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#fac752

a light, electric yellow · warm · closest name: Gold

RGB
250, 199, 82
HSL
42°, 94%, 65%
CMYK
0, 20, 67, 2
Luminance
0.6178

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #fac752 is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#fac752
Hue
42°
yellow
Saturation
94%
electric
Lightness
65%
light
Brightness
98%
HSV value
Perceived
81%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.6178
WCAG relative
Temperature
Warm
10/100 cool
Color family
Yellow
Tone
Electric
Best ink
Black
13.36:1
Closest name
Gold
ΔE2000 8
Where it sits
Hue42° of 360°
Saturation94%
Lightness65%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool10% cool

Reads warm. Warm and cool siblings keep the same lightness, so you can swap one in without redoing your contrast maths.

Every format

HEX#fac752
RGBrgb(250, 199, 82)
HSLhsl(42, 94%, 65%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 20%, 67%, 2%)
LABlab(82.8 6.3 63.3)
LCHlch(82.8 63.6 84.3)
OKLCHoklch(0.854 0.143 85.0)
Decimal16435026
Display P3color(display-p3 0.980 0.780 0.322)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #fac752;
background-color: #fac752;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#fac752] bg-[#fac752]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #fac752;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.980, green: 0.780, blue: 0.322)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#fac752")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFFFAC752)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(82, 199, 250)

Best text color

Only one of black and white can be right. This is the one, with the number that proves it.

Readable at a glance#000000 on #fac752 · 13.36:1
Use #000000AAA at every size.
Aa
White text · 1.57:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 13.36:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Reading the other direction: #fac752 as text scores 1.57:1 on white and 13.36:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#fac752 on white: 1.57:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#fac752 on black: 13.36:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #DEC644
deuteranopia · #EAD457
tritanopia · #FFB6AE

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #fac752 is pinned to step 400; the rest hold its hue and let saturation ease off at the extremes so the pale end never turns neon.

#FDFAF2
#FBF4E4
#FAE9C2
#FCDC92
#fac752
#F9B825
#EEA807
#C68C06
#9F7005
#725208
#473305
Base = 400Lightest = 50 · #FDFAF2Darkest = 950 · #473305
:root {
  --brand-50: #FDFAF2;
  --brand-100: #FBF4E4;
  --brand-200: #FAE9C2;
  --brand-300: #FCDC92;
  --brand-400: #fac752;
  --brand-500: #F9B825;
  --brand-600: #EEA807;
  --brand-700: #C68C06;
  --brand-800: #9F7005;
  --brand-900: #725208;
  --brand-950: #473305;
  --brand: #fac752;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #fac752

Not a palette — a role sheet. Each swatch answers one question you will hit while building the component.

Text on it#000000
Black wins here
Surface#FAF9F4
Tinted page background
Border#EDDFC0
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#9B834B
Captions on the surface
Accent#0170CB
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#7C5704
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#FEF7E6
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#241F14
Dark-mode background
Light mode
Everything in its place

Surface, border, heading and body all derive from this one hue, so the screen stays coherent without a second palette.

Primary actionSecondaryBadge
Dark mode
Same hue, inverted

Lightness flips, hue holds. The accent stays the anchor in both themes.

Primary actionSecondaryAccent

How to use #fac752

Derived from its contrast, chroma and lightness — not from taste.

Works well for
  • Text and icons on dark surfaces
  • Primary buttons and calls to action
  • Focus rings, active and selected states
  • Card and section backgrounds
  • Brand accents, badges and data highlights
Use with care
  • Text of any size on white — fails WCAG AA
  • Full-page backgrounds — tiring over long sessions
  • White text placed on it
  • Thin strokes and 1px borders — they disappear on light UI
  • Pairing with a same-lightness hue — edges vibrate

Similar colors

One move away from this hex in each direction. Every swatch is its own page.

Color relationships

The wheel positions with their names attached, so you can grab the one you actually need.

Complementary#5285FA
Analogous left#FA7352
Analogous right#D9FA52
Split-complement 1#52D9FA
Split-complement 2#7352FA
Triadic 1#52FAC7
Triadic 2#C752FA
Tetradic#52FA73

RGB percentages

Red98.0%
Green78.0%
Blue32.2%

CMYK percentages

Cyan0.0%
Magenta20.4%
Yellow67.2%
Key (black)2.0%

Color previews

#fac752 text on a black background

contrast 13.36:1

Card sample

#fac752 text on a white background

contrast 1.57:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #fac752;
Background color
Panel with #fac752 background
background-color: #fac752;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #fac752;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(250, 199, 82, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(250, 199, 82, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #fac752;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fac752, #BDFA52);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #fac752

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Ranked with CIEDE2000 across all 139 CSS keywords. Under ΔE 2 the eye stops telling them apart; over ΔE 10 they are plainly different colors.

#fac752 in the real world

Where a color in this family tends to land, and the interface roles it is usually asked to play.

Industries
RetailLeisureEnergyWarning systems
Common UI roles
SurfacesBadgesHighlightsEmpty states
Print note

Sits outside most CMYK gamuts — expect a duller press result, or specify a spot ink.

#fac752, answered

What color is #fac752?

#fac752 is a light electric yellow, closest to Gold (ΔE2000 8). It sits at 42° on the hue wheel with 94% saturation and 65% lightness, which reads as warm.

What is the RGB value of #fac752?

rgb(250, 199, 82) — 250 red, 199 green and 82 blue out of 255, or 98% / 78% / 32.2% by channel.

Is #fac752 a light or a dark color?

It is a light color. Relative luminance is 0.6178 and perceived brightness is 81%, so black text on it reaches 13.36:1.

Should I use black or white text on #fac752?

Black. It scores 13.36:1 against #fac752, versus 1.57:1 for white — AAA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #fac752?

#5285FA sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #52D9FA and #7352FA, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #fac752?

For interface work: #FAF9F4 as the surface, #EDDFC0 for borders, #9B834B for secondary text, #0170CB as an accent and #7C5704 for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #FA7352 and #D9FA52 stays calm, while #5285FA is the loudest partner.

What is #fac752 in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(0%, 20%, 67%, 2%). This is a screen-to-ink approximation — a color this saturated sits outside most CMYK gamuts and will print duller than it looks here.

Is #fac752 warm or cool?

Warm — it scores 10 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #FAAC52; nudged cooler, #F1FC50.

Work with #fac752 in the Color Lab