HEX atlas value

#F6DC5A

#F6DC5A is a warm yellow HEX color close to Naples Yellow. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 246, 220, 90, HSL 50, 90%, 66%, has luminance 0.7152, and belongs to the vibrant group.

yellow warm vibrant

#F6DC5A Sample readable text

HEX #F6DC5A

RGB rgb(246, 220, 90)

HSL hsl(50 90% 66%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 11, 63, 4)

Luminance 0.7152

Contrast Black 15.3:1White 1.37:1

CSS

--color-f6dc5a: #F6DC5A;
.background-f6dc5a { background-color: #F6DC5A; }
.text-f6dc5a { color: #F6DC5A; }

Luminance0.7152

Black text15.3:1AA Pass

White text1.37:1AA 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":"#F6DC5A","rgb":[246,220,90],"hsl":[50,90,66],"cmyk":[0,11,63,4],"luminance":0.7152,"contrast":{"black":15.3,"white":1.37}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":15.3,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.37,"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":"#FBEFB1","hex":"#FBEFB1","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":18.08,"contrastWhite":1.16,"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":"#C2F65A","hex":"#C2F65A","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.62,"contrastWhite":1.26,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#FFE252","hex":"#FFE252","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.25,"contrastWhite":1.29,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm yellow","vibrant","vibrant yellow","Naples Yellow 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/f6dc5a.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/naples-yellow.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/mustard.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/maize.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#5A74F6","analogous":["#F68E5A","#C2F65A"],"triadic":["#5AF6DC","#DC5AF6"],"tetradic":["#5AF68E","#5A74F6","#F65AC2"],"splitComplementary":["#5AC2F6","#8E5AF6"],"monochromatic":["#FBEFB1","#F6DC5A","#E9C40C"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FBEFB1","dark":"#E9C40C","saturated":"#FFE252","desaturated":"#E3D06D","pastel":"#F9F4D7","neon":"#FFE97A"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"naples-yellow","name":"Naples Yellow","hex":"#FADA5E","distance":6},{"slug":"mustard","name":"Mustard","hex":"#FFDB58","distance":9.273618495495704},{"slug":"maize","name":"Maize","hex":"#FBEC5D","distance":17.029386365926403},{"slug":"straw","name":"Straw","hex":"#E4D96F","distance":27.820855486487112},{"slug":"laser-lemon","name":"Laser Lemon","hex":"#FFFF66","distance":38.07886552931954}]

HEX meaning and use

About #F6DC5A

#F6DC5A is classified as a warm yellow value with vibrant visual character. #F6DC5A is visually closest to Naples Yellow, a named yellow color with HEX #FADA5E.

The RGB channels are 246, 220, and 90, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 50deg with 90% saturation and 66% 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 0.7152, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 6.00, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text15.3:1AA Pass

White text1.37:1AA Fail

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

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

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #F6DC5A needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000015.3:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.37:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

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

#FBEFB1#000000 text · best 18.08:1#FBEFB1

Maize#000000 text · best 17.26:1#FBEC5D

#C2F65A#000000 text · best 16.62:1#C2F65A

#FFE252#000000 text · best 16.25:1#FFE252

Generated Palette

#F6DC5A#F6DC5A

#5A74F6#5A74F6

#F68E5A#F68E5A

#C2F65A#C2F65A

#FBEFB1#FBEFB1

#E9C40C#E9C40C

Color Harmonies

#5A74F6#5A74F6

#F68E5A#F68E5A

#C2F65A#C2F65A

#5AF6DC#5AF6DC

#DC5AF6#DC5AF6

Variants

#FBEFB1#FBEFB1

#E9C40C#E9C40C

#FFE252#FFE252

#E3D06D#E3D06D

#F9F4D7#F9F4D7

#FFE97A#FFE97A

Nearest Named Colors

Naples Yellow#FADA5E

Mustard#FFDB58

Maize#FBEC5D

Straw#E4D96F

Laser Lemon#FFFF66

#F6DC5A

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #F6DC5A

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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