HEX atlas value

#FAD919

#FAD919 is a warm yellow HEX color close to Sunflower. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 250, 217, 25, HSL 51, 96%, 54%, has luminance 0.7002, and belongs to the vibrant group.

yellow warm vibrant

#FAD919 Sample readable text

HEX #FAD919

RGB rgb(250, 217, 25)

HSL hsl(51 96% 54%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 13, 90, 2)

Luminance 0.7002

Contrast Black 15:1White 1.4:1

CSS

--color-fad919: #FAD919;
.background-fad919 { background-color: #FAD919; }
.text-fad919 { color: #FAD919; }

Luminance0.7002

Black text15:1AA Pass

White text1.4:1AA 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":"#FAD919","rgb":[250,217,25],"hsl":[51,96,54],"cmyk":[0,13,90,2],"luminance":0.7002,"contrast":{"black":15,"white":1.4}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":15,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.4,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"Neon Yellow","hex":"#FFF01F","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.74,"contrastWhite":1.18,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#FCE873","hex":"#FCE873","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.93,"contrastWhite":1.24,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#ABFA19","hex":"#ABFA19","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.42,"contrastWhite":1.28,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#FFDC14","hex":"#FFDC14","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.5,"contrastWhite":1.35,"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"]}]

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/fad919.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/sunflower.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/neon-yellow.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/school-bus-yellow.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#193BFA","analogous":["#FA6819","#ABFA19"],"triadic":["#19FAD9","#D919FA"],"tetradic":["#19FA68","#193BFA","#FA19AB"],"splitComplementary":["#19ABFA","#6819FA"],"monochromatic":["#FCE873","#FAD919","#B49904"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FCE873","dark":"#B49904","saturated":"#FFDC14","desaturated":"#E1C633","pastel":"#F5E89E","neon":"#FFE23D"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"sunflower","name":"Sunflower","hex":"#FFC512","distance":21.77154105707724},{"slug":"neon-yellow","name":"Neon Yellow","hex":"#FFF01F","distance":24.289915602982237},{"slug":"school-bus-yellow","name":"School Bus Yellow","hex":"#FFD800","distance":25.514701644346147},{"slug":"gold","name":"Gold","hex":"#FFD700","distance":25.573423705088842},{"slug":"cyber-yellow","name":"Cyber Yellow","hex":"#FFD300","distance":26.19160170741759}]

HEX meaning and use

About #FAD919

#FAD919 is classified as a warm yellow value with vibrant visual character. #FAD919 is visually closest to Sunflower, a named yellow color with HEX #FFC512.

The RGB channels are 250, 217, and 25, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 51deg 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 0.7002, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 21.77, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text15:1AA Pass

White text1.4:1AA Fail

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

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

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #FAD919 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000015:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.4:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

Neon Yellow#000000 text · best 17.74:1#FFF01F

#FCE873#000000 text · best 16.93:1#FCE873

#ABFA19#000000 text · best 16.42:1#ABFA19

#FFDC14#000000 text · best 15.5:1#FFDC14

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

Generated Palette

#FAD919#FAD919

#193BFA#193BFA

#FA6819#FA6819

#ABFA19#ABFA19

#FCE873#FCE873

#B49904#B49904

Color Harmonies

#193BFA#193BFA

#FA6819#FA6819

#ABFA19#ABFA19

#19FAD9#19FAD9

#D919FA#D919FA

Variants

#FCE873#FCE873

#B49904#B49904

#FFDC14#FFDC14

#E1C633#E1C633

#F5E89E#F5E89E

#FFE23D#FFE23D

Nearest Named Colors

Sunflower#FFC512

Neon Yellow#FFF01F

School Bus Yellow#FFD800

Gold#FFD700

Cyber Yellow#FFD300

#FAD919

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #FAD919

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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