HEX atlas value

#F2C40D

#F2C40D is a warm yellow HEX color close to Industrial Yellow. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 242, 196, 13, HSL 48, 90%, 50%, has luminance 0.5839, and belongs to the vibrant group.

yellow warm vibrant

#F2C40D Sample readable text

HEX #F2C40D

RGB rgb(242, 196, 13)

HSL hsl(48 90% 50%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 19, 95, 5)

Luminance 0.5839

Contrast Black 12.68:1White 1.66:1

CSS

--color-f2c40d: #F2C40D;
.background-f2c40d { background-color: #F2C40D; }
.text-f2c40d { color: #F2C40D; }

Luminance0.5839

Black text12.68:1AA Pass

White text1.66:1AA Fail

hexCanonical HEX value

rgbRed, green, blue channels

hslHue, saturation, lightness

cmykApproximate print conversion

wcagAA and AAA contrast options

harmoniesMathematical harmony sets

variantsGenerated tone variants

nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors

Structured sections

Color systems

{"hex":"#F2C40D","rgb":[242,196,13],"hsl":[48,90,50],"cmyk":[0,19,95,5],"luminance":0.5839,"contrast":{"black":12.68,"white":1.66}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"AAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":12.68,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.66,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#ADF20D","hex":"#ADF20D","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.48,"contrastWhite":1.36,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#F7D964","hex":"#F7D964","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.06,"contrastWhite":1.39,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Caution Yellow","hex":"#FFCC00","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.89,"contrastWhite":1.51,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Safety Yellow","hex":"#EED202","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.85,"contrastWhite":1.52,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Citrine","hex":"#E4D00A","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.33,"contrastWhite":1.58,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm yellow","vibrant","vibrant yellow","Industrial Yellow adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","high-energy accents","highlight and warning systems"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/f2c40d.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/industrial-yellow.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/honey.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/sunflower.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#0D3BF2","analogous":["#F2520D","#ADF20D"],"triadic":["#0DF2C4","#C40DF2"],"tetradic":["#0DF252","#0D3BF2","#F20DAD"],"splitComplementary":["#0DADF2","#520DF2"],"monochromatic":["#F7D964","#F2C40D","#9B7E08"]}

Variants

{"light":"#F7D964","dark":"#9B7E08","saturated":"#FFCC00","desaturated":"#D6B429","pastel":"#EFDC8F","neon":"#FFD429"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"industrial-yellow","name":"Industrial Yellow","hex":"#F3C300","distance":13.076696830622021},{"slug":"honey","name":"Honey","hex":"#FFC30B","distance":13.19090595827292},{"slug":"sunflower","name":"Sunflower","hex":"#FFC512","distance":13.96424004376894},{"slug":"safety-yellow","name":"Safety Yellow","hex":"#EED202","distance":18.24828759089466},{"slug":"citrine","name":"Citrine","hex":"#E4D00A","distance":18.681541692269406}]

HEX meaning and use

About #F2C40D

#F2C40D is classified as a warm yellow value with vibrant visual character. #F2C40D is visually closest to Industrial Yellow, a named yellow color with HEX #F3C300.

The RGB channels are 242, 196, and 13, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 48deg with 90% saturation and 50% lightness, so this page treats it as a high-saturation, mid-lightness atlas color rather than a generic swatch.

According to Colors Encyclopedia, this HEX value works best for color conversion, WCAG contrast checks, CSS color tokens, and high-energy accents. Its luminance is 0.5839, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 13.08, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text12.68:1AA Pass

White text1.66:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A, #36454F.

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #F2C40D needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000012.68:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.66:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#ADF20D#000000 text · best 15.48:1#ADF20D

#F7D964#000000 text · best 15.06:1#F7D964

Caution Yellow#000000 text · best 13.89:1#FFCC00

Safety Yellow#000000 text · best 13.85:1#EED202

Citrine#000000 text · best 13.33:1#E4D00A

Generated Palette

#F2C40D#F2C40D

#0D3BF2#0D3BF2

#F2520D#F2520D

#ADF20D#ADF20D

#F7D964#F7D964

#9B7E08#9B7E08

Color Harmonies

#0D3BF2#0D3BF2

#F2520D#F2520D

#ADF20D#ADF20D

#0DF2C4#0DF2C4

#C40DF2#C40DF2

Variants

#F7D964#F7D964

#9B7E08#9B7E08

Caution Yellow#FFCC00

#D6B429#D6B429

#EFDC8F#EFDC8F

#FFD429#FFD429

Nearest Named Colors

Industrial Yellow#F3C300

Honey#FFC30B

Sunflower#FFC512

Safety Yellow#EED202

Citrine#E4D00A

#F2C40D

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #F2C40D

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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