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#FAC665 — Light Vivid Orange

#FAC665 is a orange color we call Light Vivid Orange, closest to the named color SandyBrown (#F4A460). It belongs to the orange family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: sandybrown (#F4A460) — not an exact match. CSS sandybrown gives you #F4A460, a different color; use #FAC665 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.

#FAC665 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 #669AFA; it also sits naturally between #FA7C66 and #E4FA66. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#FAC665 · RGB 250, 198, 101

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Color values

HEX#FAC665
RGB250, 198, 101
HSL39°, 94%, 69%
HSV39°, 60%, 98%
CMYK0%, 21%, 60%, 2%
XYZ61.97, 61.65, 20.95
Yxy61.65, 0.4286, 0.4265
CIE-Lab82.73, 8.00, 54.77
Hunter Lab78.52, 7.78, 36.21

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 98% · Green 78% · Blue 40%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 21% · Yellow 60% · Key 2%

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

Previews

Sample text in #FAC665 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #FAC665 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #FAC665

.text { color: #FAC665; }
.background { background-color: #FAC665; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FAC665; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(250, 198, 101); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(39, 94%, 69%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FAC665; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(250, 198, 101, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FAC665; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(250, 198, 101, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FAC665">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FAC665">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FAC665

#F9BB48#F8AE25#F7A308#D58D07#B77906#946205#774E04#543803#362402#140D01

Tints of #FAC665

#FBCC74#FBCF7E#FBD58D#FCDA9C#FCE0AB#FDE4B5#FDE9C4#FEEFD2#FEF2DC#FEF8EB

Tones of #FAC665

#F0C370#E5C07B#DBBD85#D0B990#C5B69B#BAB3A6

Color harmonies

Complementary — #669AFA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.58:1 Fails
Against black text13.33:1 AAA

Best text color on #FAC665: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FAC665

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 #FAC665: ·

How #FAC665 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #E3E37CDeuteranopia · #E7EA82Tritanopia · #F78F93

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 Amber 500 · #FFC107

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #FAC665 rather than the exact color:

Palette 6c0345
#6C0345 · #DC6B19 · #F7C566 · #FFF8DC
Palette Fffaf0
#FFFAF0 · #E03F4F · #81912F · #F8C463
Palette Ff577f
#FF577F · #FF884B · #FFC764 · #CDFFFC
Velvet Ruby Canyon
#862520 · #C46925 · #F6C862 · #F2E47F
Palette 2a0944
#2A0944 · #3B185F · #A12568 · #FEC260
Palette 77bef0
#77BEF0 · #FFCB61 · #FF894F · #EA5B6F

Similar colors

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

#F7C566#F8C463#FFC764#F6C862#FEC260#FFCB61#FACE68#FDBF60#FFBF61#F2C46A#F7C85C#F5C16C

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FAC664  ·  #FAC666 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FAC665?

#FAC665 is Light Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 250, 198, 101). Its closest standard named color is SandyBrown.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FAC665?

#FAC665 is RGB 250, 198, 101 — HSL 39°, 94%, 69% — CMYK 0%, 21%, 60%, 2%.

What colors go with #FAC665?

Its complement is #669AFA; analogous partners are #FA7C66 and #E4FA66. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FAC665 for text?

Black text on #FAC665 has a contrast ratio of 13.33:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.58:1.