Palettes / Colors / #FAC71E

#FAC71E — Vivid Yellow

#FAC71E 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 #FAC71E 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.

#FAC71E 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 #1E51FA; it also sits naturally between #FA591E and #C0FA1E. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 98% · Green 78% · Blue 12%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 20% · Yellow 88% · Key 2%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FAC71E

.text { color: #FAC71E; }
.background { background-color: #FAC71E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FAC71E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(250, 199, 30); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(46, 96%, 55%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FAC71E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(250, 199, 30, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FAC71E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(250, 199, 30, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FAC71E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FAC71E">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FAC71E

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #1E51FA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FAC71E: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FAC71E

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:

How #FAC71E 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 #FAC71E rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FAC71D  ·  #FAC71F →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FAC71E?

#FAC71E is Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 250, 199, 30). Its closest standard named color is Gold.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FAC71E?

#FAC71E is RGB 250, 199, 30 — HSL 46°, 96%, 55% — CMYK 0%, 20%, 88%, 2%.

What colors go with #FAC71E?

Its complement is #1E51FA; analogous partners are #FA591E and #C0FA1E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FAC71E for text?

Black text on #FAC71E has a contrast ratio of 13.25:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.58:1.