HEX atlas value

#F2F20D

#F2F20D is a warm yellow HEX color close to Canary Yellow. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 242, 242, 13, HSL 60, 90%, 50%, has luminance 0.8241, and belongs to the vibrant group.

yellow warm vibrant

#F2F20D Sample readable text

HEX #F2F20D

RGB rgb(242, 242, 13)

HSL hsl(60 90% 50%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 0, 95, 5)

Luminance 0.8241

Contrast Black 17.48:1White 1.2:1

CSS

--color-f2f20d: #F2F20D;
.background-f2f20d { background-color: #F2F20D; }
.text-f2f20d { color: #F2F20D; }

Luminance0.8241

Black text17.48:1AA Pass

White text1.2:1AA 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":"#F2F20D","rgb":[242,242,13],"hsl":[60,90,50],"cmyk":[0,0,95,5],"luminance":0.8241,"contrast":{"black":17.48,"white":1.2}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":17.48,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.2,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"Yellow","hex":"#FFFF00","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":19.56,"contrastWhite":1.07,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Lemon","hex":"#FFF700","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":18.56,"contrastWhite":1.13,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#F7F764","hex":"#F7F764","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":18.44,"contrastWhite":1.14,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Cadmium Yellow","hex":"#FFF600","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":18.43,"contrastWhite":1.14,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Neon Yellow","hex":"#FFF01F","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.74,"contrastWhite":1.18,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm yellow","vibrant","vibrant yellow","Canary 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/f2f20d.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/canary-yellow.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/cadmium-yellow.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/lemon.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#0D0DF2","analogous":["#F2800D","#80F20D"],"triadic":["#0DF2F2","#F20DF2"],"tetradic":["#0DF280","#0D0DF2","#F20D80"],"splitComplementary":["#0D7FF2","#7F0DF2"],"monochromatic":["#F7F764","#F2F20D","#9B9B08"]}

Variants

{"light":"#F7F764","dark":"#9B9B08","saturated":"#FFFF00","desaturated":"#D6D629","pastel":"#EFEF8F","neon":"#FFFF29"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"canary-yellow","name":"Canary Yellow","hex":"#FFEF00","distance":18.627936010197157},{"slug":"cadmium-yellow","name":"Cadmium Yellow","hex":"#FFF600","distance":18.81488772222678},{"slug":"lemon","name":"Lemon","hex":"#FFF700","distance":19.05255888325765},{"slug":"neon-yellow","name":"Neon Yellow","hex":"#FFF01F","distance":22.293496809607955},{"slug":"yellow","name":"Yellow","hex":"#FFFF00","distance":22.516660498395403}]

HEX meaning and use

About #F2F20D

#F2F20D is classified as a warm yellow value with vibrant visual character. #F2F20D is visually closest to Canary Yellow, a named yellow color with HEX #FFEF00.

The RGB channels are 242, 242, and 13, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 60deg 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 0.8241, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 18.63, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text17.48:1AA Pass

White text1.2:1AA Fail

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

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

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #F2F20D needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000017.48:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.2:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

Yellow#000000 text · best 19.56:1#FFFF00

Lemon#000000 text · best 18.56:1#FFF700

#F7F764#000000 text · best 18.44:1#F7F764

Cadmium Yellow#000000 text · best 18.43:1#FFF600

Neon Yellow#000000 text · best 17.74:1#FFF01F

Generated Palette

#F2F20D#F2F20D

#0D0DF2#0D0DF2

#F2800D#F2800D

#80F20D#80F20D

#F7F764#F7F764

#9B9B08#9B9B08

Color Harmonies

#0D0DF2#0D0DF2

#F2800D#F2800D

#80F20D#80F20D

#0DF2F2#0DF2F2

#F20DF2#F20DF2

Variants

#F7F764#F7F764

#9B9B08#9B9B08

Yellow#FFFF00

#D6D629#D6D629

#EFEF8F#EFEF8F

#FFFF29#FFFF29

Nearest Named Colors

Canary Yellow#FFEF00

Cadmium Yellow#FFF600

Lemon#FFF700

Neon Yellow#FFF01F

Yellow#FFFF00

#F2F20D

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #F2F20D

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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