Close to Orange
#FAAA0E
#FAAA0E is a mid-tone, vivid orange, close to the color Orange. In RGB it’s made of 98% red, 66.7% green, and 5.5% blue. Its hue is 40°, with 96% saturation and 52% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #FAAA0E.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
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1.94:1 FailBlack text on this color
10.82:1 AAAThis color as text on white
1.94:1 FailThis color as text on black
10.82:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #FAAA0E as they’d see it.
#FAAA0E in use
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Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #FAAA0E
What color is #FAAA0E?
#FAAA0E is a mid-tone, vivid orange, close to the color Orange. In RGB it’s made of 98% red, 66.7% green, and 5.5% blue. Its hue is 40°, with 96% saturation and 52% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #FAAA0E in RGB?
#FAAA0E is rgb(250, 170, 14): 250 red, 170 green, and 14 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #FAAA0E in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 32, 94, 2). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #FAAA0E?
PANTONE 130 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #FAAA0E?
Its complement #B5B3FE gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.