HEX atlas value

#FFD300

#FFD300 is a warm yellow HEX color close to Cyber Yellow. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 255, 211, 0, HSL 50, 100%, 50%, has luminance 0.6785, and belongs to the vibrant group.

yellow warm vibrant

#FFD300 Sample readable text

HEX #FFD300

RGB rgb(255, 211, 0)

HSL hsl(50 100% 50%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 17, 100, 0)

Luminance 0.6785

Contrast Black 14.57:1White 1.44:1

CSS

--color-ffd300: #FFD300;
.background-ffd300 { background-color: #FFD300; }
.text-ffd300 { color: #FFD300; }

Luminance0.6785

Black text14.57:1AA Pass

White text1.44:1AA 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":"#FFD300","rgb":[255,211,0],"hsl":[50,100,50],"cmyk":[0,17,100,0],"luminance":0.6785,"contrast":{"black":14.57,"white":1.44}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":14.57,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.44,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#AAFF00","hex":"#AAFF00","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.01,"contrastWhite":1.23,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#FFE45C","hex":"#FFE45C","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.5,"contrastWhite":1.27,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Golden Yellow","hex":"#FFDF00","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.81,"contrastWhite":1.33,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"School Bus Yellow","hex":"#FFD800","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.07,"contrastWhite":1.39,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Gold","hex":"#FFD700","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.97,"contrastWhite":1.4,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm yellow","vibrant","vibrant yellow","Cyber Yellow 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/ffd300.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/cyber-yellow.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/gold.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/school-bus-yellow.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#002BFF","analogous":["#FF5500","#AAFF00"],"triadic":["#00FFD5","#D400FF"],"tetradic":["#00FF55","#002BFF","#FF00AA"],"splitComplementary":["#00AAFF","#5500FF"],"monochromatic":["#FFE45C","#FFD300","#A38800"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FFE45C","dark":"#A38800","saturated":"#FFD500","desaturated":"#E3C21C","pastel":"#F5E389","neon":"#FFDB29"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"cyber-yellow","name":"Cyber Yellow","hex":"#FFD300","distance":0},{"slug":"gold","name":"Gold","hex":"#FFD700","distance":4},{"slug":"school-bus-yellow","name":"School Bus Yellow","hex":"#FFD800","distance":5},{"slug":"caution-yellow","name":"Caution Yellow","hex":"#FFCC00","distance":7},{"slug":"golden-yellow","name":"Golden Yellow","hex":"#FFDF00","distance":12}]

HEX meaning and use

About #FFD300

#FFD300 is classified as a warm yellow value with vibrant visual character. #FFD300 is visually closest to Cyber Yellow, a named yellow color with HEX #FFD300.

The RGB channels are 255, 211, and 0, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 50deg with 100% saturation and 50% 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 0.6785, 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 text14.57:1AA Pass

White text1.44:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #FFD300 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000014.57:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.44:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#AAFF00#000000 text · best 17.01:1#AAFF00

#FFE45C#000000 text · best 16.5:1#FFE45C

Golden Yellow#000000 text · best 15.81:1#FFDF00

School Bus Yellow#000000 text · best 15.07:1#FFD800

Gold#000000 text · best 14.97:1#FFD700

Generated Palette

Cyber Yellow#FFD300

#002BFF#002BFF

#FF5500#FF5500

#AAFF00#AAFF00

#FFE45C#FFE45C

#A38800#A38800

Color Harmonies

#002BFF#002BFF

#FF5500#FF5500

#AAFF00#AAFF00

#00FFD5#00FFD5

#D400FF#D400FF

Variants

#FFE45C#FFE45C

#A38800#A38800

#FFD500#FFD500

#E3C21C#E3C21C

#F5E389#F5E389

#FFDB29#FFDB29

Nearest Named Colors

Cyber Yellow#FFD300

Gold#FFD700

School Bus Yellow#FFD800

Caution Yellow#FFCC00

Golden Yellow#FFDF00

#FFD300

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #FFD300

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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