HEX atlas value

#FFC512

#FFC512 is a warm yellow HEX color close to Sunflower. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 255, 197, 18, HSL 45, 100%, 54%, has luminance 0.6124, and belongs to the vibrant group.

yellow warm vibrant

#FFC512 Sample readable text

HEX #FFC512

RGB rgb(255, 197, 18)

HSL hsl(45 100% 54%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 23, 93, 0)

Luminance 0.6124

Contrast Black 13.25:1White 1.59:1

CSS

--color-ffc512: #FFC512;
.background-ffc512 { background-color: #FFC512; }
.text-ffc512 { color: #FFC512; }

Luminance0.6124

Black text13.25:1AA Pass

White text1.59:1AA 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":"#FFC512","rgb":[255,197,18],"hsl":[45,100,54],"cmyk":[0,23,93,0],"luminance":0.6124,"contrast":{"black":13.25,"white":1.59}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":13.25,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.59,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#C4FF14","hex":"#C4FF14","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.66,"contrastWhite":1.19,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#FFDB70","hex":"#FFDB70","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.62,"contrastWhite":1.34,"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":"#FFC414","hex":"#FFC414","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.16,"contrastWhite":1.6,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Honey","hex":"#FFC30B","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.06,"contrastWhite":1.61,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm yellow","vibrant","vibrant yellow","Sunflower 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/ffc512.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/sunflower.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/honey.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/amber.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#144FFF","analogous":["#FF4F14","#C4FF14"],"triadic":["#14FFC4","#C414FF"],"tetradic":["#14FF4F","#144FFF","#FF14C4"],"splitComplementary":["#14C4FF","#4F14FF"],"monochromatic":["#FFDB70","#FFC512","#B88A00"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FFDB70","dark":"#B88A00","saturated":"#FFC414","desaturated":"#E5B72E","pastel":"#F7E09C","neon":"#FFCF3D"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"sunflower","name":"Sunflower","hex":"#FFC512","distance":0},{"slug":"honey","name":"Honey","hex":"#FFC30B","distance":7.280109889280518},{"slug":"amber","name":"Amber","hex":"#FFBF00","distance":18.973665961010276},{"slug":"fluorescent-orange","name":"Fluorescent Orange","hex":"#FFBF00","distance":18.973665961010276},{"slug":"caution-yellow","name":"Caution Yellow","hex":"#FFCC00","distance":19.313207915827967}]

HEX meaning and use

About #FFC512

#FFC512 is classified as a warm yellow value with vibrant visual character. #FFC512 is visually closest to Sunflower, a named yellow color with HEX #FFC512.

The RGB channels are 255, 197, and 18, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 45deg with 100% saturation and 54% 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 0.6124, 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 text13.25:1AA Pass

White text1.59:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #FFC512 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000013.25:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.59:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#C4FF14#000000 text · best 17.66:1#C4FF14

#FFDB70#000000 text · best 15.62:1#FFDB70

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

#FFC414#000000 text · best 13.16:1#FFC414

Honey#000000 text · best 13.06:1#FFC30B

Generated Palette

Sunflower#FFC512

#144FFF#144FFF

#FF4F14#FF4F14

#C4FF14#C4FF14

#FFDB70#FFDB70

#B88A00#B88A00

Color Harmonies

#144FFF#144FFF

#FF4F14#FF4F14

#C4FF14#C4FF14

#14FFC4#14FFC4

#C414FF#C414FF

Variants

#FFDB70#FFDB70

#B88A00#B88A00

#FFC414#FFC414

#E5B72E#E5B72E

#F7E09C#F7E09C

#FFCF3D#FFCF3D

Nearest Named Colors

Sunflower#FFC512

Honey#FFC30B

Amber#FFBF00

Fluorescent Orange#FFBF00

Caution Yellow#FFCC00

#FFC512

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #FFC512

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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