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#FACDA9 — Pale Vivid Orange

#FACDA9 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 #FACDA9 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.

#FACDA9 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 #A8D5FA; it also sits naturally between #FAA8AC and #FAF6A8. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#FACDA9 · RGB 250, 205, 169

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Color values

HEX#FACDA9
RGB250, 205, 169
HSL27°, 89%, 82%
HSV27°, 32%, 98%
CMYK0%, 18%, 32%, 2%
XYZ68.42, 66.85, 46.83
Yxy66.85, 0.3757, 0.3671
CIE-Lab85.43, 10.91, 23.91
Hunter Lab81.76, 10.82, 19.55

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 98% · Green 80% · Blue 66%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 18% · Yellow 32% · Key 2%

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

Previews

Sample text in #FACDA9 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #FACDA9 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #FACDA9

.text { color: #FACDA9; }
.background { background-color: #FACDA9; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FACDA9; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(250, 205, 169); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(27, 89%, 82%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FACDA9; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(250, 205, 169, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FACDA9; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(250, 205, 169, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FACDA9">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FACDA9">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FACDA9

#F8B782#F5A15B#F38D39#F17713#CF640C#A9510A#823F08#602E06#3A1C03#130901

Tints of #FACDA9

#FAD0AD#FBD5B7#FBD8BC#FCDEC5#FCE0CA#FCE3CF#FDE9D8#FDECDD#FEF1E7#FEF4EC

Tones of #FACDA9

#F4CEAE#EECEB4#E9CFBA#E3CFC0#DDD0C6#D7D1CB

Color harmonies

Complementary — #A8D5FA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.46:1 Fails
Against black text14.37:1 AAA

Best text color on #FACDA9: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FACDA9

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 #FACDA9: ·

How #FACDA9 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #E7E6B2Deuteranopia · #E9EDB4Tritanopia · #F8B9BA

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 #FACDA9 rather than the exact color:

Palette Ecf9ff
#ECF9FF · #FFFBEB · #FFE7CC · #F8CBA6
Palette 3a3845
#3A3845 · #F7CCAC · #C69B7B · #826F66
Palette A9a9a9
#A9A9A9 · #FECDA6 · #FF9130 · #FF5B22
Palette Cee5d0
#CEE5D0 · #F3F0D7 · #FED2AA · #FFBF86
Palette F08787
#F08787 · #FFC7A7 · #FEE2AD · #F8FAB4
Palette Fef1e6
#FEF1E6 · #F9D5A7 · #FFB085 · #90AACB

Similar colors

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

#F8CBA6#F7CCAC#FECDA6#FED2AA#FFC7A7#F9D5A7#F5C6AA#FBC6A4#F4C7AB#FFC6AC#FFC5AA#F5C9B0

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FACDA8  ·  #FACDAA →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FACDA9?

#FACDA9 is Pale Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 250, 205, 169). Its closest standard named color is NavajoWhite.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FACDA9?

#FACDA9 is RGB 250, 205, 169 — HSL 27°, 89%, 82% — CMYK 0%, 18%, 32%, 2%.

What colors go with #FACDA9?

Its complement is #A8D5FA; analogous partners are #FAA8AC and #FAF6A8. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FACDA9 for text?

Black text on #FACDA9 has a contrast ratio of 14.37:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.46:1.