HEX atlas value

#FACD05

#FACD05 is a warm yellow HEX color close to Caution Yellow. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 250, 205, 5, HSL 49, 96%, 50%, has luminance 0.64, and belongs to the vibrant group.

yellow warm vibrant

#FACD05 Sample readable text

HEX #FACD05

RGB rgb(250, 205, 5)

HSL hsl(49 96% 50%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 18, 98, 2)

Luminance 0.64

Contrast Black 13.8:1White 1.52:1

CSS

--color-facd05: #FACD05;
.background-facd05 { background-color: #FACD05; }
.text-facd05 { color: #FACD05; }

Luminance0.64

Black text13.8:1AA Pass

White text1.52:1AA 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":"#FACD05","rgb":[250,205,5],"hsl":[49,96,50],"cmyk":[0,18,98,2],"luminance":0.64,"contrast":{"black":13.8,"white":1.52}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":13.8,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.52,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#ACFA05","hex":"#ACFA05","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.43,"contrastWhite":1.28,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#FCDF5F","hex":"#FCDF5F","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.86,"contrastWhite":1.32,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"School Bus Yellow","hex":"#FFD800","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.07,"contrastWhite":1.39,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Gold","hex":"#FFD700","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.97,"contrastWhite":1.4,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Cyber Yellow","hex":"#FFD300","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.57,"contrastWhite":1.44,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm yellow","vibrant","vibrant yellow","Caution 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/facd05.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/caution-yellow.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/cyber-yellow.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/gold.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#0532FA","analogous":["#FA5305","#ACFA05"],"triadic":["#05FACD","#CD05FA"],"tetradic":["#05FA53","#0532FA","#FA05AC"],"splitComplementary":["#05ACFA","#5305FA"],"monochromatic":["#FCDF5F","#FACD05","#A08303"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FCDF5F","dark":"#A08303","saturated":"#FFD000","desaturated":"#DEBB21","pastel":"#F3E08C","neon":"#FFD829"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"caution-yellow","name":"Caution Yellow","hex":"#FFCC00","distance":7.14142842854285},{"slug":"cyber-yellow","name":"Cyber Yellow","hex":"#FFD300","distance":9.273618495495704},{"slug":"gold","name":"Gold","hex":"#FFD700","distance":12.24744871391589},{"slug":"honey","name":"Honey","hex":"#FFC30B","distance":12.68857754044952},{"slug":"school-bus-yellow","name":"School Bus Yellow","hex":"#FFD800","distance":13.076696830622021}]

HEX meaning and use

About #FACD05

#FACD05 is classified as a warm yellow value with vibrant visual character. #FACD05 is visually closest to Caution Yellow, a named yellow color with HEX #FFCC00.

The RGB channels are 250, 205, and 5, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 49deg 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 0.64, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 7.14, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text13.8:1AA Pass

White text1.52:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #FACD05 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000013.8:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.52:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#ACFA05#000000 text · best 16.43:1#ACFA05

#FCDF5F#000000 text · best 15.86:1#FCDF5F

School Bus Yellow#000000 text · best 15.07:1#FFD800

Gold#000000 text · best 14.97:1#FFD700

Cyber Yellow#000000 text · best 14.57:1#FFD300

Generated Palette

#FACD05#FACD05

#0532FA#0532FA

#FA5305#FA5305

#ACFA05#ACFA05

#FCDF5F#FCDF5F

#A08303#A08303

Color Harmonies

#0532FA#0532FA

#FA5305#FA5305

#ACFA05#ACFA05

#05FACD#05FACD

#CD05FA#CD05FA

Variants

#FCDF5F#FCDF5F

#A08303#A08303

#FFD000#FFD000

#DEBB21#DEBB21

#F3E08C#F3E08C

#FFD829#FFD829

Nearest Named Colors

Caution Yellow#FFCC00

Cyber Yellow#FFD300

Gold#FFD700

Honey#FFC30B

School Bus Yellow#FFD800

#FACD05

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #FACD05

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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