HEX atlas value

#FAFA05

#FAFA05 is a warm yellow HEX color close to Lemon. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 250, 250, 5, HSL 60, 96%, 50%, has luminance 0.8871, and belongs to the vibrant group.

yellow warm vibrant

#FAFA05 Sample readable text

HEX #FAFA05

RGB rgb(250, 250, 5)

HSL hsl(60 96% 50%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 0, 98, 2)

Luminance 0.8871

Contrast Black 18.74:1White 1.12:1

CSS

--color-fafa05: #FAFA05;
.background-fafa05 { background-color: #FAFA05; }
.text-fafa05 { color: #FAFA05; }

Luminance0.8871

Black text18.74:1AA Pass

White text1.12:1AA 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":"#FAFA05","rgb":[250,250,5],"hsl":[60,96,50],"cmyk":[0,0,98,2],"luminance":0.8871,"contrast":{"black":18.74,"white":1.12}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":18.74,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.12,"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":"#FCFC5F","hex":"#FCFC5F","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":19.23,"contrastWhite":1.09,"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":"Chartreuse Green","hex":"#DFFF00","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":18.44,"contrastWhite":1.14,"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","Lemon 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/fafa05.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/lemon.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/cadmium-yellow.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/yellow.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#0505FA","analogous":["#FA8005","#80FA05"],"triadic":["#05FAFA","#FA05FA"],"tetradic":["#05FA80","#0505FA","#FA0580"],"splitComplementary":["#057FFA","#7F05FA"],"monochromatic":["#FCFC5F","#FAFA05","#A0A003"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FCFC5F","dark":"#A0A003","saturated":"#FFFF00","desaturated":"#DEDE21","pastel":"#F3F38C","neon":"#FFFF29"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"lemon","name":"Lemon","hex":"#FFF700","distance":7.681145747868608},{"slug":"cadmium-yellow","name":"Cadmium Yellow","hex":"#FFF600","distance":8.12403840463596},{"slug":"yellow","name":"Yellow","hex":"#FFFF00","distance":8.660254037844387},{"slug":"canary-yellow","name":"Canary Yellow","hex":"#FFEF00","distance":13.076696830622021},{"slug":"chartreuse-green","name":"Chartreuse Green","hex":"#DFFF00","distance":27.910571473905726}]

HEX meaning and use

About #FAFA05

#FAFA05 is classified as a warm yellow value with vibrant visual character. #FAFA05 is visually closest to Lemon, a named yellow color with HEX #FFF700.

The RGB channels are 250, 250, and 5, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 60deg 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 0.8871, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 7.68, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text18.74:1AA Pass

White text1.12:1AA Fail

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

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

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #FAFA05 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000018.74:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.12:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

Yellow#000000 text · best 19.56:1#FFFF00

#FCFC5F#000000 text · best 19.23:1#FCFC5F

Lemon#000000 text · best 18.56:1#FFF700

Chartreuse Green#000000 text · best 18.44:1#DFFF00

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

Generated Palette

#FAFA05#FAFA05

#0505FA#0505FA

#FA8005#FA8005

#80FA05#80FA05

#FCFC5F#FCFC5F

#A0A003#A0A003

Color Harmonies

#0505FA#0505FA

#FA8005#FA8005

#80FA05#80FA05

#05FAFA#05FAFA

#FA05FA#FA05FA

Variants

#FCFC5F#FCFC5F

#A0A003#A0A003

Yellow#FFFF00

#DEDE21#DEDE21

#F3F38C#F3F38C

#FFFF29#FFFF29

Nearest Named Colors

Lemon#FFF700

Cadmium Yellow#FFF600

Yellow#FFFF00

Canary Yellow#FFEF00

Chartreuse Green#DFFF00

#FAFA05

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #FAFA05

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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