Palettes / Colors / #FABA75

#FABA75 — Light Vivid Orange

#FABA75 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 #FABA75 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.

#FABA75 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 #75B5FA; it also sits naturally between #FA7775 and #F8FA75. 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 73% · Blue 46%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 26% · Yellow 53% · Key 2%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FABA75

.text { color: #FABA75; }
.background { background-color: #FABA75; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FABA75; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(250, 186, 117); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(31, 93%, 72%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FABA75; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(250, 186, 117, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FABA75; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(250, 186, 117, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FABA75">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FABA75">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FABA75

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #75B5FA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FABA75: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FABA75

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 #FABA75 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 #FABA75 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

← #FABA74  ·  #FABA76 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FABA75?

#FABA75 is Light Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 250, 186, 117). Its closest standard named color is LightSalmon.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FABA75?

#FABA75 is RGB 250, 186, 117 — HSL 31°, 93%, 72% — CMYK 0%, 26%, 53%, 2%.

What colors go with #FABA75?

Its complement is #75B5FA; analogous partners are #FA7775 and #F8FA75. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FABA75 for text?

Black text on #FABA75 has a contrast ratio of 12.35:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.70:1.