HEX atlas value

#F3EC72

#F3EC72 is a warm yellow HEX color close to Maize. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 243, 236, 114, HSL 57, 84%, 70%, has luminance 0.8026, and belongs to the vibrant group.

yellow warm vibrant

#F3EC72 Sample readable text

HEX #F3EC72

RGB rgb(243, 236, 114)

HSL hsl(57 84% 70%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 3, 53, 5)

Luminance 0.8026

Contrast Black 17.05:1White 1.23:1

CSS

--color-f3ec72: #F3EC72;
.background-f3ec72 { background-color: #F3EC72; }
.text-f3ec72 { color: #F3EC72; }

Luminance0.8026

Black text17.05:1AA Pass

White text1.23:1AA 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":"#F3EC72","rgb":[243,236,114],"hsl":[57,84,70],"cmyk":[0,3,53,5],"luminance":0.8026,"contrast":{"black":17.05,"white":1.23}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":17.05,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.23,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"Laser Lemon","hex":"#FFFF66","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":19.75,"contrastWhite":1.06,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#FAF8C7","hex":"#FAF8C7","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":19.32,"contrastWhite":1.09,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#FFF766","hex":"#FFF766","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":18.75,"contrastWhite":1.12,"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":"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","Maize 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/f3ec72.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/maize.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/flax.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/straw.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#7279F3","analogous":["#F3AC72","#B9F372"],"triadic":["#72F3EC","#EC72F3"],"tetradic":["#72F3AC","#7279F3","#F372B9"],"splitComplementary":["#72B9F3","#AC72F3"],"monochromatic":["#FAF8C7","#F3EC72","#EBE11E"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FAF8C7","dark":"#EBE11E","saturated":"#FFF766","desaturated":"#E2DD83","pastel":"#FBFAE9","neon":"#FFF98F"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"maize","name":"Maize","hex":"#FBEC5D","distance":22.47220505424423},{"slug":"flax","name":"Flax","hex":"#EEDC82","distance":23.173260452512935},{"slug":"straw","name":"Straw","hex":"#E4D96F","distance":24.392621835300936},{"slug":"laser-lemon","name":"Laser Lemon","hex":"#FFFF66","distance":25.475478405713993},{"slug":"khaki","name":"Khaki","hex":"#F0E68C","distance":26.851443164195103}]

HEX meaning and use

About #F3EC72

#F3EC72 is classified as a warm yellow value with vibrant visual character. #F3EC72 is visually closest to Maize, a named yellow color with HEX #FBEC5D.

The RGB channels are 243, 236, and 114, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 57deg 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 0.8026, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 22.47, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text17.05:1AA Pass

White text1.23:1AA Fail

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

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

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #F3EC72 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000017.05:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.23:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

Laser Lemon#000000 text · best 19.75:1#FFFF66

#FAF8C7#000000 text · best 19.32:1#FAF8C7

#FFF766#000000 text · best 18.75:1#FFF766

Maize#000000 text · best 17.26:1#FBEC5D

Khaki#000000 text · best 16.4:1#F0E68C

Generated Palette

#F3EC72#F3EC72

#7279F3#7279F3

#F3AC72#F3AC72

#B9F372#B9F372

#FAF8C7#FAF8C7

#EBE11E#EBE11E

Color Harmonies

#7279F3#7279F3

#F3AC72#F3AC72

#B9F372#B9F372

#72F3EC#72F3EC

#EC72F3#EC72F3

Variants

#FAF8C7#FAF8C7

#EBE11E#EBE11E

#FFF766#FFF766

#E2DD83#E2DD83

#FBFAE9#FBFAE9

#FFF98F#FFF98F

Nearest Named Colors

Maize#FBEC5D

Flax#EEDC82

Straw#E4D96F

Laser Lemon#FFFF66

Khaki#F0E68C

#F3EC72

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #F3EC72

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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