Palettes / Colors / #FAAF99

#FAAF99 — Light Vivid Orange

#FAAF99 is a orange color we call Light Vivid Orange, closest to the named color BurlyWood (#DEB887). It belongs to the orange family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: burlywood (#DEB887) — not an exact match. CSS burlywood gives you #DEB887, a different color; use #FAAF99 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.

#FAAF99 is a warm orange color associated with warmth, appetite and friendliness. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #99E3FA; it also sits naturally between #FA99B3 and #FAE099. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 98% · Green 69% · Blue 60%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 30% · Yellow 39% · Key 2%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FAAF99

.text { color: #FAAF99; }
.background { background-color: #FAAF99; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FAAF99; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(250, 175, 153); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(14, 91%, 79%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FAAF99; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(250, 175, 153, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FAAF99; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(250, 175, 153, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FAAF99">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FAAF99">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #99E3FA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FAAF99: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FAAF99

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:

How #FAAF99 looks with color blindness

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

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:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #FAAF99 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FAAF98  ·  #FAAF9A →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FAAF99?

#FAAF99 is Light Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 250, 175, 153). Its closest standard named color is BurlyWood.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FAAF99?

#FAAF99 is RGB 250, 175, 153 — HSL 14°, 91%, 79% — CMYK 0%, 30%, 39%, 2%.

What colors go with #FAAF99?

Its complement is #99E3FA; analogous partners are #FA99B3 and #FAE099. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FAAF99 for text?

Black text on #FAAF99 has a contrast ratio of 11.66:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.80:1.