HEX atlas value

#F3D420

#F3D420 is a warm yellow HEX color close to Dandelion. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 243, 212, 32, HSL 51, 90%, 54%, has luminance 0.6625, and belongs to the vibrant group.

yellow warm vibrant

#F3D420 Sample readable text

HEX #F3D420

RGB rgb(243, 212, 32)

HSL hsl(51 90% 54%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 13, 87, 5)

Luminance 0.6625

Contrast Black 14.25:1White 1.47:1

CSS

--color-f3d420: #F3D420;
.background-f3d420 { background-color: #F3D420; }
.text-f3d420 { color: #F3D420; }

Luminance0.6625

Black text14.25:1AA Pass

White text1.47:1AA 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":"#F3D420","rgb":[243,212,32],"hsl":[51,90,54],"cmyk":[0,13,87,5],"luminance":0.6625,"contrast":{"black":14.25,"white":1.47}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":14.25,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.47,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#F8E577","hex":"#F8E577","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.47,"contrastWhite":1.28,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#A9F320","hex":"#A9F320","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.53,"contrastWhite":1.35,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Dandelion","hex":"#F0E130","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.52,"contrastWhite":1.35,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#FFDC14","hex":"#FFDC14","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.5,"contrastWhite":1.35,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"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","Dandelion 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/f3d420.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/dandelion.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/saffron.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/sunflower.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#2040F3","analogous":["#F36A20","#A9F320"],"triadic":["#20F3D4","#D420F3"],"tetradic":["#20F36A","#2040F3","#F320A9"],"splitComplementary":["#20A9F3","#6A20F3"],"monochromatic":["#F8E577","#F3D420","#AE9609"]}

Variants

{"light":"#F8E577","dark":"#AE9609","saturated":"#FFDC14","desaturated":"#D9C23A","pastel":"#F2E6A1","neon":"#FFE23D"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"dandelion","name":"Dandelion","hex":"#F0E130","distance":20.83266665599966},{"slug":"saffron","name":"Saffron","hex":"#F4C430","distance":22.64950330581225},{"slug":"sunflower","name":"Sunflower","hex":"#FFC512","distance":23.769728648009426},{"slug":"citrine","name":"Citrine","hex":"#E4D00A","distance":26.92582403567252},{"slug":"honey","name":"Honey","hex":"#FFC30B","distance":29.563490998188964}]

HEX meaning and use

About #F3D420

#F3D420 is classified as a warm yellow value with vibrant visual character. #F3D420 is visually closest to Dandelion, a named yellow color with HEX #F0E130.

The RGB channels are 243, 212, and 32, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 51deg 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 0.6625, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 20.83, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text14.25:1AA Pass

White text1.47:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #F3D420 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000014.25:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.47:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#F8E577#000000 text · best 16.47:1#F8E577

#A9F320#000000 text · best 15.53:1#A9F320

Dandelion#000000 text · best 15.52:1#F0E130

#FFDC14#000000 text · best 15.5:1#FFDC14

Citrine#000000 text · best 13.33:1#E4D00A

Generated Palette

#F3D420#F3D420

#2040F3#2040F3

#F36A20#F36A20

#A9F320#A9F320

#F8E577#F8E577

#AE9609#AE9609

Color Harmonies

#2040F3#2040F3

#F36A20#F36A20

#A9F320#A9F320

#20F3D4#20F3D4

#D420F3#D420F3

Variants

#F8E577#F8E577

#AE9609#AE9609

#FFDC14#FFDC14

#D9C23A#D9C23A

#F2E6A1#F2E6A1

#FFE23D#FFE23D

Nearest Named Colors

Dandelion#F0E130

Saffron#F4C430

Sunflower#FFC512

Citrine#E4D00A

Honey#FFC30B

#F3D420

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #F3D420

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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