HEX atlas value

#F7EC6E

#F7EC6E is a warm yellow HEX color close to Maize. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 247, 236, 110, HSL 55, 90%, 70%, has luminance 0.8089, and belongs to the vibrant group.

yellow warm vibrant

#F7EC6E Sample readable text

HEX #F7EC6E

RGB rgb(247, 236, 110)

HSL hsl(55 90% 70%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 4, 55, 3)

Luminance 0.8089

Contrast Black 17.18:1White 1.22:1

CSS

--color-f7ec6e: #F7EC6E;
.background-f7ec6e { background-color: #F7EC6E; }
.text-f7ec6e { color: #F7EC6E; }

Luminance0.8089

Black text17.18:1AA Pass

White text1.22:1AA 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":"#F7EC6E","rgb":[247,236,110],"hsl":[55,90,70],"cmyk":[0,4,55,3],"luminance":0.8089,"contrast":{"black":17.18,"white":1.22}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":17.18,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.22,"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":"#FCF7C5","hex":"#FCF7C5","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":19.25,"contrastWhite":1.09,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#FFF266","hex":"#FFF266","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":18.14,"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":"#BEF76E","hex":"#BEF76E","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.72,"contrastWhite":1.26,"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/f7ec6e.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":"#6E79F7","analogous":["#F7A76E","#BEF76E"],"triadic":["#6EF7EC","#EC6EF7"],"tetradic":["#6EF7A7","#6E79F7","#F76EBE"],"splitComplementary":["#6EBEF7","#A76EF7"],"monochromatic":["#FCF7C5","#F7EC6E","#F3E016"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FCF7C5","dark":"#F3E016","saturated":"#FFF266","desaturated":"#E7DE7E","pastel":"#FCFAE9","neon":"#FFF68F"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"maize","name":"Maize","hex":"#FBEC5D","distance":17.46424919657298},{"slug":"laser-lemon","name":"Laser Lemon","hex":"#FFFF66","distance":22.11334438749598},{"slug":"naples-yellow","name":"Naples Yellow","hex":"#FADA5E","distance":24.269322199023193},{"slug":"straw","name":"Straw","hex":"#E4D96F","distance":26.888659319497503},{"slug":"flax","name":"Flax","hex":"#EEDC82","distance":27.147743920996454}]

HEX meaning and use

About #F7EC6E

#F7EC6E is classified as a warm yellow value with vibrant visual character. #F7EC6E is visually closest to Maize, a named yellow color with HEX #FBEC5D.

The RGB channels are 247, 236, and 110, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 55deg with 90% 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 0.8089, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 17.46, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text17.18:1AA Pass

White text1.22:1AA Fail

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

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

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #F7EC6E needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000017.18:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.22:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

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

#FCF7C5#000000 text · best 19.25:1#FCF7C5

#FFF266#000000 text · best 18.14:1#FFF266

Maize#000000 text · best 17.26:1#FBEC5D

#BEF76E#000000 text · best 16.72:1#BEF76E

Generated Palette

#F7EC6E#F7EC6E

#6E79F7#6E79F7

#F7A76E#F7A76E

#BEF76E#BEF76E

#FCF7C5#FCF7C5

#F3E016#F3E016

Color Harmonies

#6E79F7#6E79F7

#F7A76E#F7A76E

#BEF76E#BEF76E

#6EF7EC#6EF7EC

#EC6EF7#EC6EF7

Variants

#FCF7C5#FCF7C5

#F3E016#F3E016

#FFF266#FFF266

#E7DE7E#E7DE7E

#FCFAE9#FCFAE9

#FFF68F#FFF68F

Nearest Named Colors

Maize#FBEC5D

Laser Lemon#FFFF66

Naples Yellow#FADA5E

Straw#E4D96F

Flax#EEDC82

#F7EC6E

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #F7EC6E

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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