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#FADD6B Color

#FADD6B is rgb(250, 221, 107) in RGB, hsl(48, 93%, 70%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 12%, 57%, 2%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Shandy (#FFE670), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.54. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FADD6B
HEX#FADD6B
RGBrgb(250, 221, 107)
HSLhsl(48, 93%, 70%)
HSVhsv(48, 57%, 98%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 12%, 57%, 2%)
OKLCHoklch(90% 0.137 95.2)
LABlab(88.92% 0.60 58.63)
LCHlch(88.92% 58.64 89.41)

What #FADD6B 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 #FADD6B, 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.

#FADD6B Channel Values

How #FADD6B 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 221 · B 1078-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 48° · S 93% · L 70%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 48° · S 57% · V 98%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 12% · Y 57% · K 2%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.34:1 vs white · 15.62:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FADD6B 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 text1.34:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text15.62:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #FADD6B in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #FADD6B

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FADD6B; 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 #FADD6B

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 #FADD6B.

How #FADD6B 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#FADD6B
Protanopia#E2E26B
Protanomaly#ECE06B
Deuteranopia#E7E769
Deuteranomaly#EFE36A
Tritanopia#FFD3D3
Tritanomaly#FFD7B3
Achromatopsia#DEDEDE

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FADD6B in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-fadd6b: #FADD6B;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FADD6B;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-fadd6b': '#FADD6B' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.980, green: 0.867, blue: 0.420)
Android XML<color name="color_fadd6b">#FADD6B</color>
SVG fillfill="#FADD6B"

More Yellow Colors

#FADD6B sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#FADD6B Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FADD6B?

#FADD6B is a light yellow — rgb(250, 221, 107) in RGB and hsl(48, 93%, 70%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Shandy (#FFE670), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.54.

What is the RGB value of #FADD6B?

#FADD6B is rgb(250, 221, 107) — red 250, green 221, and blue 107 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FADD6B?

#FADD6B converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 12%, 57%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FADD6B be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FADD6B scores 1.34:1 against white and 15.62:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FADD6B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FADD6B 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 15.08, which is visibly different.

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