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#FABE42 closest to Vibrant Honey

#FABE42 is a light, vivid yellow; the closest named color is Vibrant Honey. In the RGB color model it is made of 98.0% red, 74.5% green and 25.9% blue (rgb(250, 190, 66)). Its HSL value is 40° hue, 95% saturation and 62% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 74% yellow and 2% black. #FABE42 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 12.51:1.

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Variations of #FABE42

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#FABE42 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#FABE42 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #FABE42 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 90% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #E5CE47
  • Protanopia 89% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D7BF2F
  • Protanomaly 92% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #E1C037
  • Deuteranopia 90% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #E5CE47
  • Deuteranomaly 94% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #EBC844
  • Tritanopia 74% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #FFACA5
  • Tritanomaly 88% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #FFB77C
  • Achromatopsia 70% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #C8C8C8
  • Achromatomaly 76% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #D6C5B2

#FABE42 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.68:1 Very poor#FABE42 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
12.51:1 Super#FABE42 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#FABE42 in CSS

/* Vibrant Honey */
.color { color: #FABE42; }
.background { background-color: #FABE42; }
.border { border: 1px solid #FABE42; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(250 190 66);
color: hsl(40 95% 62%);
color: oklch(0.836 0.150 81.6);

#FABE42 FAQ

What color is #FABE42?

#FABE42 is a light, vivid yellow. Its closest named color is Vibrant Honey. It belongs to the yellow color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #FABE42?

#FABE42 is rgb(250, 190, 66) in RGB, hsl(40, 95%, 62%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 24%, 74%, 2%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #FABE42?

The complementary color of #FABE42 is #427EFA, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #FABE42?

Black text has the best contrast on #FABE42: 12.51:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #FABE42 a warm or cool color?

#FABE42 is a warm color.