HEX atlas value

#FCE77D

#FCE77D is a warm yellow HEX color close to Flax. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 252, 231, 125, HSL 50, 95%, 74%, has luminance 0.7933, and belongs to the vibrant group.

yellow warm vibrant

#FCE77D Sample readable text

HEX #FCE77D

RGB rgb(252, 231, 125)

HSL hsl(50 95% 74%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 8, 50, 1)

Luminance 0.7933

Contrast Black 16.87:1White 1.25:1

CSS

--color-fce77d: #FCE77D;
.background-fce77d { background-color: #FCE77D; }
.text-fce77d { color: #FCE77D; }

Luminance0.7933

Black text16.87:1AA 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":"#FCE77D","rgb":[252,231,125],"hsl":[50,95,74],"cmyk":[0,8,50,1],"luminance":0.7933,"contrast":{"black":16.87,"white":1.25}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":16.87,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.25,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#FEF8D7","hex":"#FEF8D7","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":19.62,"contrastWhite":1.07,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#D2FC7E","hex":"#D2FC7E","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.97,"contrastWhite":1.17,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Maize","hex":"#FBEC5D","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.26,"contrastWhite":1.22,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#FFE97A","hex":"#FFE97A","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.19,"contrastWhite":1.22,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Khaki","hex":"#F0E68C","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.4,"contrastWhite":1.28,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm yellow","vibrant","vibrant yellow","Flax 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/fce77d.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/flax.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/khaki.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/straw.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#7E93FC","analogous":["#FCA87E","#D2FC7E"],"triadic":["#7EFCE7","#E77EFC"],"tetradic":["#7EFCA8","#7E93FC","#FC7ED2"],"splitComplementary":["#7ED2FC","#A87EFC"],"monochromatic":["#FEF8D7","#FCE77D","#F9D624"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FEF8D7","dark":"#F9D624","saturated":"#FFE97A","desaturated":"#EDDD8C","pastel":"#FEFEFA","neon":"#FFF0A3"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"flax","name":"Flax","hex":"#EEDC82","distance":18.49324200890693},{"slug":"khaki","name":"Khaki","hex":"#F0E68C","distance":19.235384061671343},{"slug":"straw","name":"Straw","hex":"#E4D96F","distance":31.11269837220809},{"slug":"topaz","name":"Topaz","hex":"#FFC87C","distance":31.160872901765767},{"slug":"maize","name":"Maize","hex":"#FBEC5D","distance":32.4037034920393}]

HEX meaning and use

About #FCE77D

#FCE77D is classified as a warm yellow value with vibrant visual character. #FCE77D is visually closest to Flax, a named yellow color with HEX #EEDC82.

The RGB channels are 252, 231, and 125, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 50deg with 95% saturation and 74% lightness, so this page treats it as a high-saturation, light 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 0.7933, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 18.49, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text16.87:1AA 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 #FCE77D needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000016.87:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.25:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#FEF8D7#000000 text · best 19.62:1#FEF8D7

#D2FC7E#000000 text · best 17.97:1#D2FC7E

Maize#000000 text · best 17.26:1#FBEC5D

#FFE97A#000000 text · best 17.19:1#FFE97A

Khaki#000000 text · best 16.4:1#F0E68C

Generated Palette

#FCE77D#FCE77D

#7E93FC#7E93FC

#FCA87E#FCA87E

#D2FC7E#D2FC7E

#FEF8D7#FEF8D7

#F9D624#F9D624

Color Harmonies

#7E93FC#7E93FC

#FCA87E#FCA87E

#D2FC7E#D2FC7E

#7EFCE7#7EFCE7

#E77EFC#E77EFC

Variants

#FEF8D7#FEF8D7

#F9D624#F9D624

#FFE97A#FFE97A

#EDDD8C#EDDD8C

#FEFEFA#FEFEFA

#FFF0A3#FFF0A3

Nearest Named Colors

Flax#EEDC82

Khaki#F0E68C

Straw#E4D96F

Topaz#FFC87C

Maize#FBEC5D

#FCE77D

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #FCE77D

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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