HEX atlas value

#FFC30B

#FFC30B is a warm yellow HEX color close to Honey. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 255, 195, 11, HSL 45, 100%, 52%, has luminance 0.6031, and belongs to the vibrant group.

yellow warm vibrant

#FFC30B Sample readable text

HEX #FFC30B

RGB rgb(255, 195, 11)

HSL hsl(45 100% 52%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 24, 96, 0)

Luminance 0.6031

Contrast Black 13.06:1White 1.61:1

CSS

--color-ffc30b: #FFC30B;
.background-ffc30b { background-color: #FFC30B; }
.text-ffc30b { color: #FFC30B; }

Luminance0.6031

Black text13.06:1AA Pass

White text1.61:1AA 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":"#FFC30B","rgb":[255,195,11],"hsl":[45,100,52],"cmyk":[0,24,96,0],"luminance":0.6031,"contrast":{"black":13.06,"white":1.61}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":13.06,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.61,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#C2FF0A","hex":"#C2FF0A","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.6,"contrastWhite":1.19,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#FFD966","hex":"#FFD966","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.37,"contrastWhite":1.37,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Caution Yellow","hex":"#FFCC00","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.89,"contrastWhite":1.51,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Sunflower","hex":"#FFC512","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.25,"contrastWhite":1.59,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#FFC20A","hex":"#FFC20A","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.97,"contrastWhite":1.62,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm yellow","vibrant","vibrant yellow","Honey 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/ffc30b.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/honey.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/sunflower.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/amber.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#0A47FF","analogous":["#FF470A","#C2FF0A"],"triadic":["#0AFFC2","#C20AFF"],"tetradic":["#0AFF47","#0A47FF","#FF0AC2"],"splitComplementary":["#0AC2FF","#470AFF"],"monochromatic":["#FFD966","#FFC30B","#AD8200"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FFD966","dark":"#AD8200","saturated":"#FFC20A","desaturated":"#E4B425","pastel":"#F6DD92","neon":"#FFCC33"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"honey","name":"Honey","hex":"#FFC30B","distance":0},{"slug":"sunflower","name":"Sunflower","hex":"#FFC512","distance":7.280109889280518},{"slug":"amber","name":"Amber","hex":"#FFBF00","distance":11.704699910719626},{"slug":"fluorescent-orange","name":"Fluorescent Orange","hex":"#FFBF00","distance":11.704699910719626},{"slug":"caution-yellow","name":"Caution Yellow","hex":"#FFCC00","distance":14.212670403551895}]

HEX meaning and use

About #FFC30B

#FFC30B is classified as a warm yellow value with vibrant visual character. #FFC30B is visually closest to Honey, a named yellow color with HEX #FFC30B.

The RGB channels are 255, 195, and 11, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 45deg with 100% saturation and 52% 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 0.6031, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 0.00, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text13.06:1AA Pass

White text1.61:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #FFC30B needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000013.06:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.61:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#C2FF0A#000000 text · best 17.6:1#C2FF0A

#FFD966#000000 text · best 15.37:1#FFD966

Caution Yellow#000000 text · best 13.89:1#FFCC00

Sunflower#000000 text · best 13.25:1#FFC512

#FFC20A#000000 text · best 12.97:1#FFC20A

Generated Palette

Honey#FFC30B

#0A47FF#0A47FF

#FF470A#FF470A

#C2FF0A#C2FF0A

#FFD966#FFD966

#AD8200#AD8200

Color Harmonies

#0A47FF#0A47FF

#FF470A#FF470A

#C2FF0A#C2FF0A

#0AFFC2#0AFFC2

#C20AFF#C20AFF

Variants

#FFD966#FFD966

#AD8200#AD8200

#FFC20A#FFC20A

#E4B425#E4B425

#F6DD92#F6DD92

#FFCC33#FFCC33

Nearest Named Colors

Honey#FFC30B

Sunflower#FFC512

Amber#FFBF00

Fluorescent Orange#FFBF00

Caution Yellow#FFCC00

#FFC30B

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #FFC30B

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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