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#FABC70 Color

#FABC70 is rgb(250, 188, 112) in RGB, hsl(33, 93%, 71%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 25%, 55%, 2%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Topaz (#FFC87C), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.01. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FABC70
HEX#FABC70
RGBrgb(250, 188, 112)
HSLhsl(33, 93%, 71%)
HSVhsv(33, 55%, 98%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 25%, 55%, 2%)
OKLCHoklch(83.7% 0.118 70.7)
LABlab(80.91% 17.01 47.17)
LCHlch(80.91% 50.14 70.17)

What #FABC70 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #FABC70, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every orange in the library.

#FABC70 Channel Values

How #FABC70 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 250 · G 188 · B 1128-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 33° · S 93% · L 71%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 33° · S 55% · V 98%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 25% · Y 55% · K 2%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.68:1 vs white · 12.49:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FABC70 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.68:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.49:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #FABC70

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FABC70; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
Complementary
Analogous
Analogous
Triadic
Triadic
Split comp.
Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #FABC70

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #FABC70.

How #FABC70 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#FABC70
Protanopia#C8C86F
Protanomaly#DEC470
Deuteranopia#D3D36C
Deuteranomaly#E4CA6E
Tritanopia#FFB5B5
Tritanomaly#FDB89E
Achromatopsia#C8C8C8

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FABC70 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-fabc70: #FABC70;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FABC70;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-fabc70': '#FABC70' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.980, green: 0.737, blue: 0.439)
Android XML<color name="color_fabc70">#FABC70</color>
SVG fillfill="#FABC70"

More Orange Colors

#FABC70 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#FABC70 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FABC70?

#FABC70 is a light orange — rgb(250, 188, 112) in RGB and hsl(33, 93%, 71%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Topaz (#FFC87C), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.01.

What is the RGB value of #FABC70?

#FABC70 is rgb(250, 188, 112) — red 250, green 188, and blue 112 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FABC70?

#FABC70 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 25%, 55%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FABC70 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FABC70 scores 1.68:1 against white and 12.49:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FABC70 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FABC70 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is sandybrown (#F4A460) at a CIE76 distance of 10.83, which is visibly different.

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