What color is #FAA66C?

#FAA66C is a light, vivid orange, closest to the named color Charming Peach. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FAA66C?

The RGB value is 250, 166, 108: 250 red, 166 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FAA66C?

The complementary color is #6CC0FA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FAA66C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.74:1 and white text 1.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FAA66C color

#FAA66C rgb(250, 166, 108)

Shades of orange

The hex color #FAA66C is a light, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 98% red, 65.1% green and 42.4% blue (250, 166, 108).

Its hue angle is 25°, with 93% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 34% magenta, 57% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Charming Peach (#F5AD75), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.74:1).

#FAA66C color codes

HEX	`#FAA66C`
RGB	`rgb(250, 166, 108)`
RGB percent	`rgb(98%, 65.1%, 42.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(25, 93%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(25, 57%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 34%, 57%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.25, 25.26, 42.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.25, 49.39, 59.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.771, 48.684, 20.644)`
Decimal	`16426604`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FAA66C, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #FAA66C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FAA66C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #FAA66C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #faa66c; }
.text { color: #faa66c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #faa66c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(250 166 108 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #faa66c, #faed6c); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #FAA66C?: #FAA66C is a light, vivid orange, closest to the named color Charming Peach. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FAA66C?: The RGB value is 250, 166, 108: 250 red, 166 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FAA66C?: The complementary color is #6CC0FA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FAA66C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.74:1 and white text 1.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.