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#FAC488 — Light Vivid Orange

#FAC488 is a orange color we call Light Vivid Orange, closest to the named color BurlyWood (#DEB887). It belongs to the orange family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: burlywood (#DEB887) — not an exact match. CSS burlywood gives you #DEB887, a different color; use #FAC488 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.

#FAC488 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 #89BEFA; it also sits naturally between #FA8D89 and #F6FA89. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#FAC488 · RGB 250, 196, 136

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Color values

HEX#FAC488
RGB250, 196, 136
HSL32°, 92%, 76%
HSV32°, 46%, 98%
CMYK0%, 22%, 46%, 2%
XYZ63.61, 61.58, 31.83
Yxy61.58, 0.4051, 0.3922
CIE-Lab82.69, 11.96, 37.42
Hunter Lab78.47, 11.73, 27.64

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 98% · Green 77% · Blue 53%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 22% · Yellow 46% · Key 2%

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

Previews

Sample text in #FAC488 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #FAC488 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #FAC488

.text { color: #FAC488; }
.background { background-color: #FAC488; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FAC488; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(250, 196, 136); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(32, 92%, 76%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FAC488; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(250, 196, 136, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FAC488; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(250, 196, 136, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FAC488">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FAC488">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FAC488

#F9B567#F7A445#F6911E#E67F0A#C46C08#A25907#7F4605#583104#361E02#140B01

Tints of #FAC488

#FBCA93#FBCF9D#FBD4A7#FCD9B1#FCDDBA#FDE2C4#FDE7CE#FDECD8#FEF1E2#FEF5EB

Tones of #FAC488

#F2C591#EAC499#E2C4A1#DAC3AA#D2C3B2#CAC2BA

Color harmonies

Complementary — #89BEFA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.58:1 Fails
Against black text13.32:1 AAA

Best text color on #FAC488: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FAC488

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 #FAC488: ·

How #FAC488 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #E3E297Deuteranopia · #E6EA9ATritanopia · #F7A2A5

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:

Material Yellow 500 · #FFEB3BMaterial Lime 500 · #CDDC39Material Grey 500 · #9E9E9E

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #FAC488 rather than the exact color:

Palette Ea907a
#EA907A · #FBC687 · #F4F7C5 · #AACDBE
Palette Fa5c5c
#FA5C5C · #FD8A6B · #FEC288 · #FBEF76
Palette A13939
#A13939 · #E75151 · #FCC88A · #C2C57F
Palette A4b885
#A4B885 · #D46D25 · #FDC086 · #FFF6A1
Palette Fcecdd
#FCECDD · #FFC288 · #FEA82F · #FF6701
Palette Fcc6ff
#FCC6FF · #FFE6C9 · #FFC785 · #FFA09B

Similar colors

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

#FBC687#FEC288#FCC88A#FDC086#FFC288#FFC785#FFBF86#FFCA88#FECB89#FEBE8C#F5C181#F2C18D

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FAC487  ·  #FAC489 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FAC488?

#FAC488 is Light Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 250, 196, 136). Its closest standard named color is BurlyWood.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FAC488?

#FAC488 is RGB 250, 196, 136 — HSL 32°, 92%, 76% — CMYK 0%, 22%, 46%, 2%.

What colors go with #FAC488?

Its complement is #89BEFA; analogous partners are #FA8D89 and #F6FA89. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FAC488 for text?

Black text on #FAC488 has a contrast ratio of 13.32:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.58:1.