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#FAAA95 — Light Vivid Orange

#FAAA95 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 #FAAA95 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.

#FAAA95 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 #94E6FA; it also sits naturally between #FA94B2 and #FADB94. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#FAAA95 · RGB 250, 170, 149

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Color values

HEX#FAAA95
RGB250, 170, 149
HSL12°, 91%, 78%
HSV12°, 40%, 98%
CMYK0%, 32%, 40%, 2%
XYZ59.22, 51.24, 35.20
Yxy51.24, 0.4066, 0.3518
CIE-Lab76.83, 26.95, 22.78
Hunter Lab71.58, 26.65, 17.71

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 98% · Green 67% · Blue 58%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 32% · Yellow 40% · Key 2%

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

Previews

Sample text in #FAAA95 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #FAAA95 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #FAAA95

.text { color: #FAAA95; }
.background { background-color: #FAAA95; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FAAA95; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(250, 170, 149); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(12, 91%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FAAA95; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(250, 170, 149, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FAAA95; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(250, 170, 149, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FAAA95">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FAAA95">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FAAA95

#F88D72#F76D4B#F55229#EA380B#C82F09#A62708#7F1E06#5D1604#360D03#130501

Tints of #FAAA95

#FAB09E#FBB8A7#FBBCAC#FCC4B6#FCCCC0#FCD4C9#FDDCD3#FDDFD8#FEE7E2#FEEFEC

Tones of #FAAA95

#F3AD9B#EBB1A2#E4B5AA#DDBAB1#D5BEB8#CEC3C0

Color harmonies

Complementary — #94E6FA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.87:1 Fails
Against black text11.25:1 AAA

Best text color on #FAAA95: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FAAA95

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 #FAAA95: ·

How #FAAA95 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #D7D79ADeuteranopia · #DCE29BTritanopia · #F69E9F

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 #FAAA95 rather than the exact color:

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

Similar colors

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

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FAAA94  ·  #FAAA96 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FAAA95?

#FAAA95 is Light Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 250, 170, 149). Its closest standard named color is LightSalmon.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FAAA95?

#FAAA95 is RGB 250, 170, 149 — HSL 12°, 91%, 78% — CMYK 0%, 32%, 40%, 2%.

What colors go with #FAAA95?

Its complement is #94E6FA; analogous partners are #FA94B2 and #FADB94. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FAAA95 for text?

Black text on #FAAA95 has a contrast ratio of 11.25:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.87:1.