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#FACB1E Color

#FACB1E is rgb(250, 203, 30) in RGB, hsl(47, 96%, 55%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 19%, 88%, 2%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Deep Lemon (#F5C71A), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.64. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FACB1E
HEX#FACB1E
RGBrgb(250, 203, 30)
HSLhsl(47, 96%, 55%)
HSVhsv(47, 88%, 98%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 19%, 88%, 2%)
OKLCHoklch(85.9% 0.171 91.2)
LABlab(84.05% 6.87 80.41)
LCHlch(84.05% 80.70 85.12)

What #FACB1E 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 #FACB1E, 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.

#FACB1E Channel Values

How #FACB1E 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 203 · B 308-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 47° · S 96% · L 55%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 47° · S 88% · V 98%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 19% · Y 88% · K 2%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.54:1 vs white · 13.63:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FACB1E 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 text1.54:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text13.63:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #FACB1E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FACB1E; 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
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #FACB1E

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 #FACB1E.

How #FACB1E 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#FACB1E
Protanopia#D4D41C
Protanomaly#E4D01D
Deuteranopia#DCDC0A
Deuteranomaly#E9D514
Tritanopia#FFBFBF
Tritanomaly#FFC499
Achromatopsia#D0D0D0

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FACB1E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-facb1e: #FACB1E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FACB1E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-facb1e': '#FACB1E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.980, green: 0.796, blue: 0.118)
Android XML<color name="color_facb1e">#FACB1E</color>
SVG fillfill="#FACB1E"

More Yellow Colors

#FACB1E sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#FACB1E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FACB1E?

#FACB1E is a mid-tone yellow — rgb(250, 203, 30) in RGB and hsl(47, 96%, 55%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Deep Lemon (#F5C71A), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.64.

What is the RGB value of #FACB1E?

#FACB1E is rgb(250, 203, 30) — red 250, green 203, and blue 30 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FACB1E?

#FACB1E converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 19%, 88%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FACB1E be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FACB1E scores 1.54:1 against white and 13.63:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FACB1E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FACB1E 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 gold (#FFD700) at a CIE76 distance of 8.07, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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