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#FACAB3 — Pale Vivid Orange

#FACAB3 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 #FACAB3 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.

#FACAB3 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 #B2E3FA; it also sits naturally between #FAB2BF and #FAEDB2. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#FACAB3 · RGB 250, 202, 179

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Color values

HEX#FACAB3
RGB250, 202, 179
HSL19°, 88%, 84%
HSV19°, 28%, 98%
CMYK0%, 19%, 28%, 2%
XYZ68.68, 65.82, 51.73
Yxy65.82, 0.3688, 0.3534
CIE-Lab84.90, 13.75, 17.91
Hunter Lab81.13, 13.68, 15.13

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 98% · Green 79% · Blue 70%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 19% · Yellow 28% · Key 2%

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

Previews

Sample text in #FACAB3 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #FACAB3 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #FACAB3

.text { color: #FACAB3; }
.background { background-color: #FACAB3; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FACAB3; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(250, 202, 179); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(19, 88%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FACAB3; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(250, 202, 179, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FACAB3; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(250, 202, 179, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FACAB3">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FACAB3">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FACAB3

#F8AE8C#F59366#F3783F#F05D19#D34C0D#AD3E0B#863009#602306#3A1504#130701

Tints of #FACAB3

#FACCB7#FBD0BC#FBD7C5#FCDACA#FCDDCF#FCE1D4#FDE4D9#FDEBE2#FDEEE7#FEF2EC

Tones of #FACAB3

#F5CBB8#F0CDBC#EBCFC2#E6D1C7#E0D2CC#DCD4D1

Color harmonies

Complementary — #B2E3FA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.48:1 Fails
Against black text14.16:1 AAA

Best text color on #FACAB3: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FACAB3

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 #FACAB3: ·

How #FACAB3 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #E5E5B9Deuteranopia · #E8ECBATritanopia · #F8BDBE

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:

Bootstrap light · #F8F9FAMaterial Grey 500 · #9E9E9EMaterial Yellow 500 · #FFEB3B

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #FACAB3 rather than the exact color:

Palette Fff3c7
#FFF3C7 · #FEC7B4 · #FC819E · #F7418F
Rose Pastel Dream
#9D8189 · #F4ACB7 · #FFCDB2 · #FFE5D9
Palette 1c352d
#1C352D · #A6B28B · #F5C9B0 · #F9F6F3
Palette Ffcdb2
#FFCDB2 · #FFB4A2 · #E5989B · #B5828C
Palette Ff8787
#FF8787 · #F8C4B4 · #E5EBB2 · #BCE29E
Palette B7e0ff
#B7E0FF · #FFF5CD · #FFCFB3 · #E78F81

Similar colors

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

#FEC7B4#FFCDB2#F5C9B0#F8C4B4#FFCFB3#FFCCB8#F7CCAC#F8C3AF#F2C6B4#F4C3B4#FFC6AC#FFC2B4

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FACAB2  ·  #FACAB4 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FACAB3?

#FACAB3 is Pale Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 250, 202, 179). Its closest standard named color is PeachPuff.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FACAB3?

#FACAB3 is RGB 250, 202, 179 — HSL 19°, 88%, 84% — CMYK 0%, 19%, 28%, 2%.

What colors go with #FACAB3?

Its complement is #B2E3FA; analogous partners are #FAB2BF and #FAEDB2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FACAB3 for text?

Black text on #FACAB3 has a contrast ratio of 14.16:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.48:1.