Close to Butter
#FAFA73
#FAFA73 is a light, vivid yellow, close to the color Butter. In RGB it’s made of 98% red, 98% green, and 45.1% blue. Its hue is 60°, with 93% saturation and 72% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Tints, shades & tones
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #FAFA73.
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.
Open in the palette creator →Contrast & readability
WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
1.11:1 FailBlack text on this color
18.99:1 AAAThis color as text on white
1.11:1 FailThis color as text on black
18.99:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #FAFA73 as they’d see it.
#FAFA73 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
On a dark background
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Questions about #FAFA73
What color is #FAFA73?
#FAFA73 is a light, vivid yellow, close to the color Butter. In RGB it’s made of 98% red, 98% green, and 45.1% blue. Its hue is 60°, with 93% saturation and 72% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #FAFA73 in RGB?
#FAFA73 is rgb(250, 250, 115): 250 red, 250 green, and 115 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #FAFA73 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 0, 54, 2). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #FAFA73?
PANTONE 386 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #FAFA73?
Its complement #F4F2FF gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.