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#FAAA72 — Light Vivid Orange

#FAAA72 is a orange color we call Light Vivid Orange, closest to the named color LightSalmon (#FFA07A). It belongs to the orange family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: lightsalmon (#FFA07A) — not an exact match. CSS lightsalmon gives you #FFA07A, a different color; use #FAAA72 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.

#FAAA72 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 #70C1FA; it also sits naturally between #FA707C and #FAEE70. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#FAAA72 · RGB 250, 170, 114

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Color values

HEX#FAAA72
RGB250, 170, 114
HSL25°, 93%, 71%
HSV25°, 54%, 98%
CMYK0%, 32%, 54%, 2%
XYZ56.84, 50.29, 22.63
Yxy50.29, 0.4380, 0.3876
CIE-Lab76.25, 23.63, 40.57
Hunter Lab70.91, 23.11, 27.89

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 98% · Green 67% · Blue 45%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 32% · Yellow 54% · Key 2%

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

Previews

Sample text in #FAAA72 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #FAAA72 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #FAAA72

.text { color: #FAAA72; }
.background { background-color: #FAAA72; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FAAA72; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(250, 170, 114); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(25, 93%, 71%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FAAA72; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(250, 170, 114, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FAAA72; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(250, 170, 114, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FAAA72">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FAAA72">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FAAA72

#F9954E#F88330#F66F0E#D95F08#BB5207#994306#763404#542503#361802#140901

Tints of #FAAA72

#FAB27F#FBB889#FBC198#FCC7A1#FCD0B0#FDD6BA#FDDFC9#FDE4D3#FEEDE1#FEF3EB

Tones of #FAAA72

#F0AB7A#E6AD84#DCAF8E#D3B097#C9B2A1#BFB3AB

Color harmonies

Complementary — #70C1FA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.90:1 Fails
Against black text11.06:1 AAA

Best text color on #FAAA72: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FAAA72

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 #FAAA72: ·

How #FAAA72 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #D7D780Deuteranopia · #DCE283Tritanopia · #F68A8D

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 · #FFEB3BMaterial Lime 500 · #CDDC39Material Grey 500 · #9E9E9E

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #FAAA72 rather than the exact color:

Palette Ffab73
#FFAB73 · #FFD384 · #FFF9B0 · #FFAEC0
Palette E8f3d6
#E8F3D6 · #FCF9BE · #FFDCA9 · #FAAB78
Palette D7e9b9
#D7E9B9 · #FFFBAC · #FFD495 · #FAAB78
Palette F68787
#F68787 · #F8A978 · #F1EB9A · #A4F6A5
Palette 01204e
#01204E · #028391 · #F6DCAC · #FEAE6F
Palette 03a6a1
#03A6A1 · #FFE3BB · #FFA673 · #FF4F0F

Similar colors

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

#FFAB73#FAAB78#F8A978#FEAE6F#FFA673#FFAE6E#FFB174#FFB26F#FAAC68#F6AD7B#FDAF7B#F9B572

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FAAA71  ·  #FAAA73 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FAAA72?

#FAAA72 is Light Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 250, 170, 114). Its closest standard named color is LightSalmon.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FAAA72?

#FAAA72 is RGB 250, 170, 114 — HSL 25°, 93%, 71% — CMYK 0%, 32%, 54%, 2%.

What colors go with #FAAA72?

Its complement is #70C1FA; analogous partners are #FA707C and #FAEE70. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FAAA72 for text?

Black text on #FAAA72 has a contrast ratio of 11.06:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.90:1.