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#FAC780 — Light Vivid Orange

#FAC780 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 #FAC780 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.

#FAC780 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 #80B3FA; it also sits naturally between #FA8A80 and #F0FA80. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#FAC780 · RGB 250, 199, 128

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Color values

HEX#FAC780
RGB250, 199, 128
HSL35°, 92%, 74%
HSV35°, 49%, 98%
CMYK0%, 20%, 49%, 2%
XYZ63.74, 62.73, 29.17
Yxy62.73, 0.4096, 0.4030
CIE-Lab83.30, 9.64, 42.28
Hunter Lab79.20, 9.44, 30.42

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 98% · Green 78% · Blue 50%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 20% · Yellow 49% · Key 2%

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

Previews

Sample text in #FAC780 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #FAC780 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #FAC780

.text { color: #FAC780; }
.background { background-color: #FAC780; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FAC780; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(250, 199, 128); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(35, 92%, 74%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FAC780; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(250, 199, 128, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FAC780; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(250, 199, 128, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FAC780">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FAC780">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FAC780

#F8B85D#F7A93B#F59A19#E18709#BF7308#9D5E07#7A4A05#583504#362002#140C01

Tints of #FAC780

#FACB89#FBD093#FBD6A2#FCDAAC#FCDFB6#FCE3BF#FDE7C9#FDEED8#FEF2E2#FEF6EB

Tones of #FAC780

#F1C588#E8C491#E0C39A#D7C1A3#CEC0AB#C5BEB4

Color harmonies

Complementary — #80B3FA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

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

Best text color on #FAC780: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FAC780

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 #FAC780: ·

How #FAC780 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #E4E391Deuteranopia · #E7EB95Tritanopia · #F79FA2

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 #FAC780 rather than the exact color:

Palette 402785
#402785 · #5F4E9E · #FAFB97 · #FCC97B
Palette 69247c
#69247C · #DA498D · #FAC67A · #F9E6CF
Palette Fff78a
#FFF78A · #FFE382 · #FFC47E · #FFAD84
Palette Fcc6ff
#FCC6FF · #FFE6C9 · #FFC785 · #FFA09B
Palette Ea907a
#EA907A · #FBC687 · #F4F7C5 · #AACDBE
Palette 2b3964
#2B3964 · #3482AA · #6DB3B5 · #F9CC7B

Similar colors

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

#FCC97B#FAC67A#FFC47E#FFC785#FBC687#F9CC7B#F5C181#F8D082#FFCF81#FDC086#FFCA88#FEC288

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FAC77F  ·  #FAC781 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FAC780?

#FAC780 is Light Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 250, 199, 128). Its closest standard named color is BurlyWood.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FAC780?

#FAC780 is RGB 250, 199, 128 — HSL 35°, 92%, 74% — CMYK 0%, 20%, 49%, 2%.

What colors go with #FAC780?

Its complement is #80B3FA; analogous partners are #FA8A80 and #F0FA80. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FAC780 for text?

Black text on #FAC780 has a contrast ratio of 13.55:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.55:1.