HEX atlas value

#F3D972

#F3D972 is a warm yellow HEX color close to Straw. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 243, 217, 114, HSL 48, 84%, 70%, has luminance 0.699, and belongs to the vibrant group.

yellow warm vibrant

#F3D972 Sample readable text

HEX #F3D972

RGB rgb(243, 217, 114)

HSL hsl(48 84% 70%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 11, 53, 5)

Luminance 0.699

Contrast Black 14.98:1White 1.4:1

CSS

--color-f3d972: #F3D972;
.background-f3d972 { background-color: #F3D972; }
.text-f3d972 { color: #F3D972; }

Luminance0.699

Black text14.98:1AA Pass

White text1.4:1AA 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":"#F3D972","rgb":[243,217,114],"hsl":[48,84,70],"cmyk":[0,11,53,5],"luminance":0.699,"contrast":{"black":14.98,"white":1.4}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":14.98,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.4,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#FAF0C7","hex":"#FAF0C7","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":18.35,"contrastWhite":1.14,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#CCF372","hex":"#CCF372","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.63,"contrastWhite":1.26,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#FFE066","hex":"#FFE066","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.11,"contrastWhite":1.3,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Mustard","hex":"#FFDB58","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.53,"contrastWhite":1.35,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Naples Yellow","hex":"#FADA5E","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.25,"contrastWhite":1.38,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm yellow","vibrant","vibrant yellow","Straw 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/f3d972.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/straw.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/flax.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/naples-yellow.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#728CF3","analogous":["#F39972","#CCF372"],"triadic":["#72F3D9","#D972F3"],"tetradic":["#72F399","#728CF3","#F372CC"],"splitComplementary":["#72CCF3","#9972F3"],"monochromatic":["#FAF0C7","#F3D972","#EBC21E"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FAF0C7","dark":"#EBC21E","saturated":"#FFE066","desaturated":"#E2CF83","pastel":"#FBF8E9","neon":"#FFE98F"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"straw","name":"Straw","hex":"#E4D96F","distance":15.297058540778355},{"slug":"flax","name":"Flax","hex":"#EEDC82","distance":17.029386365926403},{"slug":"naples-yellow","name":"Naples Yellow","hex":"#FADA5E","distance":21.213203435596427},{"slug":"topaz","name":"Topaz","hex":"#FFC87C","distance":23.08679276123039},{"slug":"mustard","name":"Mustard","hex":"#FFDB58","distance":28.705400188814647}]

HEX meaning and use

About #F3D972

#F3D972 is classified as a warm yellow value with vibrant visual character. #F3D972 is visually closest to Straw, a named yellow color with HEX #E4D96F.

The RGB channels are 243, 217, and 114, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 48deg with 84% saturation and 70% lightness, so this page treats it as a high-saturation, light 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 0.699, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 15.30, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text14.98:1AA Pass

White text1.4:1AA Fail

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

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

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #F3D972 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000014.98:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.4:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#FAF0C7#000000 text · best 18.35:1#FAF0C7

#CCF372#000000 text · best 16.63:1#CCF372

#FFE066#000000 text · best 16.11:1#FFE066

Mustard#000000 text · best 15.53:1#FFDB58

Naples Yellow#000000 text · best 15.25:1#FADA5E

Generated Palette

#F3D972#F3D972

#728CF3#728CF3

#F39972#F39972

#CCF372#CCF372

#FAF0C7#FAF0C7

#EBC21E#EBC21E

Color Harmonies

#728CF3#728CF3

#F39972#F39972

#CCF372#CCF372

#72F3D9#72F3D9

#D972F3#D972F3

Variants

#FAF0C7#FAF0C7

#EBC21E#EBC21E

#FFE066#FFE066

#E2CF83#E2CF83

#FBF8E9#FBF8E9

#FFE98F#FFE98F

Nearest Named Colors

Straw#E4D96F

Flax#EEDC82

Naples Yellow#FADA5E

Topaz#FFC87C

Mustard#FFDB58

#F3D972

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #F3D972

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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