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#FAC2AD — Pale Vivid Orange

#FAC2AD 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 #FAC2AD 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.

#FAC2AD 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 #ADE6FA; it also sits naturally between #FAADBF and #FAE8AD. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#FAC2AD · RGB 250, 194, 173

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Color values

HEX#FAC2AD
RGB250, 194, 173
HSL16°, 89%, 83%
HSV16°, 31%, 98%
CMYK0%, 22%, 31%, 2%
XYZ66.26, 61.92, 48.00
Yxy61.92, 0.3761, 0.3515
CIE-Lab82.87, 17.16, 18.26
Hunter Lab78.69, 17.06, 15.20

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 98% · Green 76% · Blue 68%

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 #FAC2AD on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #FAC2AD on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #FAC2AD

.text { color: #FAC2AD; }
.background { background-color: #FAC2AD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FAC2AD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(250, 194, 173); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(16, 89%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FAC2AD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(250, 194, 173, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FAC2AD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(250, 194, 173, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FAC2AD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FAC2AD">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FAC2AD

#F8A587#F68860#F36B39#F14E13#D4420C#AE360A#872A08#601E06#3A1203#130601

Tints of #FAC2AD

#FBC5B2#FBCCBC#FBD0C0#FCD4C5#FCDBCF#FCDFD4#FDE2D8#FDE6DD#FEEDE7#FEF1EC

Tones of #FAC2AD

#F5C4B3#EFC7B8#EAC9BE#E4CCC3#DECFC9#D9D1CE

Color harmonies

Complementary — #ADE6FA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

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

Best text color on #FAC2AD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FAC2AD

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 #FAC2AD: ·

How #FAC2AD looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #E2E1B2Deuteranopia · #E5E9B3Tritanopia · #F7B6B7

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 #FAC2AD rather than the exact color:

Palette Be8abf
#BE8ABF · #EA9ABB · #FEA5AD · #F8C3AF
Palette F9c0ab
#F9C0AB · #F4E0AF · #A8CD89 · #355F2E
Palette Ffc6ac
#FFC6AC · #FFF6DC · #C4C1A4 · #9E9FA5
Palette Ff9d9d
#FF9D9D · #FFC5AA · #EEF8CD · #BBF1D2
Palette Fcd8d4
#FCD8D4 · #FDF6F0 · #F8E2CF · #F5C6AA
Palette Ffacac
#FFACAC · #FFBFA9 · #FFEBB4 · #FBFFB1

Similar colors

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

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FAC2AC  ·  #FAC2AE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FAC2AD?

#FAC2AD is Pale Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 250, 194, 173). Its closest standard named color is LightPink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FAC2AD?

#FAC2AD is RGB 250, 194, 173 — HSL 16°, 89%, 83% — CMYK 0%, 22%, 31%, 2%.

What colors go with #FAC2AD?

Its complement is #ADE6FA; analogous partners are #FAADBF and #FAE8AD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FAC2AD for text?

Black text on #FAC2AD has a contrast ratio of 13.38:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.57:1.