Palettes / Colors / #FAEB17

#FAEB17 — Vivid Yellow

#FAEB17 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 #FAEB17 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.

#FAEB17 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 #1928FA; it also sits naturally between #FA7B19 and #99FA19. 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 92% · Blue 9%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 6% · Yellow 91% · Key 2%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FAEB17

.text { color: #FAEB17; }
.background { background-color: #FAEB17; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FAEB17; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(250, 235, 23); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(56, 96%, 54%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FAEB17; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(250, 235, 23, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FAEB17; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(250, 235, 23, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FAEB17">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FAEB17">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FAEB17

Tints of #FAEB17

Tones of #FAEB17

Color harmonies

Complementary — #1928FA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FAEB17: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FAEB17

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 #FAEB17 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 #FAEB17 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

← #FAEB16  ·  #FAEB18 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FAEB17?

#FAEB17 is Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 250, 235, 23). Its closest standard named color is Gold.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FAEB17?

#FAEB17 is RGB 250, 235, 23 — HSL 56°, 96%, 54% — CMYK 0%, 6%, 91%, 2%.

What colors go with #FAEB17?

Its complement is #1928FA; analogous partners are #FA7B19 and #99FA19. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FAEB17 for text?

Black text on #FAEB17 has a contrast ratio of 16.96:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.24:1.