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#FAC2AC — Pale Vivid Orange

#FAC2AC 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 #FAC2AC 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.

#FAC2AC 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 #ADE4FA; it also sits naturally between #FAADBE and #FAEAAD. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#FAC2AC · RGB 250, 194, 172

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Color values

HEX#FAC2AC
RGB250, 194, 172
HSL17°, 89%, 83%
HSV17°, 31%, 98%
CMYK0%, 22%, 31%, 2%
XYZ66.16, 61.89, 47.49
Yxy61.89, 0.3769, 0.3526
CIE-Lab82.85, 17.04, 18.76
Hunter Lab78.67, 16.92, 15.57

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 98% · Green 76% · Blue 67%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 22% · Yellow 31% · Key 2%

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

Previews

Sample text in #FAC2AC on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #FAC2AC on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #FAC2AC

.text { color: #FAC2AC; }
.background { background-color: #FAC2AC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FAC2AC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(250, 194, 172); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(17, 89%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FAC2AC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(250, 194, 172, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FAC2AC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(250, 194, 172, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FAC2AC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FAC2AC">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FAC2AC

#F8A787#F68A60#F36E39#F15213#D4450C#AE380A#872C08#601F06#3A1303#130601

Tints of #FAC2AC

#FBC6B2#FBCEBC#FBD1C0#FCD5C5#FCDCCF#FCDFD4#FDE3D8#FDE6DD#FEEDE7#FEF1EC

Tones of #FAC2AC

#F5C5B3#EFC8B8#EACABE#E4CDC3#DECFC9#D9D1CE

Color harmonies

Complementary — #ADE4FA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.57:1 Fails
Against black text13.38:1 AAA

Best text color on #FAC2AC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FAC2AC

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 #FAC2AC: ·

How #FAC2AC looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #E2E1B1Deuteranopia · #E5E9B3Tritanopia · #F7B6B6

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 #FAC2AC rather than the exact color:

Palette F9c0ab
#F9C0AB · #F4E0AF · #A8CD89 · #355F2E
Palette Be8abf
#BE8ABF · #EA9ABB · #FEA5AD · #F8C3AF
Palette Ff9d9d
#FF9D9D · #FFC5AA · #EEF8CD · #BBF1D2
Palette Ffc6ac
#FFC6AC · #FFF6DC · #C4C1A4 · #9E9FA5
Palette Fabea7
#FABEA7 · #FBE2E5 · #9CADA4 · #767C77
Palette Ffacac
#FFACAC · #FFBFA9 · #FFEBB4 · #FBFFB1

Similar colors

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

#F9C0AB#F8C3AF#FFC5AA#FFC6AC#FABEA7#FFBFA9#F5C6AA#F3C4AA#F4C7AB#FDBFB3#FCBAAD#F8C4B4

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FAC2AB  ·  #FAC2AD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FAC2AC?

#FAC2AC is Pale Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 250, 194, 172). Its closest standard named color is LightPink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FAC2AC?

#FAC2AC is RGB 250, 194, 172 — HSL 17°, 89%, 83% — CMYK 0%, 22%, 31%, 2%.

What colors go with #FAC2AC?

Its complement is #ADE4FA; analogous partners are #FAADBE and #FAEAAD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FAC2AC for text?

Black text on #FAC2AC has a contrast ratio of 13.38:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.57:1.