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#FAAA8A — Light Vivid Orange

#FAAA8A 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 #FAAA8A 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.

#FAAA8A 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 #89DAFA; it also sits naturally between #FA89A2 and #FAE289. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#FAAA8A · RGB 250, 170, 138

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Color values

HEX#FAAA8A
RGB250, 170, 138
HSL17°, 92%, 76%
HSV17°, 45%, 98%
CMYK0%, 32%, 45%, 2%
XYZ58.39, 50.91, 30.79
Yxy50.91, 0.4168, 0.3634
CIE-Lab76.62, 25.80, 28.42
Hunter Lab71.35, 25.41, 21.26

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 98% · Green 67% · Blue 54%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 32% · Yellow 45% · Key 2%

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

Previews

Sample text in #FAAA8A on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #FAAA8A on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #FAAA8A

.text { color: #FAAA8A; }
.background { background-color: #FAAA8A; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FAAA8A; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(250, 170, 138); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(17, 92%, 76%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FAAA8A; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(250, 170, 138, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FAAA8A; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(250, 170, 138, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FAAA8A">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FAAA8A">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FAAA8A

#F99067#F77745#F65B1E#E6480A#C43D08#A23307#7F2805#581C04#361102#140601

Tints of #FAAA8A

#FBB193#FBB89D#FBBFA7#FCC6B1#FCCDBA#FDD4C4#FDDBCE#FDE2D8#FEEAE2#FEF1EB

Tones of #FAAA8A

#F2AD91#EAB099#E2B4A1#DAB7AA#D2BBB2#CABEBA

Color harmonies

Complementary — #89DAFA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.88:1 Fails
Against black text11.18:1 AAA

Best text color on #FAAA8A: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FAAA8A

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 #FAAA8A: ·

How #FAAA8A looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #D7D792Deuteranopia · #DCE294Tritanopia · #F69899

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 Grey 500 · #9E9E9ETailwind pink 500 · #EC4899Material Yellow 500 · #FFEB3B

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #FAAA8A rather than the exact color:

Palette Fff78a
#FFF78A · #FFE382 · #FFC47E · #FFAD84
Palette Fef1e6
#FEF1E6 · #F9D5A7 · #FFB085 · #90AACB
Palette Fff1d3
#FFF1D3 · #FFB090 · #CA5995 · #5D1C6A
Palette E9ff97
#E9FF97 · #FFD18E · #FFA38F · #FF7EE2
Palette F5e5e1
#F5E5E1 · #F9B487 · #427A76 · #174143
Palette Ffb38e
#FFB38E · #FFCF9D · #FFB26F · #DE8F5F

Similar colors

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

#FFAD84#FFB085#FFB090#FFA38F#F9B487#FFB38E#FFAA80#F2B28C#F4B183#F8B195#FFA47F#F7B787

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FAAA89  ·  #FAAA8B →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FAAA8A?

#FAAA8A is Light Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 250, 170, 138). Its closest standard named color is LightSalmon.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FAAA8A?

#FAAA8A is RGB 250, 170, 138 — HSL 17°, 92%, 76% — CMYK 0%, 32%, 45%, 2%.

What colors go with #FAAA8A?

Its complement is #89DAFA; analogous partners are #FA89A2 and #FAE289. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FAAA8A for text?

Black text on #FAAA8A has a contrast ratio of 11.18:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.88:1.