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#FAAA93 — Light Vivid Orange

#FAAA93 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 #FAAA93 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.

#FAAA93 is a warm orange color associated with warmth, appetite and friendliness. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #94E4FA; it also sits naturally between #FA94B1 and #FADD94. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#FAAA93 · RGB 250, 170, 147

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Color values

HEX#FAAA93
RGB250, 170, 147
HSL13°, 91%, 78%
HSV13°, 41%, 98%
CMYK0%, 32%, 41%, 2%
XYZ59.07, 51.18, 34.37
Yxy51.18, 0.4084, 0.3539
CIE-Lab76.79, 26.73, 23.80
Hunter Lab71.54, 26.41, 18.38

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 98% · Green 67% · Blue 58%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 32% · Yellow 41% · Key 2%

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

Previews

Sample text in #FAAA93 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #FAAA93 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #FAAA93

.text { color: #FAAA93; }
.background { background-color: #FAAA93; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FAAA93; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(250, 170, 147); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(13, 91%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FAAA93; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(250, 170, 147, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FAAA93; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(250, 170, 147, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FAAA93">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FAAA93">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FAAA93

#F88F72#F7704B#F55529#EA3B0B#C83309#A62A08#7F2006#5D1704#360E03#130501

Tints of #FAAA93

#FAB29E#FBB9A7#FBBDAC#FCC5B6#FCCDC0#FCD4C9#FDDCD3#FDE0D8#FEE8E2#FEF0EC

Tones of #FAAA93

#F3AE9B#EBB2A2#E4B6AA#DDBBB1#D5BFB8#CEC3C0

Color harmonies

Complementary — #94E4FA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.87:1 Fails
Against black text11.24:1 AAA

Best text color on #FAAA93: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FAAA93

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 #FAAA93: ·

How #FAAA93 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #D7D799Deuteranopia · #DCE29ATritanopia · #F69D9E

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 #FAAA93 rather than the exact color:

Palette 6c567b
#6C567B · #C06C84 · #F67280 · #F8B195
Palette 716f81
#716F81 · #B97A95 · #F6AE99 · #F2E1C1
Palette Fff1d3
#FFF1D3 · #FFB090 · #CA5995 · #5D1C6A
Palette E9ff97
#E9FF97 · #FFD18E · #FFA38F · #FF7EE2
Palette Fee2b3
#FEE2B3 · #FFA299 · #AD6989 · #562349
Palette C7db9c
#C7DB9C · #FFF0BD · #FDAB9E · #E50046

Similar colors

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

#F8B195#F6AE99#FFB090#FFA38F#FFA299#FDAB9E#FFB38E#FFB399#F2B28C#FFA09B#EFB09B#EFB495

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FAAA92  ·  #FAAA94 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FAAA93?

#FAAA93 is Light Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 250, 170, 147). Its closest standard named color is LightSalmon.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FAAA93?

#FAAA93 is RGB 250, 170, 147 — HSL 13°, 91%, 78% — CMYK 0%, 32%, 41%, 2%.

What colors go with #FAAA93?

Its complement is #94E4FA; analogous partners are #FA94B1 and #FADD94. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FAAA93 for text?

Black text on #FAAA93 has a contrast ratio of 11.24:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.87:1.