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#FAC2AE — Pale Vivid Orange

#FAC2AE 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 #FAC2AE 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.

#FAC2AE 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 #AEE5FA; it also sits naturally between #FAAEBF and #FAE8AE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#FAC2AE · RGB 250, 194, 174

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Color values

HEX#FAC2AE
RGB250, 194, 174
HSL16°, 88%, 83%
HSV16°, 30%, 98%
CMYK0%, 22%, 30%, 2%
XYZ66.36, 61.96, 48.51
Yxy61.96, 0.3753, 0.3504
CIE-Lab82.89, 17.29, 17.76
Hunter Lab78.72, 17.19, 14.83

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 98% · Green 76% · Blue 68%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 22% · Yellow 30% · Key 2%

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

Previews

Sample text in #FAC2AE on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #FAC2AE on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #FAC2AE

.text { color: #FAC2AE; }
.background { background-color: #FAC2AE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FAC2AE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(250, 194, 174); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(16, 88%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FAC2AE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(250, 194, 174, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FAC2AE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(250, 194, 174, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FAC2AE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FAC2AE">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FAC2AE

#F7A587#F58861#F26C3A#F04F14#D3420D#AD360B#862A09#601E06#3A1204#130601

Tints of #FAC2AE

#FAC5B2#FBCDBC#FBD0C1#FBD4C5#FCDBCF#FCDFD4#FDE2D9#FDE6DD#FDEDE7#FEF1EC

Tones of #FAC2AE

#F4C4B3#EFC7B8#E9CABE#E4CCC3#DECFC9#D9D1CE

Color harmonies

Complementary — #AEE5FA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.57:1 Fails
Against black text13.39:1 AAA

Best text color on #FAC2AE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FAC2AE

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 #FAC2AE: ·

How #FAC2AE looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #E2E1B3Deuteranopia · #E5E9B4Tritanopia · #F7B7B8

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 #FAC2AE rather than the exact color:

Palette Be8abf
#BE8ABF · #EA9ABB · #FEA5AD · #F8C3AF
Palette F9c0ab
#F9C0AB · #F4E0AF · #A8CD89 · #355F2E
Palette 010059
#010059 · #107595 · #FDBFB3 · #FCF594
Palette Ff8787
#FF8787 · #F8C4B4 · #E5EBB2 · #BCE29E
Palette Ffc6ac
#FFC6AC · #FFF6DC · #C4C1A4 · #9E9FA5
Palette Ff9d9d
#FF9D9D · #FFC5AA · #EEF8CD · #BBF1D2

Similar colors

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

#F8C3AF#F9C0AB#FDBFB3#F8C4B4#FFC6AC#FFC5AA#F5C6AA#FFBFA9#FFC2B4#FABEA7#F3C4AA#FCBAAD

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FAC2AD  ·  #FAC2AF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FAC2AE?

#FAC2AE is Pale Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 250, 194, 174). Its closest standard named color is LightPink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FAC2AE?

#FAC2AE is RGB 250, 194, 174 — HSL 16°, 88%, 83% — CMYK 0%, 22%, 30%, 2%.

What colors go with #FAC2AE?

Its complement is #AEE5FA; analogous partners are #FAAEBF and #FAE8AE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FAC2AE for text?

Black text on #FAC2AE has a contrast ratio of 13.39:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.57:1.