HEX atlas value

#F3E272

#F3E272 is a warm yellow HEX color close to Straw. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 243, 226, 114, HSL 52, 84%, 70%, has luminance 0.7466, and belongs to the vibrant group.

yellow warm vibrant

#F3E272 Sample readable text

HEX #F3E272

RGB rgb(243, 226, 114)

HSL hsl(52 84% 70%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 7, 53, 5)

Luminance 0.7466

Contrast Black 15.93:1White 1.32:1

CSS

--color-f3e272: #F3E272;
.background-f3e272 { background-color: #F3E272; }
.text-f3e272 { color: #F3E272; }

Luminance0.7466

Black text15.93:1AA Pass

White text1.32:1AA 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":"#F3E272","rgb":[243,226,114],"hsl":[52,84,70],"cmyk":[0,7,53,5],"luminance":0.7466,"contrast":{"black":15.93,"white":1.32}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":15.93,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.32,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#FAF3C7","hex":"#FAF3C7","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":18.71,"contrastWhite":1.12,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#FFEB66","hex":"#FFEB66","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.33,"contrastWhite":1.21,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Maize","hex":"#FBEC5D","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.26,"contrastWhite":1.22,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#C4F372","hex":"#C4F372","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.41,"contrastWhite":1.28,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Khaki","hex":"#F0E68C","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.4,"contrastWhite":1.28,"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/f3e272.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":"#7283F3","analogous":["#F3A172","#C4F372"],"triadic":["#72F3E2","#E272F3"],"tetradic":["#72F3A1","#7283F3","#F372C4"],"splitComplementary":["#72C4F3","#A172F3"],"monochromatic":["#FAF3C7","#F3E272","#EBD01E"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FAF3C7","dark":"#EBD01E","saturated":"#FFEB66","desaturated":"#E2D583","pastel":"#FBF9E9","neon":"#FFF08F"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"straw","name":"Straw","hex":"#E4D96F","distance":17.74823934929885},{"slug":"flax","name":"Flax","hex":"#EEDC82","distance":17.804493814764857},{"slug":"naples-yellow","name":"Naples Yellow","hex":"#FADA5E","distance":22.64950330581225},{"slug":"maize","name":"Maize","hex":"#FBEC5D","distance":24.596747752497688},{"slug":"khaki","name":"Khaki","hex":"#F0E68C","distance":26.476404589747453}]

HEX meaning and use

About #F3E272

#F3E272 is classified as a warm yellow value with vibrant visual character. #F3E272 is visually closest to Straw, a named yellow color with HEX #E4D96F.

The RGB channels are 243, 226, and 114, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 52deg 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 0.7466, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 17.75, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text15.93:1AA Pass

White text1.32:1AA Fail

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

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

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #F3E272 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000015.93:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.32:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#FAF3C7#000000 text · best 18.71:1#FAF3C7

#FFEB66#000000 text · best 17.33:1#FFEB66

Maize#000000 text · best 17.26:1#FBEC5D

#C4F372#000000 text · best 16.41:1#C4F372

Khaki#000000 text · best 16.4:1#F0E68C

Generated Palette

#F3E272#F3E272

#7283F3#7283F3

#F3A172#F3A172

#C4F372#C4F372

#FAF3C7#FAF3C7

#EBD01E#EBD01E

Color Harmonies

#7283F3#7283F3

#F3A172#F3A172

#C4F372#C4F372

#72F3E2#72F3E2

#E272F3#E272F3

Variants

#FAF3C7#FAF3C7

#EBD01E#EBD01E

#FFEB66#FFEB66

#E2D583#E2D583

#FBF9E9#FBF9E9

#FFF08F#FFF08F

Nearest Named Colors

Straw#E4D96F

Flax#EEDC82

Naples Yellow#FADA5E

Maize#FBEC5D

Khaki#F0E68C

#F3E272

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #F3E272

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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