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#FAC031 — Vivid Yellow

#FAC031 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 #FAC031 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.

#FAC031 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 #336BFA; it also sits naturally between #FA5E33 and #CFFA33. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#FAC031 · RGB 250, 192, 49

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Color values

HEX#FAC031
RGB250, 192, 49
HSL43°, 95%, 59%
HSV43°, 80%, 98%
CMYK0%, 23%, 80%, 2%
XYZ58.83, 58.25, 11.05
Yxy58.25, 0.4592, 0.4546
CIE-Lab80.87, 8.54, 73.74
Hunter Lab76.32, 8.24, 42.25

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 98% · Green 75% · Blue 19%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 23% · Yellow 80% · Key 2%

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

Previews

Sample text in #FAC031 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #FAC031 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #FAC031

.text { color: #FAC031; }
.background { background-color: #FAC031; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FAC031; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(250, 192, 49); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(43, 95%, 59%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FAC031; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(250, 192, 49, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FAC031; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(250, 192, 49, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FAC031">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FAC031">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FAC031

#F9BA1A#EFAD06#D69B05#B88505#9F7304#815E03#684C03#4B3602#322401#140E01

Tints of #FAC031

#FAC747#FBCC56#FBD26A#FCD87E#FCDE92#FDE2A1#FDE8B4#FEEEC8#FEF3D7#FEF9EB

Tones of #FAC031

#EBBB42#DEB54F#CFAF5E#C1A96C#B3A37A#A59D88

Color harmonies

Complementary — #336BFA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

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

Best text color on #FAC031: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FAC031

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 #FAC031: ·

How #FAC031 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #E1E054Deuteranopia · #E4E95CTritanopia · #F76F75

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 · #FFC107Material Yellow 500 · #FFEB3B

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #FAC031 rather than the exact color:

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

Similar colors

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

#FBC02D#FBC42D#FFC436#FCC737#FFB830#FAB532#F8CB2E#F9B637#FDCB36#F5B52E#FFB534#FFB433

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FAC030  ·  #FAC032 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FAC031?

#FAC031 is Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 250, 192, 49). Its closest standard named color is GoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FAC031?

#FAC031 is RGB 250, 192, 49 — HSL 43°, 95%, 59% — CMYK 0%, 23%, 80%, 2%.

What colors go with #FAC031?

Its complement is #336BFA; analogous partners are #FA5E33 and #CFFA33. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FAC031 for text?

Black text on #FAC031 has a contrast ratio of 12.65:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.66:1.