HEX atlas value

#FBD941

#FBD941 is a warm yellow HEX color close to Dandelion. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 251, 217, 65, HSL 49, 96%, 62%, has luminance 0.7052, and belongs to the vibrant group.

yellow warm vibrant

#FBD941 Sample readable text

HEX #FBD941

RGB rgb(251, 217, 65)

HSL hsl(49 96% 62%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 14, 74, 2)

Luminance 0.7052

Contrast Black 15.1:1White 1.39:1

CSS

--color-fbd941: #FBD941;
.background-fbd941 { background-color: #FBD941; }
.text-fbd941 { color: #FBD941; }

Luminance0.7052

Black text15.1:1AA Pass

White text1.39:1AA 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":"#FBD941","rgb":[251,217,65],"hsl":[49,96,62],"cmyk":[0,14,74,2],"luminance":0.7052,"contrast":{"black":15.1,"white":1.39}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":15.1,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.39,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#FDEB9B","hex":"#FDEB9B","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.53,"contrastWhite":1.2,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#C0FB41","hex":"#C0FB41","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.12,"contrastWhite":1.23,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Mustard","hex":"#FFDB58","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.53,"contrastWhite":1.35,"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":"#FFDB3D","hex":"#FFDB3D","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.45,"contrastWhite":1.36,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm yellow","vibrant","vibrant yellow","Dandelion 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/fbd941.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/dandelion.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/mustard.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/buttercup.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#4163FB","analogous":["#FB7C41","#C0FB41"],"triadic":["#41FBD9","#D941FB"],"tetradic":["#41FB7C","#4163FB","#FB41C0"],"splitComplementary":["#41C0FB","#7C41FB"],"monochromatic":["#FDEB9B","#FBD941","#DCB404"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FDEB9B","dark":"#DCB404","saturated":"#FFDB3D","desaturated":"#E6CC56","pastel":"#F9EFC3","neon":"#FFE366"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"dandelion","name":"Dandelion","hex":"#F0E130","distance":21.77154105707724},{"slug":"mustard","name":"Mustard","hex":"#FFDB58","distance":23.430749027719962},{"slug":"buttercup","name":"Buttercup","hex":"#F3C13A","distance":26.248809496813376},{"slug":"saffron","name":"Saffron","hex":"#F4C430","distance":27.910571473905726},{"slug":"naples-yellow","name":"Naples Yellow","hex":"#FADA5E","distance":29.03446228191595}]

HEX meaning and use

About #FBD941

#FBD941 is classified as a warm yellow value with vibrant visual character. #FBD941 is visually closest to Dandelion, a named yellow color with HEX #F0E130.

The RGB channels are 251, 217, and 65, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 49deg with 96% saturation and 62% 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 0.7052, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 21.77, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text15.1:1AA Pass

White text1.39:1AA Fail

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

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

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #FBD941 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000015.1:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.39:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#FDEB9B#000000 text · best 17.53:1#FDEB9B

#C0FB41#000000 text · best 17.12:1#C0FB41

Mustard#000000 text · best 15.53:1#FFDB58

Dandelion#000000 text · best 15.52:1#F0E130

#FFDB3D#000000 text · best 15.45:1#FFDB3D

Generated Palette

#FBD941#FBD941

#4163FB#4163FB

#FB7C41#FB7C41

#C0FB41#C0FB41

#FDEB9B#FDEB9B

#DCB404#DCB404

Color Harmonies

#4163FB#4163FB

#FB7C41#FB7C41

#C0FB41#C0FB41

#41FBD9#41FBD9

#D941FB#D941FB

Variants

#FDEB9B#FDEB9B

#DCB404#DCB404

#FFDB3D#FFDB3D

#E6CC56#E6CC56

#F9EFC3#F9EFC3

#FFE366#FFE366

Nearest Named Colors

Dandelion#F0E130

Mustard#FFDB58

Buttercup#F3C13A

Saffron#F4C430

Naples Yellow#FADA5E

#FBD941

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #FBD941

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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