HEX atlas value

#FAC505

#FAC505 is a warm yellow HEX color close to Honey. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 250, 197, 5, HSL 47, 96%, 50%, has luminance 0.6027, and belongs to the vibrant group.

yellow warm vibrant

#FAC505 Sample readable text

HEX #FAC505

RGB rgb(250, 197, 5)

HSL hsl(47 96% 50%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 21, 98, 2)

Luminance 0.6027

Contrast Black 13.05:1White 1.61:1

CSS

--color-fac505: #FAC505;
.background-fac505 { background-color: #FAC505; }
.text-fac505 { color: #FAC505; }

Luminance0.6027

Black text13.05:1AA Pass

White text1.61:1AA 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":"#FAC505","rgb":[250,197,5],"hsl":[47,96,50],"cmyk":[0,21,98,2],"luminance":0.6027,"contrast":{"black":13.05,"white":1.61}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":13.05,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.61,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#B5FA05","hex":"#B5FA05","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.64,"contrastWhite":1.26,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#FCDA5F","hex":"#FCDA5F","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.33,"contrastWhite":1.37,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Caution Yellow","hex":"#FFCC00","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.89,"contrastWhite":1.51,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#FFC800","hex":"#FFC800","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.51,"contrastWhite":1.55,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Honey","hex":"#FFC30B","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.06,"contrastWhite":1.61,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm yellow","vibrant","vibrant yellow","Honey 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/fac505.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/honey.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/industrial-yellow.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/amber.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#053AFA","analogous":["#FA4A05","#B5FA05"],"triadic":["#05FAC5","#C505FA"],"tetradic":["#05FA4A","#053AFA","#FA05B5"],"splitComplementary":["#05B5FA","#4A05FA"],"monochromatic":["#FCDA5F","#FAC505","#A07E03"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FCDA5F","dark":"#A07E03","saturated":"#FFC800","desaturated":"#DEB521","pastel":"#F3DD8C","neon":"#FFD129"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"honey","name":"Honey","hex":"#FFC30B","distance":8.06225774829855},{"slug":"industrial-yellow","name":"Industrial Yellow","hex":"#F3C300","distance":8.831760866327848},{"slug":"amber","name":"Amber","hex":"#FFBF00","distance":9.273618495495704},{"slug":"fluorescent-orange","name":"Fluorescent Orange","hex":"#FFBF00","distance":9.273618495495704},{"slug":"caution-yellow","name":"Caution Yellow","hex":"#FFCC00","distance":9.9498743710662}]

HEX meaning and use

About #FAC505

#FAC505 is classified as a warm yellow value with vibrant visual character. #FAC505 is visually closest to Honey, a named yellow color with HEX #FFC30B.

The RGB channels are 250, 197, and 5, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 47deg with 96% saturation and 50% 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 0.6027, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 8.06, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text13.05:1AA Pass

White text1.61:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #FAC505 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000013.05:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.61:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#B5FA05#000000 text · best 16.64:1#B5FA05

#FCDA5F#000000 text · best 15.33:1#FCDA5F

Caution Yellow#000000 text · best 13.89:1#FFCC00

#FFC800#000000 text · best 13.51:1#FFC800

Honey#000000 text · best 13.06:1#FFC30B

Generated Palette

#FAC505#FAC505

#053AFA#053AFA

#FA4A05#FA4A05

#B5FA05#B5FA05

#FCDA5F#FCDA5F

#A07E03#A07E03

Color Harmonies

#053AFA#053AFA

#FA4A05#FA4A05

#B5FA05#B5FA05

#05FAC5#05FAC5

#C505FA#C505FA

Variants

#FCDA5F#FCDA5F

#A07E03#A07E03

#FFC800#FFC800

#DEB521#DEB521

#F3DD8C#F3DD8C

#FFD129#FFD129

Nearest Named Colors

Honey#FFC30B

Industrial Yellow#F3C300

Amber#FFBF00

Fluorescent Orange#FFBF00

Caution Yellow#FFCC00

#FAC505

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #FAC505

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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