HEX atlas value

#FAF605

#FAF605 is a warm yellow HEX color close to Cadmium Yellow. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 250, 246, 5, HSL 59, 96%, 50%, has luminance 0.8625, and belongs to the vibrant group.

yellow warm vibrant

#FAF605 Sample readable text

HEX #FAF605

RGB rgb(250, 246, 5)

HSL hsl(59 96% 50%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 2, 98, 2)

Luminance 0.8625

Contrast Black 18.25:1White 1.15:1

CSS

--color-faf605: #FAF605;
.background-faf605 { background-color: #FAF605; }
.text-faf605 { color: #FAF605; }

Luminance0.8625

Black text18.25:1AA Pass

White text1.15:1AA 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":"#FAF605","rgb":[250,246,5],"hsl":[59,96,50],"cmyk":[0,2,98,2],"luminance":0.8625,"contrast":{"black":18.25,"white":1.15}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":18.25,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.15,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"Yellow","hex":"#FFFF00","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":19.56,"contrastWhite":1.07,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#FFFB00","hex":"#FFFB00","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":19.05,"contrastWhite":1.1,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#FCF95F","hex":"#FCF95F","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":18.85,"contrastWhite":1.11,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"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"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm yellow","vibrant","vibrant yellow","Cadmium 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/faf605.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/cadmium-yellow.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/lemon.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/canary-yellow.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#0509FA","analogous":["#FA7B05","#84FA05"],"triadic":["#05FAF6","#F605FA"],"tetradic":["#05FA7B","#0509FA","#FA0584"],"splitComplementary":["#0584FA","#7B05FA"],"monochromatic":["#FCF95F","#FAF605","#A09D03"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FCF95F","dark":"#A09D03","saturated":"#FFFB00","desaturated":"#DEDB21","pastel":"#F3F18C","neon":"#FFFB29"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"cadmium-yellow","name":"Cadmium Yellow","hex":"#FFF600","distance":7.0710678118654755},{"slug":"lemon","name":"Lemon","hex":"#FFF700","distance":7.14142842854285},{"slug":"canary-yellow","name":"Canary Yellow","hex":"#FFEF00","distance":9.9498743710662},{"slug":"yellow","name":"Yellow","hex":"#FFFF00","distance":11.445523142259598},{"slug":"golden-yellow","name":"Golden Yellow","hex":"#FFDF00","distance":24.06241883103193}]

HEX meaning and use

About #FAF605

#FAF605 is classified as a warm yellow value with vibrant visual character. #FAF605 is visually closest to Cadmium Yellow, a named yellow color with HEX #FFF600.

The RGB channels are 250, 246, and 5, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 59deg 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 0.8625, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 7.07, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text18.25:1AA Pass

White text1.15:1AA Fail

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

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

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #FAF605 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000018.25:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.15:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

Yellow#000000 text · best 19.56:1#FFFF00

#FFFB00#000000 text · best 19.05:1#FFFB00

#FCF95F#000000 text · best 18.85:1#FCF95F

Lemon#000000 text · best 18.56:1#FFF700

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

Generated Palette

#FAF605#FAF605

#0509FA#0509FA

#FA7B05#FA7B05

#84FA05#84FA05

#FCF95F#FCF95F

#A09D03#A09D03

Color Harmonies

#0509FA#0509FA

#FA7B05#FA7B05

#84FA05#84FA05

#05FAF6#05FAF6

#F605FA#F605FA

Variants

#FCF95F#FCF95F

#A09D03#A09D03

#FFFB00#FFFB00

#DEDB21#DEDB21

#F3F18C#F3F18C

#FFFB29#FFFB29

Nearest Named Colors

Cadmium Yellow#FFF600

Lemon#FFF700

Canary Yellow#FFEF00

Yellow#FFFF00

Golden Yellow#FFDF00

#FAF605

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #FAF605

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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