HEX atlas value

#FADA5E

#FADA5E is a warm yellow HEX color close to Naples Yellow. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 250, 218, 94, HSL 48, 94%, 67%, has luminance 0.7127, and belongs to the vibrant group.

yellow warm vibrant

#FADA5E Sample readable text

HEX #FADA5E

RGB rgb(250, 218, 94)

HSL hsl(48 94% 67%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 13, 62, 2)

Luminance 0.7127

Contrast Black 15.25:1White 1.38:1

CSS

--color-fada5e: #FADA5E;
.background-fada5e { background-color: #FADA5E; }
.text-fada5e { color: #FADA5E; }

Luminance0.7127

Black text15.25:1AA Pass

White text1.38:1AA 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":"#FADA5E","rgb":[250,218,94],"hsl":[48,94,67],"cmyk":[0,13,62,2],"luminance":0.7127,"contrast":{"black":15.25,"white":1.38}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":15.25,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.38,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#FDEEB5","hex":"#FDEEB5","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":18.07,"contrastWhite":1.16,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#CAFA5C","hex":"#CAFA5C","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.34,"contrastWhite":1.21,"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":"#FFDD57","hex":"#FFDD57","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.73,"contrastWhite":1.33,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Mustard","hex":"#FFDB58","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.53,"contrastWhite":1.35,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm yellow","vibrant","vibrant yellow","Naples 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/fada5e.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/naples-yellow.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/mustard.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/maize.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#5C7BFA","analogous":["#FA8B5C","#CAFA5C"],"triadic":["#5CFADA","#DA5CFA"],"tetradic":["#5CFA8B","#5C7BFA","#FA5CCA"],"splitComplementary":["#5CCAFA","#8B5CFA"],"monochromatic":["#FDEEB5","#FADA5E","#F2C307"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FDEEB5","dark":"#F2C307","saturated":"#FFDD57","desaturated":"#E7CF6E","pastel":"#FBF4DA","neon":"#FFE680"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"naples-yellow","name":"Naples Yellow","hex":"#FADA5E","distance":0},{"slug":"mustard","name":"Mustard","hex":"#FFDB58","distance":7.874007874011811},{"slug":"maize","name":"Maize","hex":"#FBEC5D","distance":18.05547008526779},{"slug":"straw","name":"Straw","hex":"#E4D96F","distance":27.820855486487112},{"slug":"topaz","name":"Topaz","hex":"#FFC87C","distance":35.34119409414458}]

HEX meaning and use

About #FADA5E

#FADA5E is classified as a warm yellow value with vibrant visual character. #FADA5E is visually closest to Naples Yellow, a named yellow color with HEX #FADA5E.

The RGB channels are 250, 218, and 94, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 48deg with 94% saturation and 67% 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 0.7127, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 0.00, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text15.25:1AA Pass

White text1.38:1AA Fail

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

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

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #FADA5E needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000015.25:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.38:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#FDEEB5#000000 text · best 18.07:1#FDEEB5

#CAFA5C#000000 text · best 17.34:1#CAFA5C

Maize#000000 text · best 17.26:1#FBEC5D

#FFDD57#000000 text · best 15.73:1#FFDD57

Mustard#000000 text · best 15.53:1#FFDB58

Generated Palette

Naples Yellow#FADA5E

#5C7BFA#5C7BFA

#FA8B5C#FA8B5C

#CAFA5C#CAFA5C

#FDEEB5#FDEEB5

#F2C307#F2C307

Color Harmonies

#5C7BFA#5C7BFA

#FA8B5C#FA8B5C

#CAFA5C#CAFA5C

#5CFADA#5CFADA

#DA5CFA#DA5CFA

Variants

#FDEEB5#FDEEB5

#F2C307#F2C307

#FFDD57#FFDD57

#E7CF6E#E7CF6E

#FBF4DA#FBF4DA

#FFE680#FFE680

Nearest Named Colors

Naples Yellow#FADA5E

Mustard#FFDB58

Maize#FBEC5D

Straw#E4D96F

Topaz#FFC87C

#FADA5E

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #FADA5E

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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