HEX atlas value

#FAD119

#FAD119 is a warm yellow HEX color close to Sunflower. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 250, 209, 25, HSL 49, 96%, 54%, has luminance 0.66, and belongs to the vibrant group.

yellow warm vibrant

#FAD119 Sample readable text

HEX #FAD119

RGB rgb(250, 209, 25)

HSL hsl(49 96% 54%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 16, 90, 2)

Luminance 0.66

Contrast Black 14.2:1White 1.48:1

CSS

--color-fad119: #FAD119;
.background-fad119 { background-color: #FAD119; }
.text-fad119 { color: #FAD119; }

Luminance0.66

Black text14.2:1AA Pass

White text1.48:1AA 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":"#FAD119","rgb":[250,209,25],"hsl":[49,96,54],"cmyk":[0,16,90,2],"luminance":0.66,"contrast":{"black":14.2,"white":1.48}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":14.2,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.48,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#B3FA19","hex":"#B3FA19","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.61,"contrastWhite":1.26,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#FCE373","hex":"#FCE373","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.37,"contrastWhite":1.28,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#FFD414","hex":"#FFD414","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.68,"contrastWhite":1.43,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Cyber Yellow","hex":"#FFD300","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.57,"contrastWhite":1.44,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Caution Yellow","hex":"#FFCC00","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.89,"contrastWhite":1.51,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm yellow","vibrant","vibrant yellow","Sunflower 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/fad119.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/sunflower.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/honey.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/cyber-yellow.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#1942FA","analogous":["#FA6019","#B3FA19"],"triadic":["#19FAD1","#D119FA"],"tetradic":["#19FA60","#1942FA","#FA19B3"],"splitComplementary":["#19B3FA","#6019FA"],"monochromatic":["#FCE373","#FAD119","#B49404"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FCE373","dark":"#B49404","saturated":"#FFD414","desaturated":"#E1C133","pastel":"#F5E59E","neon":"#FFDB3D"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"sunflower","name":"Sunflower","hex":"#FFC512","distance":14.7648230602334},{"slug":"honey","name":"Honey","hex":"#FFC30B","distance":20.42057785666214},{"slug":"cyber-yellow","name":"Cyber Yellow","hex":"#FFD300","distance":25.573423705088842},{"slug":"safety-yellow","name":"Safety Yellow","hex":"#EED202","distance":25.96150997149434},{"slug":"caution-yellow","name":"Caution Yellow","hex":"#FFCC00","distance":25.98076211353316}]

HEX meaning and use

About #FAD119

#FAD119 is classified as a warm yellow value with vibrant visual character. #FAD119 is visually closest to Sunflower, a named yellow color with HEX #FFC512.

The RGB channels are 250, 209, and 25, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 49deg with 96% saturation and 54% 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 0.66, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 14.76, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text14.2:1AA Pass

White text1.48:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #FAD119 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000014.2:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.48:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#B3FA19#000000 text · best 16.61:1#B3FA19

#FCE373#000000 text · best 16.37:1#FCE373

#FFD414#000000 text · best 14.68:1#FFD414

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

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

Generated Palette

#FAD119#FAD119

#1942FA#1942FA

#FA6019#FA6019

#B3FA19#B3FA19

#FCE373#FCE373

#B49404#B49404

Color Harmonies

#1942FA#1942FA

#FA6019#FA6019

#B3FA19#B3FA19

#19FAD1#19FAD1

#D119FA#D119FA

Variants

#FCE373#FCE373

#B49404#B49404

#FFD414#FFD414

#E1C133#E1C133

#F5E59E#F5E59E

#FFDB3D#FFDB3D

Nearest Named Colors

Sunflower#FFC512

Honey#FFC30B

Cyber Yellow#FFD300

Safety Yellow#EED202

Caution Yellow#FFCC00

#FAD119

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #FAD119

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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