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Royal Yellow

#FADA5E

Conversions

HEX#FADA5E

RGBrgb(250, 218, 94)

HSLhsl(48, 94%, 67%)

HSVhsv(48, 62%, 98%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 13%, 62%, 2%)

Copy CSS

color: #fada5e;
/* rgb  */ color: rgb(250, 218, 94);
/* hsl  */ color: hsl(48, 94%, 67%);

Contrast

On whiteFail · 1.38 : 1

On ink blackPass · 13.90 : 1

Shades

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Pairings

About Royal Yellow

Royal Yellow is the hex color #FADA5E, which translates to rgb(250, 218, 94) in RGB and hsl(48, 94%, 67%) in HSL. On the color wheel it sits at 48 degrees, with a saturation of 94 percent and a lightness of 67 percent. That combination gives Royal Yellow a saturated mid tone: strong enough for buttons and links, still calm enough for larger areas.

How Royal Yellow compares

The closest standard CSS keyword is khaki (#F0E68C), a CIE76 distance of 19.6 away in CIELAB. That is a visible difference, so the keyword is not a substitute here. In the Tailwind CSS 4.3.1 palette the nearest token is yellow-200 (#FFF085), at a distance of 13.5. Inside this library the closest neighbour is Mustard at 3.6. Sorted by lightness, Royal Yellow is number 11 of the 18 yellow colors here.

Text on Royal Yellow

2 of the five common text colors below clear WCAG AA for normal text on Royal Yellow, led by Ink black at 13.90:1. The ratios are computed with the WCAG relative luminance formula, the same one the contrast checker uses, which opens with Royal Yellow already loaded as the background.

Contrast of common text colors on Royal Yellow. AA normal text needs 4.5:1, AA large text and non-text elements need 3:1, AAA normal text needs 7:1.
Text color	Ratio	AA normal	AA large	AAA normal
White #FFFFFF	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Ink black #0F0F12	13.90:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Mid grey #6B7280	3.51:1	Fail	Pass	Fail
Dark grey #374151	7.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Light grey #E5E7EB	1.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

Building a palette around Royal Yellow

The pairings above give you three classic starting points. The complementary color sits opposite on the wheel and works well as an accent that draws the eye. The analogous colors sit right beside Royal Yellow for calmer, harmonious combinations. The triadic pair spaces three hues evenly for a balanced, energetic palette. Open any swatch to explore it as its own color.

Full values for Royal Yellow

Format	Value
HEX	#FADA5E
RGB	rgb(250, 218, 94)
HSL	hsl(48, 94%, 67%)
HSV	hsv(48, 62%, 98%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 13%, 62%, 2%)
OKLCH	oklch(89.24% 0.1454 94.78)
CIELAB	lab(87.62 -2.72 63.39)

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Last updated 5 August 2026 by FusionStudios. Every value on this page is computed by the same functions the tools use. How this is calculated.