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#FAAC2F — Vivid Orange

#FAAC2F is a orange color we call Vivid Orange, closest to the named color GoldenRod (#DAA520). It belongs to the orange family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: goldenrod (#DAA520) — not an exact match. CSS goldenrod gives you #DAA520, a different color; use #FAAC2F 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.

#FAAC2F 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 #2E7CFA; it also sits naturally between #FA462E and #E2FA2E. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#FAAC2F · RGB 250, 172, 47

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Color values

HEX#FAAC2F
RGB250, 172, 47
HSL37°, 95%, 58%
HSV37°, 81%, 98%
CMYK0%, 31%, 81%, 2%
XYZ54.69, 50.03, 9.46
Yxy50.03, 0.4789, 0.4382
CIE-Lab76.09, 18.93, 70.18
Hunter Lab70.73, 18.29, 39.18

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 98% · Green 67% · Blue 18%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 31% · Yellow 81% · Key 2%

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

Previews

Sample text in #FAAC2F on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #FAAC2F on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #FAAC2F

.text { color: #FAAC2F; }
.background { background-color: #FAAC2F; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FAAC2F; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(250, 172, 47); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(37, 95%, 58%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FAAC2F; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(250, 172, 47, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FAAC2F; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(250, 172, 47, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FAAC2F">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FAAC2F">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FAAC2F

#F9A215#EA9206#D18305#B37005#9A6104#815103#633E03#4B2F02#2D1C01#140C01

Tints of #FAAC2F

#FAB442#FBBC56#FBC165#FCC979#FCD18D#FDD9A1#FDE1B4#FDE7C3#FEEFD7#FEF7EB

Tones of #FAAC2F

#EBA83D#DDA54B#CEA15A#C09E68#B19B77#A39785

Color harmonies

Complementary — #2E7CFA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.91:1 Fails
Against black text11.01:1 AAA

Best text color on #FAAC2F: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FAAC2F

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 #FAAC2F: ·

How #FAAC2F looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #D8D84DDeuteranopia · #DDE355Tritanopia · #F6656A

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:

Tailwind amber 500 · #F59E0BTailwind yellow 500 · #EAB308Material Amber 500 · #FFC107

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #FAAC2F rather than the exact color:

Tender Horizon
#0C1A1F · #92FE0F · #3EF943 · #FAA931
Palette Fef3e2
#FEF3E2 · #FAB12F · #FA812F · #DD0303
Palette Fef3e2
#FEF3E2 · #FAB12F · #FA812F · #FA4032
Palette Fcecdd
#FCECDD · #FFC288 · #FEA82F · #FF6701
Amber Ruby Cinder
#991D0B · #D38A42 · #F9B033 · #F2D394
Palette Ffea54
#FFEA54 · #FFCB3C · #FEAA2B · #FF5757

Similar colors

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

#FAA931#FAB12F#FEA82F#F9B033#FEAA2B#FFA931#FBA834#FFA732#FFA62F#FAA533#FFB22C#FCAD38

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FAAC2E  ·  #FAAC30 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FAAC2F?

#FAAC2F is Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 250, 172, 47). Its closest standard named color is GoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FAAC2F?

#FAAC2F is RGB 250, 172, 47 — HSL 37°, 95%, 58% — CMYK 0%, 31%, 81%, 2%.

What colors go with #FAAC2F?

Its complement is #2E7CFA; analogous partners are #FA462E and #E2FA2E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FAAC2F for text?

Black text on #FAAC2F has a contrast ratio of 11.01:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.91:1.