Information about #FABD42 color

#FABD42 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#FABD42 falls into the Orange Color Family — Full Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(250, 189, 66) — 98% red, 74.1% green, 25.9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 24 / 72 / 2. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #FABD42 reads as a maximally vivid orange and floats near the light end of the scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Maximum Yellow Red (#F2BA49). Nearby in the Register you will also find Amur Cork Tree (#F3C13A) and Pastel Orange (#FFB347).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(250, 189, 66)), which gives #FABD42 its character. On this background, black text reaches a 12.4:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 1.7:1. This shade is reserved in the Register and is not available for naming.

#FABD42 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#FABD42 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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#FBCA67

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#FCD78D

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#FDE4B3

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#FEF1D9

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White

#FFFFFF

#FABD42 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#F6A606

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#B87C04

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#7B5303

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#3D2901

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Black

#000000

#FABD42 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#E6B249

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#D0A653

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#B79A5F

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#9C8D6E

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Grey

#808080

#FABD42 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#5AFA42

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#A4FA42

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#EDFA42

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Reserved

#FABD42
#FA7342

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#FA425A

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#FA42A4

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#FABD42 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
#FABD42
#FABD42

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#427FFA
#427FFA

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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
#FABD42
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#6142FA
#6142FA

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#42DBFA
#42DBFA

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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
#DBFA42
#DBFA42

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#FABD42
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#FA6142
#FA6142

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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
#FABD42
#FABD42

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#42FABD
#42FABD

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#BD42FA
#BD42FA

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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
#FABD42
#FABD42

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#7FFA42
#7FFA42

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#427FFA
#427FFA

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#BD42FA
#BD42FA

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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
#FABD42
#FABD42

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#42FA61
#42FA61

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#427FFA
#427FFA

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#FA42DB
#FA42DB

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Nearest named colors to #FABD42

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity.

Maximum Yellow Red color link
Maximum Yellow Red

#F2BA49

Amur Cork Tree color link
Amur Cork Tree

#F3C13A

Pastel Orange color link
Pastel Orange

#FFB347

Charger color link
Charger

#F9C24E

Butterscotch color link
Butterscotch

#FDB147

Chickadee color link
Chickadee

#FFC34D

Floral Leaf color link
Floral Leaf

#FFB94E

Teddy color link
Teddy

#EFC741

Rubber Duck color link
Rubber Duck

#FFB437

My Sin color link
My Sin

#FDAE45

Amber Orange color link
Amber Orange

#F2B046

Yellow Orange color link
Yellow Orange

#FFAE42

#FABD42 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#FABD42
  • RGB250, 189, 66
  • CMYK0, 24, 72, 2
  • CSSrgb(250, 189, 66)
  • HSL40°, 95%, 62%
  • HSL Precise40.109°, 94.845%, 61.961%
  • HSV40°, 74%, 98%
  • HSB40°, 74%, 98%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.980
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.741
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.259
  • GLSLvec3(0.980, 0.741, 0.259)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.980, 0.741, 0.259, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.980, 0.741, 0.259)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB98%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB74.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB25.9%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDFABD42
  • DECIMAL ID16432450
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers19 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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