HEX atlas value

#F3BE20

#F3BE20 is a warm yellow HEX color close to Saffron. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 243, 190, 32, HSL 45, 90%, 54%, has luminance 0.5599, and belongs to the vibrant group.

yellow warm vibrant

#F3BE20 Sample readable text

HEX #F3BE20

RGB rgb(243, 190, 32)

HSL hsl(45 90% 54%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 22, 87, 5)

Luminance 0.5599

Contrast Black 12.2:1White 1.72:1

CSS

--color-f3be20: #F3BE20;
.background-f3be20 { background-color: #F3BE20; }
.text-f3be20 { color: #F3BE20; }

Luminance0.5599

Black text12.2:1AA Pass

White text1.72:1AA 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":"#F3BE20","rgb":[243,190,32],"hsl":[45,90,54],"cmyk":[0,22,87,5],"luminance":0.5599,"contrast":{"black":12.2,"white":1.72}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":12.2,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.72,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#BEF320","hex":"#BEF320","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.03,"contrastWhite":1.31,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#F8D877","hex":"#F8D877","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.08,"contrastWhite":1.39,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Sunflower","hex":"#FFC512","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.25,"contrastWhite":1.59,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#FFC414","hex":"#FFC414","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.16,"contrastWhite":1.6,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Honey","hex":"#FFC30B","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.06,"contrastWhite":1.61,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm yellow","vibrant","vibrant yellow","Saffron 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/f3be20.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/saffron.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/sunflower.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/honey.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#2055F3","analogous":["#F35520","#BEF320"],"triadic":["#20F3BE","#BE20F3"],"tetradic":["#20F355","#2055F3","#F320BE"],"splitComplementary":["#20BEF3","#5520F3"],"monochromatic":["#F8D877","#F3BE20","#AE8509"]}

Variants

{"light":"#F8D877","dark":"#AE8509","saturated":"#FFC414","desaturated":"#D9B23A","pastel":"#F2DEA1","neon":"#FFCF3D"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"saffron","name":"Saffron","hex":"#F4C430","distance":17.11724276862369},{"slug":"sunflower","name":"Sunflower","hex":"#FFC512","distance":19.72308292331602},{"slug":"honey","name":"Honey","hex":"#FFC30B","distance":24.698178070456937},{"slug":"buttercup","name":"Buttercup","hex":"#F3C13A","distance":26.1725046566048},{"slug":"marigold","name":"Marigold","hex":"#EAA221","distance":29.427877939124322}]

HEX meaning and use

About #F3BE20

#F3BE20 is classified as a warm yellow value with vibrant visual character. #F3BE20 is visually closest to Saffron, a named yellow color with HEX #F4C430.

The RGB channels are 243, 190, and 32, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 45deg with 90% saturation and 54% 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 0.5599, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 17.12, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text12.2:1AA Pass

White text1.72:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #F3BE20 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000012.2:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.72:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#BEF320#000000 text · best 16.03:1#BEF320

#F8D877#000000 text · best 15.08:1#F8D877

Sunflower#000000 text · best 13.25:1#FFC512

#FFC414#000000 text · best 13.16:1#FFC414

Honey#000000 text · best 13.06:1#FFC30B

Generated Palette

#F3BE20#F3BE20

#2055F3#2055F3

#F35520#F35520

#BEF320#BEF320

#F8D877#F8D877

#AE8509#AE8509

Color Harmonies

#2055F3#2055F3

#F35520#F35520

#BEF320#BEF320

#20F3BE#20F3BE

#BE20F3#BE20F3

Variants

#F8D877#F8D877

#AE8509#AE8509

#FFC414#FFC414

#D9B23A#D9B23A

#F2DEA1#F2DEA1

#FFCF3D#FFCF3D

Nearest Named Colors

Saffron#F4C430

Sunflower#FFC512

Honey#FFC30B

Buttercup#F3C13A

Marigold#EAA221

#F3BE20

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #F3BE20

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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