Close to Sunflower
#FAC511
#FAC511 is a mid-tone, vivid yellow, close to the color Sunflower. In RGB it’s made of 98% red, 77.3% green, and 6.7% blue. Its hue is 46°, with 96% saturation and 52% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #FAC511.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
1.61:1 FailBlack text on this color
13.06:1 AAAThis color as text on white
1.61:1 FailThis color as text on black
13.06:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #FAC511 as they’d see it.
#FAC511 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #FAC511
What color is #FAC511?
#FAC511 is a mid-tone, vivid yellow, close to the color Sunflower. In RGB it’s made of 98% red, 77.3% green, and 6.7% blue. Its hue is 46°, with 96% saturation and 52% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #FAC511 in RGB?
#FAC511 is rgb(250, 197, 17): 250 red, 197 green, and 17 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #FAC511 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 21, 93, 2). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #FAC511?
PANTONE 7548 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #FAC511?
Its complement #D0C5FD gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.