HEX atlas value

#FBD22D

#FBD22D is a warm yellow HEX color close to Saffron. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 251, 210, 45, HSL 48, 96%, 58%, has luminance 0.6679, and belongs to the vibrant group.

yellow warm vibrant

#FBD22D Sample readable text

HEX #FBD22D

RGB rgb(251, 210, 45)

HSL hsl(48 96% 58%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 16, 82, 2)

Luminance 0.6679

Contrast Black 14.36:1White 1.46:1

CSS

--color-fbd22d: #FBD22D;
.background-fbd22d { background-color: #FBD22D; }
.text-fbd22d { color: #FBD22D; }

Luminance0.6679

Black text14.36:1AA Pass

White text1.46:1AA 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":"#FBD22D","rgb":[251,210,45],"hsl":[48,96,58],"cmyk":[0,16,82,2],"luminance":0.6679,"contrast":{"black":14.36,"white":1.46}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":14.36,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.46,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"Neon Yellow","hex":"#FFF01F","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.74,"contrastWhite":1.18,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#BDFB2D","hex":"#BDFB2D","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17,"contrastWhite":1.24,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#FDE587","hex":"#FDE587","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.73,"contrastWhite":1.25,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Dandelion","hex":"#F0E130","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.52,"contrastWhite":1.35,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#FFD429","hex":"#FFD429","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.7,"contrastWhite":1.43,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm yellow","vibrant","vibrant yellow","Saffron 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/fbd22d.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/saffron.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/dandelion.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/buttercup.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#2D56FB","analogous":["#FB6B2D","#BDFB2D"],"triadic":["#2DFBD2","#D22DFB"],"tetradic":["#2DFB6B","#2D56FB","#FB2DBD"],"splitComplementary":["#2DBDFB","#6B2DFB"],"monochromatic":["#FDE587","#FBD22D","#C8A104"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FDE587","dark":"#C8A104","saturated":"#FFD429","desaturated":"#E3C345","pastel":"#F7E9B1","neon":"#FFDC52"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"saffron","name":"Saffron","hex":"#F4C430","distance":15.937377450509228},{"slug":"dandelion","name":"Dandelion","hex":"#F0E130","distance":18.841443681416774},{"slug":"buttercup","name":"Buttercup","hex":"#F3C13A","distance":22.847319317591726},{"slug":"sunflower","name":"Sunflower","hex":"#FFC512","distance":30.23243291566195},{"slug":"neon-yellow","name":"Neon Yellow","hex":"#FFF01F","distance":33.34666400106613}]

HEX meaning and use

About #FBD22D

#FBD22D is classified as a warm yellow value with vibrant visual character. #FBD22D is visually closest to Saffron, a named yellow color with HEX #F4C430.

The RGB channels are 251, 210, and 45, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 48deg with 96% saturation and 58% 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 0.6679, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 15.94, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text14.36:1AA Pass

White text1.46:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #FBD22D needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000014.36:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.46:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

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

#BDFB2D#000000 text · best 17:1#BDFB2D

#FDE587#000000 text · best 16.73:1#FDE587

Dandelion#000000 text · best 15.52:1#F0E130

#FFD429#000000 text · best 14.7:1#FFD429

Generated Palette

#FBD22D#FBD22D

#2D56FB#2D56FB

#FB6B2D#FB6B2D

#BDFB2D#BDFB2D

#FDE587#FDE587

#C8A104#C8A104

Color Harmonies

#2D56FB#2D56FB

#FB6B2D#FB6B2D

#BDFB2D#BDFB2D

#2DFBD2#2DFBD2

#D22DFB#D22DFB

Variants

#FDE587#FDE587

#C8A104#C8A104

#FFD429#FFD429

#E3C345#E3C345

#F7E9B1#F7E9B1

#FFDC52#FFDC52

Nearest Named Colors

Saffron#F4C430

Dandelion#F0E130

Buttercup#F3C13A

Sunflower#FFC512

Neon Yellow#FFF01F

#FBD22D

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #FBD22D

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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