HEX atlas value

#F2D70D

#F2D70D is a warm yellow HEX color close to Safety Yellow. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 242, 215, 13, HSL 53, 90%, 50%, has luminance 0.6751, and belongs to the vibrant group.

yellow warm vibrant

#F2D70D Sample readable text

HEX #F2D70D

RGB rgb(242, 215, 13)

HSL hsl(53 90% 50%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 11, 95, 5)

Luminance 0.6751

Contrast Black 14.5:1White 1.45:1

CSS

--color-f2d70d: #F2D70D;
.background-f2d70d { background-color: #F2D70D; }
.text-f2d70d { color: #F2D70D; }

Luminance0.6751

Black text14.5:1AA Pass

White text1.45:1AA 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":"#F2D70D","rgb":[242,215,13],"hsl":[53,90,50],"cmyk":[0,11,95,5],"luminance":0.6751,"contrast":{"black":14.5,"white":1.45}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":14.5,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.45,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#F7E664","hex":"#F7E664","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.46,"contrastWhite":1.28,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#FFE100","hex":"#FFE100","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.02,"contrastWhite":1.31,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#9AF20D","hex":"#9AF20D","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.08,"contrastWhite":1.39,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"School Bus Yellow","hex":"#FFD800","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.07,"contrastWhite":1.39,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Gold","hex":"#FFD700","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.97,"contrastWhite":1.4,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm yellow","vibrant","vibrant yellow","Safety 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/f2d70d.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/safety-yellow.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/citrine.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/gold.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#0D28F2","analogous":["#F2650D","#9AF20D"],"triadic":["#0DF2D7","#D70DF2"],"tetradic":["#0DF265","#0D28F2","#F20D9A"],"splitComplementary":["#0D9AF2","#650DF2"],"monochromatic":["#F7E664","#F2D70D","#9B8A08"]}

Variants

{"light":"#F7E664","dark":"#9B8A08","saturated":"#FFE100","desaturated":"#D6C229","pastel":"#EFE48F","neon":"#FFE629"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"safety-yellow","name":"Safety Yellow","hex":"#EED202","distance":12.727922061357855},{"slug":"citrine","name":"Citrine","hex":"#E4D00A","distance":15.937377450509228},{"slug":"gold","name":"Gold","hex":"#FFD700","distance":18.384776310850235},{"slug":"school-bus-yellow","name":"School Bus Yellow","hex":"#FFD800","distance":18.411952639521967},{"slug":"cyber-yellow","name":"Cyber Yellow","hex":"#FFD300","distance":18.81488772222678}]

HEX meaning and use

About #F2D70D

#F2D70D is classified as a warm yellow value with vibrant visual character. #F2D70D is visually closest to Safety Yellow, a named yellow color with HEX #EED202.

The RGB channels are 242, 215, and 13, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 53deg 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 0.6751, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 12.73, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text14.5:1AA Pass

White text1.45:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #F2D70D needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000014.5:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.45:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#F7E664#000000 text · best 16.46:1#F7E664

#FFE100#000000 text · best 16.02:1#FFE100

#9AF20D#000000 text · best 15.08:1#9AF20D

School Bus Yellow#000000 text · best 15.07:1#FFD800

Gold#000000 text · best 14.97:1#FFD700

Generated Palette

#F2D70D#F2D70D

#0D28F2#0D28F2

#F2650D#F2650D

#9AF20D#9AF20D

#F7E664#F7E664

#9B8A08#9B8A08

Color Harmonies

#0D28F2#0D28F2

#F2650D#F2650D

#9AF20D#9AF20D

#0DF2D7#0DF2D7

#D70DF2#D70DF2

Variants

#F7E664#F7E664

#9B8A08#9B8A08

#FFE100#FFE100

#D6C229#D6C229

#EFE48F#EFE48F

#FFE629#FFE629

Nearest Named Colors

Safety Yellow#EED202

Citrine#E4D00A

Gold#FFD700

School Bus Yellow#FFD800

Cyber Yellow#FFD300

#F2D70D

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #F2D70D

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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