HEX atlas value

#F4C434

#F4C434 is a warm yellow HEX color close to Saffron. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 244, 196, 52, HSL 45, 90%, 58%, has luminance 0.5896, and belongs to the vibrant group.

yellow warm vibrant

#F4C434 Sample readable text

HEX #F4C434

RGB rgb(244, 196, 52)

HSL hsl(45 90% 58%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 20, 79, 4)

Luminance 0.5896

Contrast Black 12.79:1White 1.64:1

CSS

--color-f4c434: #F4C434;
.background-f4c434 { background-color: #F4C434; }
.text-f4c434 { color: #F4C434; }

Luminance0.5896

Black text12.79:1AA Pass

White text1.64:1AA 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":"#F4C434","rgb":[244,196,52],"hsl":[45,90,58],"cmyk":[0,20,79,4],"luminance":0.5896,"contrast":{"black":12.79,"white":1.64}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":12.79,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.64,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#C4F434","hex":"#C4F434","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.34,"contrastWhite":1.29,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#F9DD8B","hex":"#F9DD8B","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.74,"contrastWhite":1.33,"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":"#FFC929","hex":"#FFC929","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.64,"contrastWhite":1.54,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Sunflower","hex":"#FFC512","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.25,"contrastWhite":1.59,"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/f4c434.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/saffron.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/buttercup.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/dandelion.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#3464F4","analogous":["#F46434","#C4F434"],"triadic":["#34F4C4","#C434F4"],"tetradic":["#34F464","#3464F4","#F434C4"],"splitComplementary":["#34C4F4","#6434F4"],"monochromatic":["#F9DD8B","#F4C434","#C2940A"]}

Variants

{"light":"#F9DD8B","dark":"#C2940A","saturated":"#FFC929","desaturated":"#DDB84B","pastel":"#F4E4B3","neon":"#FFD452"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"saffron","name":"Saffron","hex":"#F4C430","distance":4},{"slug":"buttercup","name":"Buttercup","hex":"#F3C13A","distance":6.782329983125268},{"slug":"dandelion","name":"Dandelion","hex":"#F0E130","distance":29.546573405388315},{"slug":"sunflower","name":"Sunflower","hex":"#FFC512","distance":35.749125863438955},{"slug":"marigold","name":"Marigold","hex":"#EAA221","distance":40.2119385257662}]

HEX meaning and use

About #F4C434

#F4C434 is classified as a warm yellow value with vibrant visual character. #F4C434 is visually closest to Saffron, a named yellow color with HEX #F4C430.

The RGB channels are 244, 196, and 52, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 45deg with 90% saturation and 58% 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 0.5896, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 4.00, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text12.79:1AA Pass

White text1.64:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #F4C434 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000012.79:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.64:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#C4F434#000000 text · best 16.34:1#C4F434

#F9DD8B#000000 text · best 15.74:1#F9DD8B

Dandelion#000000 text · best 15.52:1#F0E130

#FFC929#000000 text · best 13.64:1#FFC929

Sunflower#000000 text · best 13.25:1#FFC512

Generated Palette

#F4C434#F4C434

#3464F4#3464F4

#F46434#F46434

#C4F434#C4F434

#F9DD8B#F9DD8B

#C2940A#C2940A

Color Harmonies

#3464F4#3464F4

#F46434#F46434

#C4F434#C4F434

#34F4C4#34F4C4

#C434F4#C434F4

Variants

#F9DD8B#F9DD8B

#C2940A#C2940A

#FFC929#FFC929

#DDB84B#DDB84B

#F4E4B3#F4E4B3

#FFD452#FFD452

Nearest Named Colors

Saffron#F4C430

Buttercup#F3C13A

Dandelion#F0E130

Sunflower#FFC512

Marigold#EAA221

#F4C434

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #F4C434

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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