Palettes / Colors / #FAC8A8

#FAC8A8 — Pale Vivid Orange

#FAC8A8 is a orange color we call Pale 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 #FAC8A8 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.

#FAC8A8 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 #A8DBFA; it also sits naturally between #FAA8B2 and #FAF0A8. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 98% · Green 78% · Blue 66%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 20% · Yellow 33% · Key 2%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FAC8A8

.text { color: #FAC8A8; }
.background { background-color: #FAC8A8; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FAC8A8; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(250, 200, 168); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(23, 89%, 82%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FAC8A8; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(250, 200, 168, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FAC8A8; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(250, 200, 168, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FAC8A8">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FAC8A8">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #A8DBFA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FAC8A8: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FAC8A8

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:

How #FAC8A8 looks with color blindness

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

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:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #FAC8A8 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #FAC8A8?

#FAC8A8 is Pale Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 250, 200, 168). Its closest standard named color is NavajoWhite.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FAC8A8?

#FAC8A8 is RGB 250, 200, 168 — HSL 23°, 89%, 82% — CMYK 0%, 20%, 33%, 2%.

What colors go with #FAC8A8?

Its complement is #A8DBFA; analogous partners are #FAA8B2 and #FAF0A8. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FAC8A8 for text?

Black text on #FAC8A8 has a contrast ratio of 13.89:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.51:1.