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#FAAC80 — Light Vivid Orange

#FAAC80 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 #FAAC80 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.

#FAAC80 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 #80CDFA; it also sits naturally between #FA8090 and #FAE980. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#FAAC80 · RGB 250, 172, 128

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Color values

HEX#FAAC80
RGB250, 172, 128
HSL22°, 92%, 74%
HSV22°, 49%, 98%
CMYK0%, 31%, 49%, 2%
XYZ58.07, 51.39, 27.28
Yxy51.39, 0.4247, 0.3758
CIE-Lab76.91, 23.79, 34.11
Hunter Lab71.69, 23.35, 24.63

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 98% · Green 67% · Blue 50%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 31% · Yellow 49% · Key 2%

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

Previews

Sample text in #FAAC80 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #FAAC80 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #FAAC80

.text { color: #FAAC80; }
.background { background-color: #FAAC80; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FAAC80; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(250, 172, 128); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(22, 92%, 74%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FAAC80; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(250, 172, 128, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FAAC80; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(250, 172, 128, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FAAC80">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FAAC80">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FAAC80

#F8965D#F7803B#F56A19#E15909#BF4B08#9D3E07#7A3005#582304#361502#140801

Tints of #FAAC80

#FAB389#FBB993#FBC3A2#FCC9AC#FCCFB6#FCD6BF#FDDCC9#FDE6D8#FEECE2#FEF2EB

Tones of #FAAC80

#F1AF88#E8B191#E0B39A#D7B6A3#CEB8AB#C5BAB4

Color harmonies

Complementary — #80CDFA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.86:1 Fails
Against black text11.28:1 AAA

Best text color on #FAAC80: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FAAC80

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 #FAAC80: ·

How #FAAC80 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #D8D88BDeuteranopia · #DDE38DTritanopia · #F69395

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 · #CDDC39Material Grey 500 · #9E9E9E

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #FAAC80 rather than the exact color:

Palette Ffff80
#FFFF80 · #FFAA80 · #FF5580 · #FF0080
Palette C2e8ce
#C2E8CE · #F2EEE5 · #F6AD7B · #BE7575
Palette Fff78a
#FFF78A · #FFE382 · #FFC47E · #FFAD84
Palette 401f71
#401F71 · #824D74 · #BE7B72 · #FDAF7B
Palette E8f3d6
#E8F3D6 · #FCF9BE · #FFDCA9 · #FAAB78
Palette D7e9b9
#D7E9B9 · #FFFBAC · #FFD495 · #FAAB78

Similar colors

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

#FFAA80#F6AD7B#FFAD84#FDAF7B#FAAB78#FFB085#F4B183#F5B17B#F8A978#F6B17A#FFA47F#F9B487

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FAAC7F  ·  #FAAC81 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FAAC80?

#FAAC80 is Light Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 250, 172, 128). Its closest standard named color is LightSalmon.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FAAC80?

#FAAC80 is RGB 250, 172, 128 — HSL 22°, 92%, 74% — CMYK 0%, 31%, 49%, 2%.

What colors go with #FAAC80?

Its complement is #80CDFA; analogous partners are #FA8090 and #FAE980. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FAAC80 for text?

Black text on #FAAC80 has a contrast ratio of 11.28:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.86:1.