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#FAC2AA — Pale Vivid Orange

#FAC2AA is a orange color we call Pale Vivid Orange, closest to the named color LightPink (#FFB6C1). It belongs to the orange family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: lightpink (#FFB6C1) — not an exact match. CSS lightpink gives you #FFB6C1, a different color; use #FAC2AA 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.

#FAC2AA 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 #A8E1FA; it also sits naturally between #FAA8B9 and #FAEAA8. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#FAC2AA · RGB 250, 194, 170

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Color values

HEX#FAC2AA
RGB250, 194, 170
HSL18°, 89%, 82%
HSV18°, 32%, 98%
CMYK0%, 22%, 32%, 2%
XYZ65.97, 61.81, 46.48
Yxy61.81, 0.3786, 0.3547
CIE-Lab82.81, 16.79, 19.77
Hunter Lab78.62, 16.66, 16.30

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 98% · Green 76% · Blue 67%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 22% · Yellow 32% · Key 2%

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

Previews

Sample text in #FAC2AA on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #FAC2AA on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #FAC2AA

.text { color: #FAC2AA; }
.background { background-color: #FAC2AA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FAC2AA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(250, 194, 170); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(18, 89%, 82%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FAC2AA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(250, 194, 170, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FAC2AA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(250, 194, 170, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FAC2AA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FAC2AA">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FAC2AA

#F8A582#F5895B#F37139#F15613#CF470C#A9390A#822C08#602106#3A1403#130701

Tints of #FAC2AA

#FAC4AD#FBCBB7#FBCFBC#FCD6C5#FCD9CA#FCDCCF#FDE3D8#FDE7DD#FEEEE7#FEF1EC

Tones of #FAC2AA

#F4C3AE#EEC5B4#E9C8BA#E3CAC0#DDCDC6#D7CFCB

Color harmonies

Complementary — #A8E1FA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.57:1 Fails
Against black text13.36:1 AAA

Best text color on #FAC2AA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FAC2AA

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 #FAC2AA: ·

How #FAC2AA looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #E2E1B0Deuteranopia · #E5E9B1Tritanopia · #F7B4B5

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:

Bootstrap light · #F8F9FAMaterial Grey 500 · #9E9E9EMaterial Yellow 500 · #FFEB3B

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #FAC2AA rather than the exact color:

Palette F9c0ab
#F9C0AB · #F4E0AF · #A8CD89 · #355F2E
Palette Fabea7
#FABEA7 · #FBE2E5 · #9CADA4 · #767C77
Palette Be8abf
#BE8ABF · #EA9ABB · #FEA5AD · #F8C3AF
Palette Ff9d9d
#FF9D9D · #FFC5AA · #EEF8CD · #BBF1D2
Palette Ffacac
#FFACAC · #FFBFA9 · #FFEBB4 · #FBFFB1
Palette Fcd8d4
#FCD8D4 · #FDF6F0 · #F8E2CF · #F5C6AA

Similar colors

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

#F9C0AB#FABEA7#F8C3AF#FFC5AA#FFBFA9#F5C6AA#FFC6AC#FBC6A4#F3C4AA#FFC7A7#F4C7AB#F5C6A5

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FAC2A9  ·  #FAC2AB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FAC2AA?

#FAC2AA is Pale Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 250, 194, 170). Its closest standard named color is LightPink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FAC2AA?

#FAC2AA is RGB 250, 194, 170 — HSL 18°, 89%, 82% — CMYK 0%, 22%, 32%, 2%.

What colors go with #FAC2AA?

Its complement is #A8E1FA; analogous partners are #FAA8B9 and #FAEAA8. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FAC2AA for text?

Black text on #FAC2AA has a contrast ratio of 13.36:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.57:1.