HEX atlas value

#FAE819

#FAE819 is a warm yellow HEX color close to Neon Yellow. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 250, 232, 25, HSL 55, 96%, 54%, has luminance 0.7811, and belongs to the vibrant group.

yellow warm vibrant

#FAE819 Sample readable text

HEX #FAE819

RGB rgb(250, 232, 25)

HSL hsl(55 96% 54%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 7, 90, 2)

Luminance 0.7811

Contrast Black 16.62:1White 1.26:1

CSS

--color-fae819: #FAE819;
.background-fae819 { background-color: #FAE819; }
.text-fae819 { color: #FAE819; }

Luminance0.7811

Black text16.62:1AA Pass

White text1.26:1AA 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":"#FAE819","rgb":[250,232,25],"hsl":[55,96,54],"cmyk":[0,7,90,2],"luminance":0.7811,"contrast":{"black":16.62,"white":1.26}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":16.62,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.26,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"Cadmium Yellow","hex":"#FFF600","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":18.43,"contrastWhite":1.14,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#FCF173","hex":"#FCF173","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.97,"contrastWhite":1.17,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Neon Yellow","hex":"#FFF01F","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.74,"contrastWhite":1.18,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Canary Yellow","hex":"#FFEF00","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.6,"contrastWhite":1.19,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#FFEB14","hex":"#FFEB14","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.15,"contrastWhite":1.22,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm yellow","vibrant","vibrant yellow","Neon 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/fae819.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/neon-yellow.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/dandelion.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/canary-yellow.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#192CFA","analogous":["#FA7719","#9CFA19"],"triadic":["#19FAE8","#E819FA"],"tetradic":["#19FA77","#192CFA","#FA199C"],"splitComplementary":["#199CFA","#7719FA"],"monochromatic":["#FCF173","#FAE819","#B4A504"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FCF173","dark":"#B4A504","saturated":"#FFEB14","desaturated":"#E1D233","pastel":"#F5EE9E","neon":"#FFEF3D"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"neon-yellow","name":"Neon Yellow","hex":"#FFF01F","distance":11.180339887498949},{"slug":"dandelion","name":"Dandelion","hex":"#F0E130","distance":26.038433132583073},{"slug":"canary-yellow","name":"Canary Yellow","hex":"#FFEF00","distance":26.43860813280457},{"slug":"golden-yellow","name":"Golden Yellow","hex":"#FFDF00","distance":27.03701166919155},{"slug":"cadmium-yellow","name":"Cadmium Yellow","hex":"#FFF600","distance":29.086079144497972}]

HEX meaning and use

About #FAE819

#FAE819 is classified as a warm yellow value with vibrant visual character. #FAE819 is visually closest to Neon Yellow, a named yellow color with HEX #FFF01F.

The RGB channels are 250, 232, and 25, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 55deg 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 0.7811, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 11.18, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text16.62:1AA Pass

White text1.26:1AA Fail

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

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

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #FAE819 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000016.62:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.26:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

Cadmium Yellow#000000 text · best 18.43:1#FFF600

#FCF173#000000 text · best 17.97:1#FCF173

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

Canary Yellow#000000 text · best 17.6:1#FFEF00

#FFEB14#000000 text · best 17.15:1#FFEB14

Generated Palette

#FAE819#FAE819

#192CFA#192CFA

#FA7719#FA7719

#9CFA19#9CFA19

#FCF173#FCF173

#B4A504#B4A504

Color Harmonies

#192CFA#192CFA

#FA7719#FA7719

#9CFA19#9CFA19

#19FAE8#19FAE8

#E819FA#E819FA

Variants

#FCF173#FCF173

#B4A504#B4A504

#FFEB14#FFEB14

#E1D233#E1D233

#F5EE9E#F5EE9E

#FFEF3D#FFEF3D

Nearest Named Colors

Neon Yellow#FFF01F

Dandelion#F0E130

Canary Yellow#FFEF00

Golden Yellow#FFDF00

Cadmium Yellow#FFF600

#FAE819

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #FAE819

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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