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#FAAF89 — Light Vivid Orange

#FAAF89 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 #FAAF89 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.

#FAAF89 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 #89D5FA; it also sits naturally between #FA899C and #FAE789. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#FAAF89 · RGB 250, 175, 137

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Color values

HEX#FAAF89
RGB250, 175, 137
HSL20°, 92%, 76%
HSV20°, 45%, 98%
CMYK0%, 30%, 45%, 2%
XYZ59.27, 52.79, 30.73
Yxy52.79, 0.4151, 0.3697
CIE-Lab77.75, 23.07, 30.45
Hunter Lab72.66, 22.70, 22.67

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 98% · Green 69% · Blue 54%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 30% · Yellow 45% · Key 2%

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

Previews

Sample text in #FAAF89 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #FAAF89 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #FAAF89

.text { color: #FAAF89; }
.background { background-color: #FAAF89; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FAAF89; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(250, 175, 137); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(20, 92%, 76%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FAAF89; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(250, 175, 137, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FAAF89; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(250, 175, 137, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FAAF89">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FAAF89">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FAAF89

#F99867#F78045#F6661E#E6530A#C44708#A23A07#7F2E05#582004#361302#140701

Tints of #FAAF89

#FBB693#FBBC9D#FBC3A7#FCCAB1#FCD0BA#FDD7C4#FDDECE#FDE4D8#FEEBE2#FEF2EB

Tones of #FAAF89

#F2B291#EAB499#E2B7A1#DABAAA#D2BCB2#CABFBA

Color harmonies

Complementary — #89D5FA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.82:1 Fails
Against black text11.56:1 AAA

Best text color on #FAAF89: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FAAF89

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 #FAAF89: ·

How #FAAF89 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #DAD992Deuteranopia · #DEE494Tritanopia · #F6999B

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 · #9E9E9EMaterial Yellow 500 · #FFEB3BMaterial Lime 500 · #CDDC39

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #FAAF89 rather than the exact color:

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

Similar colors

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

#F9B487#FFB085#FFAD84#FFB38E#FFB090#F4B183#F7B787#F2B28C#FFAA80#F8B195#F7B980#FDAF7B

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FAAF88  ·  #FAAF8A →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FAAF89?

#FAAF89 is Light Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 250, 175, 137). Its closest standard named color is LightSalmon.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FAAF89?

#FAAF89 is RGB 250, 175, 137 — HSL 20°, 92%, 76% — CMYK 0%, 30%, 45%, 2%.

What colors go with #FAAF89?

Its complement is #89D5FA; analogous partners are #FA899C and #FAE789. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FAAF89 for text?

Black text on #FAAF89 has a contrast ratio of 11.56:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.82:1.