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#FAAC68 — Light Vivid Orange

#FAAC68 is a orange color we call Light Vivid Orange, closest to the named color SandyBrown (#F4A460). It belongs to the orange family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: sandybrown (#F4A460) — not an exact match. CSS sandybrown gives you #F4A460, a different color; use #FAAC68 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.

#FAAC68 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 #66B5FA; it also sits naturally between #FA666B and #FAF566. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#FAAC68 · RGB 250, 172, 104

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Color values

HEX#FAAC68
RGB250, 172, 104
HSL28°, 94%, 69%
HSV28°, 58%, 98%
CMYK0%, 31%, 58%, 2%
XYZ56.68, 50.83, 19.92
Yxy50.83, 0.4448, 0.3989
CIE-Lab76.58, 21.82, 46.07
Hunter Lab71.29, 21.28, 30.59

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 98% · Green 67% · Blue 41%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 31% · Yellow 58% · Key 2%

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

Previews

Sample text in #FAAC68 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #FAAC68 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #FAAC68

.text { color: #FAAC68; }
.background { background-color: #FAAC68; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FAAC68; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(250, 172, 104); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(28, 94%, 69%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FAAC68; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(250, 172, 104, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FAAC68; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(250, 172, 104, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FAAC68">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FAAC68">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FAAC68

#F99B48#F88825#F77808#D56707#B75806#944805#773904#542903#361A02#140A01

Tints of #FAAC68

#FBB374#FBB97E#FBC18D#FCC99C#FCD1AB#FDD6B5#FDDEC4#FEE7D2#FEECDC#FEF4EB

Tones of #FAAC68

#F0AC70#E5AC7B#DBAD85#D0AE90#C5AF9B#BAAFA6

Color harmonies

Complementary — #66B5FA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.88:1 Fails
Against black text11.17:1 AAA

Best text color on #FAAC68: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FAAC68

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 #FAAC68: ·

How #FAAC68 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #D8D878Deuteranopia · #DDE37CTritanopia · #F68588

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 Yellow 500 · #FFEB3BMaterial Lime 500 · #CDDC39Tailwind amber 500 · #F59E0B

Palettes with #FAAC68

Palette 5a9cb5
#5A9CB5 · #FACE68 · #FAAC68 · #FA6868

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #FAAC68 rather than the exact color:

Palette Ec6530
#EC6530 · #FFAE6E · #FFE3E3 · #8FDDDF
Palette Feb062
#FEB062 · #575151 · #3F3B3B · #E7B3B3
Palette 01204e
#01204E · #028391 · #F6DCAC · #FEAE6F
Palette Fff29c
#FFF29C · #FFB26B · #FF639F · #FF2865
Palette C30e59
#C30E59 · #E82561 · #F2AE66 · #E8E7AB

Similar colors

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

#FFAE6E#FEB062#FEAE6F#FFB26B#F2AE66#FFAF61#FFAD60#FFB26F#EFB06A#FFAB73#FEB05D#FFB76C

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FAAC67  ·  #FAAC69 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FAAC68?

#FAAC68 is Light Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 250, 172, 104). Its closest standard named color is SandyBrown.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FAAC68?

#FAAC68 is RGB 250, 172, 104 — HSL 28°, 94%, 69% — CMYK 0%, 31%, 58%, 2%.

What colors go with #FAAC68?

Its complement is #66B5FA; analogous partners are #FA666B and #FAF566. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FAAC68 for text?

Black text on #FAAC68 has a contrast ratio of 11.17:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.88:1.