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#FACF6B Color

#FACF6B is rgb(250, 207, 107) in RGB, hsl(42, 93%, 70%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 17%, 57%, 2%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Orange-yellow (Crayola) (#F8D568), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.9. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FACF6B
HEX#FACF6B
RGBrgb(250, 207, 107)
HSLhsl(42, 93%, 70%)
HSVhsv(42, 57%, 98%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 17%, 57%, 2%)
OKLCHoklch(87.2% 0.128 86.3)
LABlab(85.45% 7.37 54.77)
LCHlch(85.45% 55.26 82.33)

What #FACF6B 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 #FACF6B, 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.

#FACF6B Channel Values

How #FACF6B 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 207 · B 1078-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 42° · S 93% · L 70%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 42° · S 57% · V 98%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 17% · Y 57% · K 2%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.48:1 vs white · 14.2:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FACF6B 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 text1.48:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text14.2:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #FACF6B

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FACF6B; 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.
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Tints & Shades of #FACF6B

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 #FACF6B.

How #FACF6B 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#FACF6B
Protanopia#D7D76A
Protanomaly#E6D46B
Deuteranopia#DEDE68
Deuteranomaly#EAD869
Tritanopia#FFC6C6
Tritanomaly#FECAA9
Achromatopsia#D4D4D4

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FACF6B in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-facf6b: #FACF6B;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FACF6B;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-facf6b': '#FACF6B' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.980, green: 0.812, blue: 0.420)
Android XML<color name="color_facf6b">#FACF6B</color>
SVG fillfill="#FACF6B"

More Yellow Colors

#FACF6B sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#FACF6B Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FACF6B?

#FACF6B is a light yellow — rgb(250, 207, 107) in RGB and hsl(42, 93%, 70%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Orange-yellow (Crayola) (#F8D568), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.9.

What is the RGB value of #FACF6B?

#FACF6B is rgb(250, 207, 107) — red 250, green 207, and blue 107 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FACF6B?

#FACF6B converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 17%, 57%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FACF6B be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FACF6B scores 1.48:1 against white and 14.2:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FACF6B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FACF6B 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 17.05, which is visibly different.

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