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#FAAB8A — Light Vivid Orange

#FAAB8A 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 #FAAB8A 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.

#FAAB8A 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 #89D8FA; it also sits naturally between #FA89A0 and #FAE489. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#FAAB8A · RGB 250, 171, 138

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Color values

HEX#FAAB8A
RGB250, 171, 138
HSL18°, 92%, 76%
HSV18°, 45%, 98%
CMYK0%, 32%, 45%, 2%
XYZ58.57, 51.28, 30.86
Yxy51.28, 0.4163, 0.3645
CIE-Lab76.85, 25.27, 28.72
Hunter Lab71.61, 24.89, 21.48

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 #FAAB8A on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #FAAB8A on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #FAAB8A

.text { color: #FAAB8A; }
.background { background-color: #FAAB8A; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FAAB8A; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(250, 171, 138); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(18, 92%, 76%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FAAB8A; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(250, 171, 138, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FAAB8A; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(250, 171, 138, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FAAB8A">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FAAB8A">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FAAB8A

#F99367#F77A45#F65F1E#E64C0A#C44008#A23507#7F2A05#581D04#361202#140601

Tints of #FAAB8A

#FBB293#FBB99D#FBC0A7#FCC7B1#FCCEBA#FDD5C4#FDDCCE#FDE3D8#FEEAE2#FEF1EB

Tones of #FAAB8A

#F2AE91#EAB299#E2B5A1#DAB8AA#D2BBB2#CABFBA

Color harmonies

Complementary — #89D8FA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.87:1 Fails
Against black text11.26:1 AAA

Best text color on #FAAB8A: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FAAB8A

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 #FAAB8A: ·

How #FAAB8A looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #D8D792Deuteranopia · #DCE294Tritanopia · #F6989A

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 #FAAB8A rather than the exact color:

Palette Fff78a
#FFF78A · #FFE382 · #FFC47E · #FFAD84
Palette Fef1e6
#FEF1E6 · #F9D5A7 · #FFB085 · #90AACB
Palette Fff1d3
#FFF1D3 · #FFB090 · #CA5995 · #5D1C6A
Palette F5e5e1
#F5E5E1 · #F9B487 · #427A76 · #174143
Palette Ffb38e
#FFB38E · #FFCF9D · #FFB26F · #DE8F5F
Palette E178c5
#E178C5 · #FF8E8F · #FFB38E · #FFFDCB

Similar colors

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

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FAAB89  ·  #FAAB8B →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FAAB8A?

#FAAB8A is Light Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 250, 171, 138). Its closest standard named color is LightSalmon.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FAAB8A?

#FAAB8A is RGB 250, 171, 138 — HSL 18°, 92%, 76% — CMYK 0%, 32%, 45%, 2%.

What colors go with #FAAB8A?

Its complement is #89D8FA; analogous partners are #FA89A0 and #FAE489. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FAAB8A for text?

Black text on #FAAB8A has a contrast ratio of 11.26:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.87:1.