HEX atlas value

#F2E30D

#F2E30D is a warm yellow HEX color close to Golden Yellow. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 242, 227, 13, HSL 56, 90%, 50%, has luminance 0.7384, and belongs to the vibrant group.

yellow warm vibrant

#F2E30D Sample readable text

HEX #F2E30D

RGB rgb(242, 227, 13)

HSL hsl(56 90% 50%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 6, 95, 5)

Luminance 0.7384

Contrast Black 15.77:1White 1.33:1

CSS

--color-f2e30d: #F2E30D;
.background-f2e30d { background-color: #F2E30D; }
.text-f2e30d { color: #F2E30D; }

Luminance0.7384

Black text15.77:1AA Pass

White text1.33:1AA 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":"#F2E30D","rgb":[242,227,13],"hsl":[56,90,50],"cmyk":[0,6,95,5],"luminance":0.7384,"contrast":{"black":15.77,"white":1.33}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":15.77,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.33,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"Canary Yellow","hex":"#FFEF00","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.6,"contrastWhite":1.19,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#FFEE00","hex":"#FFEE00","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.48,"contrastWhite":1.2,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#F7ED64","hex":"#F7ED64","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.25,"contrastWhite":1.22,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Golden Yellow","hex":"#FFDF00","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.81,"contrastWhite":1.33,"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"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm yellow","vibrant","vibrant yellow","Golden 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/f2e30d.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/golden-yellow.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/safety-yellow.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/school-bus-yellow.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#0D1CF2","analogous":["#F2700D","#8FF20D"],"triadic":["#0DF2E3","#E30DF2"],"tetradic":["#0DF270","#0D1CF2","#F20D8F"],"splitComplementary":["#0D8FF2","#700DF2"],"monochromatic":["#F7ED64","#F2E30D","#9B9108"]}

Variants

{"light":"#F7ED64","dark":"#9B9108","saturated":"#FFEE00","desaturated":"#D6CB29","pastel":"#EFE98F","neon":"#FFF129"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"golden-yellow","name":"Golden Yellow","hex":"#FFDF00","distance":18.81488772222678},{"slug":"safety-yellow","name":"Safety Yellow","hex":"#EED202","distance":20.639767440550294},{"slug":"school-bus-yellow","name":"School Bus Yellow","hex":"#FFD800","distance":21.42428528562855},{"slug":"canary-yellow","name":"Canary Yellow","hex":"#FFEF00","distance":21.95449840010015},{"slug":"gold","name":"Gold","hex":"#FFD700","distance":21.95449840010015}]

HEX meaning and use

About #F2E30D

#F2E30D is classified as a warm yellow value with vibrant visual character. #F2E30D is visually closest to Golden Yellow, a named yellow color with HEX #FFDF00.

The RGB channels are 242, 227, and 13, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 56deg 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 0.7384, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 18.81, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text15.77:1AA Pass

White text1.33:1AA Fail

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

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

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #F2E30D needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000015.77:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.33:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

Canary Yellow#000000 text · best 17.6:1#FFEF00

#FFEE00#000000 text · best 17.48:1#FFEE00

#F7ED64#000000 text · best 17.25:1#F7ED64

Golden Yellow#000000 text · best 15.81:1#FFDF00

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

Generated Palette

#F2E30D#F2E30D

#0D1CF2#0D1CF2

#F2700D#F2700D

#8FF20D#8FF20D

#F7ED64#F7ED64

#9B9108#9B9108

Color Harmonies

#0D1CF2#0D1CF2

#F2700D#F2700D

#8FF20D#8FF20D

#0DF2E3#0DF2E3

#E30DF2#E30DF2

Variants

#F7ED64#F7ED64

#9B9108#9B9108

#FFEE00#FFEE00

#D6CB29#D6CB29

#EFE98F#EFE98F

#FFF129#FFF129

Nearest Named Colors

Golden Yellow#FFDF00

Safety Yellow#EED202

School Bus Yellow#FFD800

Canary Yellow#FFEF00

Gold#FFD700

#F2E30D

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #F2E30D

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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