2A1A0E
Palette C1ebe9
#C1EBE9 · #FFF7C5 · #F4AE52 · #4F252E
Palette 064acb
#064ACB · #366ED8 · #F3A953 · #F2F3F3
Palette Ff6a1c
#FF6A1C · #FFDA62 · #FFAE56 · #F5788B

Similar colors

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

#FAAD4E#FBB14E#F4AE52#F3A953#FFAE56#FFA24C#F4A548#F8B046#FDB44B#FFA447#F7B349#FFA95A

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FAAA4E  ·  #FAAA50 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FAAA4F?

#FAAA4F is Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 250, 170, 79). Its closest standard named color is SandyBrown.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FAAA4F?

#FAAA4F is RGB 250, 170, 79 — HSL 32°, 94%, 65% — CMYK 0%, 32%, 68%, 2%.

What colors go with #FAAA4F?

Its complement is #52A0FA; analogous partners are #FA5752 and #F4FA52. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FAAA4F for text?

Black text on #FAAA4F has a contrast ratio of 10.93:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.92:1.