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#FAC4AE — Pale Vivid Orange

#FAC4AE 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 #FAC4AE 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.

#FAC4AE 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 #AEE4FA; it also sits naturally between #FAAEBE and #FAE9AE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#FAC4AE · RGB 250, 196, 174

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Color values

HEX#FAC4AE
RGB250, 196, 174
HSL17°, 88%, 83%
HSV17°, 30%, 98%
CMYK0%, 22%, 30%, 2%
XYZ66.80, 62.86, 48.66
Yxy62.86, 0.3746, 0.3525
CIE-Lab83.37, 16.24, 18.42
Hunter Lab79.28, 16.14, 15.37

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 98% · Green 77% · 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 #FAC4AE on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #FAC4AE on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #FAC4AE

.text { color: #FAC4AE; }
.background { background-color: #FAC4AE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FAC4AE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(250, 196, 174); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(17, 88%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FAC4AE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(250, 196, 174, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FAC4AE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(250, 196, 174, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FAC4AE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FAC4AE">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FAC4AE

#F7A787#F58B61#F26F3A#F05214#D3450D#AD390B#862C09#602006#3A1304#130601

Tints of #FAC4AE

#FAC7B2#FBCEBC#FBD1C1#FBD5C5#FCDCCF#FCDFD4#FDE3D9#FDE6DD#FDEDE7#FEF1EC

Tones of #FAC4AE

#F4C6B3#EFC8B8#E9CABE#E4CDC3#DECFC9#D9D1CE

Color harmonies

Complementary — #AEE4FA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.55:1 Fails
Against black text13.57:1 AAA

Best text color on #FAC4AE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FAC4AE

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 #FAC4AE: ·

How #FAC4AE looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #E3E2B3Deuteranopia · #E6EAB5Tritanopia · #F7B8B8

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 #FAC4AE rather than the exact color:

Palette Be8abf
#BE8ABF · #EA9ABB · #FEA5AD · #F8C3AF
Palette F9c0ab
#F9C0AB · #F4E0AF · #A8CD89 · #355F2E
Palette Ffc6ac
#FFC6AC · #FFF6DC · #C4C1A4 · #9E9FA5
Palette Ff8787
#FF8787 · #F8C4B4 · #E5EBB2 · #BCE29E
Palette Ff9d9d
#FF9D9D · #FFC5AA · #EEF8CD · #BBF1D2
Palette Fcd8d4
#FCD8D4 · #FDF6F0 · #F8E2CF · #F5C6AA

Similar colors

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

#F8C3AF#F9C0AB#FFC6AC#F8C4B4#FFC5AA#F5C6AA#F4C7AB#F5C9B0#FDBFB3#FEC7B4#F3C4AA#FFC2B4

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FAC4AD  ·  #FAC4AF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FAC4AE?

#FAC4AE is Pale Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 250, 196, 174). Its closest standard named color is LightPink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FAC4AE?

#FAC4AE is RGB 250, 196, 174 — HSL 17°, 88%, 83% — CMYK 0%, 22%, 30%, 2%.

What colors go with #FAC4AE?

Its complement is #AEE4FA; analogous partners are #FAAEBE and #FAE9AE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FAC4AE for text?

Black text on #FAC4AE has a contrast ratio of 13.57:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.55:1.