Palettes / Colors / #FAC8AE

#FAC8AE — Pale Vivid Orange

#FAC8AE is a orange color we call Pale Vivid Orange, closest to the named color PeachPuff (#FFDAB9). It belongs to the orange family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: peachpuff (#FFDAB9) — not an exact match. CSS peachpuff gives you #FFDAB9, a different color; use #FAC8AE 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.

#FAC8AE 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 #AEDFFA; it also sits naturally between #FAAEB9 and #FAEEAE. 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 68%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 20% · Yellow 30% · Key 2%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FAC8AE

.text { color: #FAC8AE; }
.background { background-color: #FAC8AE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FAC8AE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(250, 200, 174); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(21, 88%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FAC8AE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(250, 200, 174, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FAC8AE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(250, 200, 174, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FAC8AE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FAC8AE">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #AEDFFA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FAC8AE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FAC8AE

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 #FAC8AE 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 #FAC8AE 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 #FAC8AE?

#FAC8AE is Pale Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 250, 200, 174). Its closest standard named color is PeachPuff.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FAC8AE?

#FAC8AE is RGB 250, 200, 174 — HSL 21°, 88%, 83% — CMYK 0%, 20%, 30%, 2%.

What colors go with #FAC8AE?

Its complement is #AEDFFA; analogous partners are #FAAEB9 and #FAEEAE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FAC8AE for text?

Black text on #FAC8AE has a contrast ratio of 13.94:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.51:1.