Palettes / Colors / #FAC506
#FAC506 — Vivid Yellow
#FAC506 is a yellow color we call Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color Gold (#FFD700). It belongs to the yellow family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: gold (#FFD700) — not an exact match. CSS gold gives you #FFD700, a different color; use #FAC506 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.
#FAC506 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 #053AFA; it also sits naturally between #FA4A05 and #B5FA05. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #FAC506 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 250, 197, 6 |
| HSL | 47°, 96%, 50% |
| HSV | 47°, 98%, 98% |
| CMYK | 0%, 21%, 98%, 2% |
| XYZ | 59.42, 60.27, 8.67 |
| Yxy | 60.27, 0.4629, 0.4695 |
| CIE-Lab | 81.98, 5.19, 82.88 |
| Hunter Lab | 77.63, 5.00, 45.17 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 98% · Green 77% · Blue 2%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 21% · Yellow 98% · Key 2%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #FAC506
.text { color: #FAC506; }
.background { background-color: #FAC506; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FAC506; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(250, 197, 6); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(47, 96%, 50%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FAC506; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(250, 197, 6, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FAC506; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(250, 197, 6, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#FAC506">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FAC506">Div content here</div>
Shades of #FAC506
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #053AFA:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.61:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 13.05:1 AAA |
Best text color on #FAC506: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FAC506
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #FAC506: ·
How #FAC506 looks with color blindness
Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:
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:
Palettes with a similar color
These palettes use a close neighbour of #FAC506 rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #FAC506?
#FAC506 is Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 250, 197, 6). Its closest standard named color is Gold.
What is the RGB and HSL of #FAC506?
#FAC506 is RGB 250, 197, 6 — HSL 47°, 96%, 50% — CMYK 0%, 21%, 98%, 2%.
What colors go with #FAC506?
Its complement is #053AFA; analogous partners are #FA4A05 and #B5FA05. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #FAC506 for text?
Black text on #FAC506 has a contrast ratio of 13.05:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.61:1.