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#FAAE52 — Vivid Orange

#FAAE52 is a orange color we call 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 #FAAE52 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.

#FAAE52 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 #529DFA; it also sits naturally between #FA5A52 and #F1FA52. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#FAAE52 · RGB 250, 174, 82

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Color values

HEX#FAAE52
RGB250, 174, 82
HSL33°, 94%, 65%
HSV33°, 67%, 98%
CMYK0%, 30%, 67%, 2%
XYZ56.08, 51.21, 14.91
Yxy51.21, 0.4590, 0.4190
CIE-Lab76.80, 19.36, 56.92
Hunter Lab71.56, 18.79, 35.14

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 98% · Green 68% · Blue 32%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 30% · Yellow 67% · Key 2%

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

Previews

Sample text in #FAAE52 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #FAAE52 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #FAAE52

.text { color: #FAAE52; }
.background { background-color: #FAAE52; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FAAE52; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(250, 174, 82); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(33, 94%, 65%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FAAE52; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(250, 174, 82, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FAAE52; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(250, 174, 82, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FAAE52">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FAAE52">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FAAE52

#F9A034#F89216#E98307#CB7206#AD6205#8B4E04#6D3D03#4F2D02#311C02#140B01

Tints of #FAAE52

#FAB561#FBBC70#FBC37E#FBCA8D#FCD3A1#FDDAB0#FDE1BF#FDE8CE#FEEFDC#FEF6EB

Tones of #FAAE52

#EEAD5D#E2AC6A#D6AB76#C9A982#BEA88E#B1A79A

Color harmonies

Complementary — #529DFA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.87:1 Fails
Against black text11.24:1 AAA

Best text color on #FAAE52: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FAAE52

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 #FAAE52: ·

How #FAAE52 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #D9D868Deuteranopia · #DEE36ETritanopia · #F67A7E

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 a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #FAAE52 rather than the exact color:

Vintage Cinder
#110C36 · #FAAD4E · #15F53A · #C3FA48
Dreamy Ruby Opal
#0C322C · #FBB14E · #F734BD · #5F2CFF
Radiant Ruby
#FEF3E2 · #F4AE52 · #D4621A · #2A1A0E
Palette C1ebe9
#C1EBE9 · #FFF7C5 · #F4AE52 · #4F252E
Palette Ff6a1c
#FF6A1C · #FFDA62 · #FFAE56 · #F5788B
Palette F3e9dc
#F3E9DC · #D96F32 · #C75D2C · #F8B259

Similar colors

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

#FAAD4E#FBB14E#F4AE52#FFAE56#F8B259#F3A953#FDB44B#FFA95A#F7B349#FFAB5B#F8B64A#FEB05D

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FAAE51  ·  #FAAE53 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FAAE52?

#FAAE52 is Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 250, 174, 82). Its closest standard named color is SandyBrown.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FAAE52?

#FAAE52 is RGB 250, 174, 82 — HSL 33°, 94%, 65% — CMYK 0%, 30%, 67%, 2%.

What colors go with #FAAE52?

Its complement is #529DFA; analogous partners are #FA5A52 and #F1FA52. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FAAE52 for text?

Black text on #FAAE52 has a contrast ratio of 11.24:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.87:1.