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#FAC69C — Light Vivid Orange

#FAC69C is a orange color we call Light Vivid Orange, closest to the named color NavajoWhite (#FFDEAD). It belongs to the orange family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: navajowhite (#FFDEAD) — not an exact match. CSS navajowhite gives you #FFDEAD, a different color; use #FAC69C 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.

#FAC69C 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 #9ED1FA; it also sits naturally between #FA9EA3 and #FAF59E. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#FAC69C · RGB 250, 198, 156

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Color values

HEX#FAC69C
RGB250, 198, 156
HSL27°, 90%, 80%
HSV27°, 38%, 98%
CMYK0%, 21%, 38%, 2%
XYZ65.62, 63.11, 40.18
Yxy63.11, 0.3885, 0.3737
CIE-Lab83.50, 13.02, 28.11
Hunter Lab79.44, 12.86, 22.12

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 98% · Green 78% · Blue 61%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 21% · Yellow 38% · Key 2%

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

Previews

Sample text in #FAC69C on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #FAC69C on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #FAC69C

.text { color: #FAC69C; }
.background { background-color: #FAC69C; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FAC69C; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(250, 198, 156); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(27, 90%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FAC69C; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(250, 198, 156, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FAC69C; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(250, 198, 156, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FAC69C">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FAC69C">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FAC69C

#F8B177#F69E55#F4872F#F2740D#CB610B#A54F09#833F07#5C2C05#3A1C03#130901

Tints of #FAC69C

#FACDA8#FBD0AD#FBD5B6#FBD8BB#FCDEC5#FCE3CF#FDE6D3#FDECDD#FDEEE2#FEF4EC

Tones of #FAC69C

#F3C8A5#EDC9AB#E6C9B2#E0CAB8#D9CBBF#D3CBC5

Color harmonies

Complementary — #9ED1FA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.54:1 Fails
Against black text13.62:1 AAA

Best text color on #FAC69C: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FAC69C

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 #FAC69C: ·

How #FAC69C looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #E3E3A6Deuteranopia · #E7EAA9Tritanopia · #F7AEB0

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 Grey 500 · #9E9E9EMaterial Yellow 500 · #FFEB3BBootstrap light · #F8F9FA

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #FAC69C rather than the exact color:

Palette Cd2c58
#CD2C58 · #E06B80 · #FFC69D · #FFE6D4
Palette F2edd1
#F2EDD1 · #F9CB99 · #689B8A · #280A3E
Palette F7f7f7
#F7F7F7 · #CCEABB · #3F3F44 · #FDCB9E
Palette Ffecc0
#FFECC0 · #FFC29B · #F39F9F · #B95E82
Palette Fff7cd
#FFF7CD · #FDC3A1 · #FB9B8F · #F57799
Palette A75d5d
#A75D5D · #D3756B · #F0997D · #FFC3A1

Similar colors

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

#FFC69D#F9CB99#FDCB9E#FFC29B#FDC3A1#FFC3A1#FBC6A4#F8C794#FFC996#F5CCA0#F6C794#FFCA95

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FAC69B  ·  #FAC69D →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FAC69C?

#FAC69C is Light Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 250, 198, 156). Its closest standard named color is NavajoWhite.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FAC69C?

#FAC69C is RGB 250, 198, 156 — HSL 27°, 90%, 80% — CMYK 0%, 21%, 38%, 2%.

What colors go with #FAC69C?

Its complement is #9ED1FA; analogous partners are #FA9EA3 and #FAF59E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FAC69C for text?

Black text on #FAC69C has a contrast ratio of 13.62:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.54:1.