HEX atlas value

#F6F45A

#F6F45A is a warm yellow HEX color close to Maize. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 246, 244, 90, HSL 59, 90%, 66%, has luminance 0.8503, and belongs to the vibrant group.

yellow warm vibrant

#F6F45A Sample readable text

HEX #F6F45A

RGB rgb(246, 244, 90)

HSL hsl(59 90% 66%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 1, 63, 4)

Luminance 0.8503

Contrast Black 18.01:1White 1.17:1

CSS

--color-f6f45a: #F6F45A;
.background-f6f45a { background-color: #F6F45A; }
.text-f6f45a { color: #F6F45A; }

Luminance0.8503

Black text18.01:1AA Pass

White text1.17:1AA 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":"#F6F45A","rgb":[246,244,90],"hsl":[59,90,66],"cmyk":[0,1,63,4],"luminance":0.8503,"contrast":{"black":18.01,"white":1.17}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":18.01,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.17,"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":"#FBFAB1","hex":"#FBFAB1","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":19.41,"contrastWhite":1.08,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#FFFC52","hex":"#FFFC52","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":19.3,"contrastWhite":1.09,"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":"#ABF65A","hex":"#ABF65A","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.06,"contrastWhite":1.31,"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/f6f45a.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/maize.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/laser-lemon.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/naples-yellow.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#5A5DF6","analogous":["#F6A65A","#ABF65A"],"triadic":["#5AF6F4","#F45AF6"],"tetradic":["#5AF6A6","#5A5DF6","#F65AAB"],"splitComplementary":["#5AABF6","#A65AF6"],"monochromatic":["#FBFAB1","#F6F45A","#E9E50C"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FBFAB1","dark":"#E9E50C","saturated":"#FFFC52","desaturated":"#E3E16D","pastel":"#F9F9D7","neon":"#FFFD7A"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"maize","name":"Maize","hex":"#FBEC5D","distance":9.899494936611665},{"slug":"laser-lemon","name":"Laser Lemon","hex":"#FFFF66","distance":18.601075237738275},{"slug":"naples-yellow","name":"Naples Yellow","hex":"#FADA5E","distance":26.60826939130014},{"slug":"mustard","name":"Mustard","hex":"#FFDB58","distance":26.645825188948457},{"slug":"straw","name":"Straw","hex":"#E4D96F","distance":38.65229618017538}]

HEX meaning and use

About #F6F45A

#F6F45A is classified as a warm yellow value with vibrant visual character. #F6F45A is visually closest to Maize, a named yellow color with HEX #FBEC5D.

The RGB channels are 246, 244, and 90, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 59deg 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 0.8503, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 9.90, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text18.01:1AA Pass

White text1.17:1AA Fail

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

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

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #F6F45A needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000018.01:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.17:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

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

#FBFAB1#000000 text · best 19.41:1#FBFAB1

#FFFC52#000000 text · best 19.3:1#FFFC52

Maize#000000 text · best 17.26:1#FBEC5D

#ABF65A#000000 text · best 16.06:1#ABF65A

Generated Palette

#F6F45A#F6F45A

#5A5DF6#5A5DF6

#F6A65A#F6A65A

#ABF65A#ABF65A

#FBFAB1#FBFAB1

#E9E50C#E9E50C

Color Harmonies

#5A5DF6#5A5DF6

#F6A65A#F6A65A

#ABF65A#ABF65A

#5AF6F4#5AF6F4

#F45AF6#F45AF6

Variants

#FBFAB1#FBFAB1

#E9E50C#E9E50C

#FFFC52#FFFC52

#E3E16D#E3E16D

#F9F9D7#F9F9D7

#FFFD7A#FFFD7A

Nearest Named Colors

Maize#FBEC5D

Laser Lemon#FFFF66

Naples Yellow#FADA5E

Mustard#FFDB58

Straw#E4D96F

#F6F45A

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #F6F45A

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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