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#FAC02F — Vivid Yellow

#FAC02F is a yellow color we call Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color GoldenRod (#DAA520). It belongs to the yellow family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: goldenrod (#DAA520) — not an exact match. CSS goldenrod gives you #DAA520, a different color; use #FAC02F when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#FAC02F is a warm yellow color associated with optimism, attention and cheer. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #2E68FA; it also sits naturally between #FA5A2E and #CEFA2E. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#FAC02F · RGB 250, 192, 47

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Color values

HEX#FAC02F
RGB250, 192, 47
HSL43°, 95%, 58%
HSV43°, 81%, 98%
CMYK0%, 23%, 81%, 2%
XYZ58.79, 58.23, 10.83
Yxy58.23, 0.4598, 0.4555
CIE-Lab80.87, 8.48, 74.34
Hunter Lab76.31, 8.18, 42.42

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 98% · Green 75% · Blue 18%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 23% · Yellow 81% · Key 2%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

Sample text in #FAC02F on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #FAC02F on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #FAC02F

.text { color: #FAC02F; }
.background { background-color: #FAC02F; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FAC02F; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(250, 192, 47); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(43, 95%, 58%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FAC02F; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(250, 192, 47, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FAC02F; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(250, 192, 47, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FAC02F">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FAC02F">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FAC02F

#F9B815#EAA906#D19705#B38205#9A7004#815E03#634803#4B3602#2D2001#140E01

Tints of #FAC02F

#FAC642#FBCC56#FBD065#FCD679#FCDC8D#FDE2A1#FDE8B4#FDEDC3#FEF3D7#FEF9EB

Tones of #FAC02F

#EBB93D#DDB34B#CEAD5A#C0A768#B1A077#A39A85

Color harmonies

Complementary — #2E68FA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.66:1 Fails
Against black text12.65:1 AAA

Best text color on #FAC02F: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FAC02F

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #FAC02F: ·

How #FAC02F looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #E1E052Deuteranopia · #E4E95BTritanopia · #F76E74

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Material Amber 500 · #FFC107Bootstrap warning · #FFC107Tailwind yellow 500 · #EAB308

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #FAC02F rather than the exact color:

Palette F5f5dc
#F5F5DC · #FBC02D · #FF8F00 · #C62828
Modern Ruby Twilight
#091621 · #FBC42D · #F84C64 · #F99A3F
Palette 3db2ff
#3DB2FF · #FFEDDA · #FFB830 · #FF2442
Palette 0c356a
#0C356A · #0174BE · #FFC436 · #FFF0CE
Palette 191d88
#191D88 · #1450A3 · #337CCF · #FFC436
Palette Fcc737
#FCC737 · #F26B0F · #E73879 · #7E1891

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#FBC02D#FBC42D#FFB830#FFC436#FCC737#F9C224#F8CB2E#FAB532#F5B52E#F9B637#FFB534#FDCB36

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FAC02E  ·  #FAC030 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FAC02F?

#FAC02F is Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 250, 192, 47). Its closest standard named color is GoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FAC02F?

#FAC02F is RGB 250, 192, 47 — HSL 43°, 95%, 58% — CMYK 0%, 23%, 81%, 2%.

What colors go with #FAC02F?

Its complement is #2E68FA; analogous partners are #FA5A2E and #CEFA2E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FAC02F for text?

Black text on #FAC02F has a contrast ratio of 12.65:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.66:1.