Palettes / Colors / #FAC70D
#FAC70D — Vivid Yellow
#FAC70D 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 #FAC70D 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.
#FAC70D 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 #0F42FA; it also sits naturally between #FA520F and #B8FA0F. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #FAC70D |
|---|---|
| RGB | 250, 199, 13 |
| HSL | 47°, 96%, 52% |
| HSV | 47°, 95%, 98% |
| CMYK | 0%, 20%, 95%, 2% |
| XYZ | 59.92, 61.20, 9.04 |
| Yxy | 61.20, 0.4604, 0.4702 |
| CIE-Lab | 82.49, 4.22, 82.57 |
| Hunter Lab | 78.23, 4.06, 45.33 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 98% · Green 78% · Blue 5%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 20% · Yellow 95% · Key 2%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #FAC70D
.text { color: #FAC70D; }
.background { background-color: #FAC70D; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FAC70D; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(250, 199, 13); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(47, 96%, 52%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FAC70D; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(250, 199, 13, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FAC70D; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(250, 199, 13, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#FAC70D">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FAC70D">Div content here</div>
Shades of #FAC70D
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Tones of #FAC70D
Color harmonies
Complementary — #0F42FA:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.59:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 13.24:1 AAA |
Best text color on #FAC70D: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FAC70D
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 #FAC70D: ·
How #FAC70D 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 #FAC70D 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 #FAC70D?
#FAC70D is Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 250, 199, 13). Its closest standard named color is Gold.
What is the RGB and HSL of #FAC70D?
#FAC70D is RGB 250, 199, 13 — HSL 47°, 96%, 52% — CMYK 0%, 20%, 95%, 2%.
What colors go with #FAC70D?
Its complement is #0F42FA; analogous partners are #FA520F and #B8FA0F. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #FAC70D for text?
Black text on #FAC70D has a contrast ratio of 13.24:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.59:1.