HEX atlas value

#F6EC5A

#F6EC5A is a warm yellow HEX color close to Maize. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 246, 236, 90, HSL 56, 90%, 66%, has luminance 0.8032, and belongs to the vibrant group.

yellow warm vibrant

#F6EC5A Sample readable text

HEX #F6EC5A

RGB rgb(246, 236, 90)

HSL hsl(56 90% 66%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 4, 63, 4)

Luminance 0.8032

Contrast Black 17.06:1White 1.23:1

CSS

--color-f6ec5a: #F6EC5A;
.background-f6ec5a { background-color: #F6EC5A; }
.text-f6ec5a { color: #F6EC5A; }

Luminance0.8032

Black text17.06:1AA 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":"#F6EC5A","rgb":[246,236,90],"hsl":[56,90,66],"cmyk":[0,4,63,4],"luminance":0.8032,"contrast":{"black":17.06,"white":1.23}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":17.06,"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":"#FBF6B1","hex":"#FBF6B1","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":18.92,"contrastWhite":1.11,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#FFF352","hex":"#FFF352","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":18.19,"contrastWhite":1.15,"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":"#B3F65A","hex":"#B3F65A","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.25,"contrastWhite":1.29,"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/f6ec5a.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/maize.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/naples-yellow.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/mustard.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#5A65F6","analogous":["#F69E5A","#B3F65A"],"triadic":["#5AF6EC","#EC5AF6"],"tetradic":["#5AF69E","#5A65F6","#F65AB3"],"splitComplementary":["#5AB3F6","#9E5AF6"],"monochromatic":["#FBF6B1","#F6EC5A","#E9DA0C"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FBF6B1","dark":"#E9DA0C","saturated":"#FFF352","desaturated":"#E3DB6D","pastel":"#F9F7D7","neon":"#FFF67A"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"maize","name":"Maize","hex":"#FBEC5D","distance":5.830951894845301},{"slug":"naples-yellow","name":"Naples Yellow","hex":"#FADA5E","distance":18.867962264113206},{"slug":"mustard","name":"Mustard","hex":"#FFDB58","distance":19.339079605813716},{"slug":"laser-lemon","name":"Laser Lemon","hex":"#FFFF66","distance":24.20743687382041},{"slug":"straw","name":"Straw","hex":"#E4D96F","distance":33.555923471125034}]

HEX meaning and use

About #F6EC5A

#F6EC5A is classified as a warm yellow value with vibrant visual character. #F6EC5A is visually closest to Maize, a named yellow color with HEX #FBEC5D.

The RGB channels are 246, 236, and 90, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 56deg 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 0.8032, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 5.83, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text17.06:1AA 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 #F6EC5A needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000017.06:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.23:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

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

#FBF6B1#000000 text · best 18.92:1#FBF6B1

#FFF352#000000 text · best 18.19:1#FFF352

Maize#000000 text · best 17.26:1#FBEC5D

#B3F65A#000000 text · best 16.25:1#B3F65A

Generated Palette

#F6EC5A#F6EC5A

#5A65F6#5A65F6

#F69E5A#F69E5A

#B3F65A#B3F65A

#FBF6B1#FBF6B1

#E9DA0C#E9DA0C

Color Harmonies

#5A65F6#5A65F6

#F69E5A#F69E5A

#B3F65A#B3F65A

#5AF6EC#5AF6EC

#EC5AF6#EC5AF6

Variants

#FBF6B1#FBF6B1

#E9DA0C#E9DA0C

#FFF352#FFF352

#E3DB6D#E3DB6D

#F9F7D7#F9F7D7

#FFF67A#FFF67A

Nearest Named Colors

Maize#FBEC5D

Naples Yellow#FADA5E

Mustard#FFDB58

Laser Lemon#FFFF66

Straw#E4D96F

#F6EC5A

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #F6EC5A

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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