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#FACA6B Color

#FACA6B is rgb(250, 202, 107) in RGB, hsl(40, 93%, 70%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 19%, 57%, 2%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Lanzones (#E0BC5B), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.74. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FACA6B
HEX#FACA6B
RGBrgb(250, 202, 107)
HSLhsl(40, 93%, 70%)
HSVhsv(40, 57%, 98%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 19%, 57%, 2%)
OKLCHoklch(86.2% 0.126 82.8)
LABlab(84.23% 9.82 53.39)
LCHlch(84.23% 54.28 79.58)

What #FACA6B 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 #FACA6B, 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 yellow in the library.

#FACA6B Channel Values

How #FACA6B 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 202 · B 1078-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 40° · S 93% · L 70%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 40° · S 57% · V 98%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 19% · Y 57% · K 2%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.53:1 vs white · 13.73:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FACA6B 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 text1.53:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text13.73:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #FACA6B

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FACA6B; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #FACA6B

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 #FACA6B.

How #FACA6B 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#FACA6B
Protanopia#D3D36A
Protanomaly#E4D06B
Deuteranopia#DBDB67
Deuteranomaly#E8D569
Tritanopia#FFC1C1
Tritanomaly#FEC5A6
Achromatopsia#D1D1D1

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FACA6B in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-faca6b: #FACA6B;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FACA6B;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-faca6b': '#FACA6B' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.980, green: 0.792, blue: 0.420)
Android XML<color name="color_faca6b">#FACA6B</color>
SVG fillfill="#FACA6B"

More Yellow Colors

#FACA6B sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#FACA6B Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FACA6B?

#FACA6B is a light yellow — rgb(250, 202, 107) in RGB and hsl(40, 93%, 70%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Lanzones (#E0BC5B), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.74.

What is the RGB value of #FACA6B?

#FACA6B is rgb(250, 202, 107) — red 250, green 202, and blue 107 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FACA6B?

#FACA6B converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 19%, 57%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FACA6B be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FACA6B scores 1.53:1 against white and 13.73:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FACA6B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FACA6B 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 khaki (#F0E68C) at a CIE76 distance of 18.69, which is visibly different.

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