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#FAD46B Color

#FAD46B is rgb(250, 212, 107) in RGB, hsl(44, 93%, 70%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 15%, 57%, 2%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Orange-yellow (Crayola) (#F8D568), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.97. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FAD46B
HEX#FAD46B
RGBrgb(250, 212, 107)
HSLhsl(44, 93%, 70%)
HSVhsv(44, 57%, 98%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 15%, 57%, 2%)
OKLCHoklch(88.2% 0.131 89.7)
LABlab(86.68% 4.94 56.15)
LCHlch(86.68% 56.36 84.97)

What #FAD46B 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 #FAD46B, 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.

#FAD46B Channel Values

How #FAD46B 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 212 · B 1078-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 44° · S 93% · L 70%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 44° · S 57% · V 98%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 15% · Y 57% · K 2%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.43:1 vs white · 14.69:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FAD46B 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 text1.43:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text14.69:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #FAD46B

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FAD46B; 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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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #FAD46B

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 #FAD46B.

How #FAD46B 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#FAD46B
Protanopia#DBDB6B
Protanomaly#E8D86B
Deuteranopia#E2E268
Deuteranomaly#ECDC69
Tritanopia#FFCACA
Tritanomaly#FECEAC
Achromatopsia#D8D8D8

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FAD46B in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-fad46b: #FAD46B;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FAD46B;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-fad46b': '#FAD46B' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.980, green: 0.831, blue: 0.420)
Android XML<color name="color_fad46b">#FAD46B</color>
SVG fillfill="#FAD46B"

More Yellow Colors

#FAD46B sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#FAD46B Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FAD46B?

#FAD46B is a light yellow — rgb(250, 212, 107) in RGB and hsl(44, 93%, 70%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Orange-yellow (Crayola) (#F8D568), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.97.

What is the RGB value of #FAD46B?

#FAD46B is rgb(250, 212, 107) — red 250, green 212, and blue 107 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FAD46B?

#FAD46B converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 15%, 57%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FAD46B be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FAD46B scores 1.43:1 against white and 14.69:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FAD46B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FAD46B 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 15.84, which is visibly different.

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