HEX atlas value

#FAEA05

#FAEA05 is a warm yellow HEX color close to Canary Yellow. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 250, 234, 5, HSL 56, 96%, 50%, has luminance 0.7918, and belongs to the vibrant group.

yellow warm vibrant

#FAEA05 Sample readable text

HEX #FAEA05

RGB rgb(250, 234, 5)

HSL hsl(56 96% 50%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 6, 98, 2)

Luminance 0.7918

Contrast Black 16.84:1White 1.25:1

CSS

--color-faea05: #FAEA05;
.background-faea05 { background-color: #FAEA05; }
.text-faea05 { color: #FAEA05; }

Luminance0.7918

Black text16.84:1AA Pass

White text1.25:1AA 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":"#FAEA05","rgb":[250,234,5],"hsl":[56,96,50],"cmyk":[0,6,98,2],"luminance":0.7918,"contrast":{"black":16.84,"white":1.25}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":16.84,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.25,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"Lemon","hex":"#FFF700","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":18.56,"contrastWhite":1.13,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Cadmium Yellow","hex":"#FFF600","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":18.43,"contrastWhite":1.14,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#FCF15F","hex":"#FCF15F","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.89,"contrastWhite":1.17,"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":"#FFEE00","hex":"#FFEE00","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.48,"contrastWhite":1.2,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm yellow","vibrant","vibrant yellow","Canary 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/faea05.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/canary-yellow.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/golden-yellow.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/cadmium-yellow.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#0515FA","analogous":["#FA6F05","#90FA05"],"triadic":["#05FAEA","#EA05FA"],"tetradic":["#05FA6F","#0515FA","#FA0590"],"splitComplementary":["#0590FA","#6F05FA"],"monochromatic":["#FCF15F","#FAEA05","#A09503"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FCF15F","dark":"#A09503","saturated":"#FFEE00","desaturated":"#DED121","pastel":"#F3EC8C","neon":"#FFF129"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"canary-yellow","name":"Canary Yellow","hex":"#FFEF00","distance":8.660254037844387},{"slug":"golden-yellow","name":"Golden Yellow","hex":"#FFDF00","distance":13.076696830622021},{"slug":"cadmium-yellow","name":"Cadmium Yellow","hex":"#FFF600","distance":13.92838827718412},{"slug":"lemon","name":"Lemon","hex":"#FFF700","distance":14.798648586948742},{"slug":"school-bus-yellow","name":"School Bus Yellow","hex":"#FFD800","distance":19.339079605813716}]

HEX meaning and use

About #FAEA05

#FAEA05 is classified as a warm yellow value with vibrant visual character. #FAEA05 is visually closest to Canary Yellow, a named yellow color with HEX #FFEF00.

The RGB channels are 250, 234, and 5, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 56deg 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 0.7918, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 8.66, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text16.84:1AA Pass

White text1.25:1AA Fail

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

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

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #FAEA05 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000016.84:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.25:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

Lemon#000000 text · best 18.56:1#FFF700

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

#FCF15F#000000 text · best 17.89:1#FCF15F

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

#FFEE00#000000 text · best 17.48:1#FFEE00

Generated Palette

#FAEA05#FAEA05

#0515FA#0515FA

#FA6F05#FA6F05

#90FA05#90FA05

#FCF15F#FCF15F

#A09503#A09503

Color Harmonies

#0515FA#0515FA

#FA6F05#FA6F05

#90FA05#90FA05

#05FAEA#05FAEA

#EA05FA#EA05FA

Variants

#FCF15F#FCF15F

#A09503#A09503

#FFEE00#FFEE00

#DED121#DED121

#F3EC8C#F3EC8C

#FFF129#FFF129

Nearest Named Colors

Canary Yellow#FFEF00

Golden Yellow#FFDF00

Cadmium Yellow#FFF600

Lemon#FFF700

School Bus Yellow#FFD800

#FAEA05

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #FAEA05

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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