HEX atlas value

#F18B5F

#F18B5F is a warm orange HEX color close to Salmon. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 241, 139, 95, HSL 18, 84%, 66%, has luminance 0.3799, and belongs to the vibrant group.

orange warm vibrant

#F18B5F Sample readable text

HEX #F18B5F

RGB rgb(241, 139, 95)

HSL hsl(18 84% 66%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 42, 61, 5)

Luminance 0.3799

Contrast Black 8.6:1White 2.44:1

CSS

--color-f18b5f: #F18B5F;
.background-f18b5f { background-color: #F18B5F; }
.text-f18b5f { color: #F18B5F; }

Luminance0.3799

Black text8.6:1AA Pass

White text2.44:1AA 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":"#F18B5F","rgb":[241,139,95],"hsl":[18,84,66],"cmyk":[0,42,61,5],"luminance":0.3799,"contrast":{"black":8.6,"white":2.44}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":8.6,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.44,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#F1D45F","hex":"#F1D45F","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.32,"contrastWhite":1.47,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#F8C8B4","hex":"#F8C8B4","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.91,"contrastWhite":1.51,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#5FC5F1","hex":"#5FC5F1","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.74,"contrastWhite":1.95,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Sandy Brown","hex":"#F4A460","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.33,"contrastWhite":2.03,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#FF8652","hex":"#FF8652","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.78,"contrastWhite":2.39,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm orange","vibrant","vibrant orange","Salmon adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","high-energy accents"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/f18b5f.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/salmon.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/coral.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/coral-reef.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#5FC5F1","analogous":["#F15F7D","#F1D45F"],"triadic":["#5FF18B","#8B5FF1"],"tetradic":["#7DF15F","#5FC5F1","#D45FF1"],"splitComplementary":["#5FF1D4","#5F7DF1"],"monochromatic":["#F8C8B4","#F18B5F","#E15114"]}

Variants

{"light":"#F8C8B4","dark":"#E15114","saturated":"#FF8652","desaturated":"#DE9373","pastel":"#F8E2D8","neon":"#FFA27A"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"salmon","name":"Salmon","hex":"#FA8072","distance":23.727621035409346},{"slug":"coral","name":"Coral","hex":"#FF7F50","distance":23.769728648009426},{"slug":"coral-reef","name":"Coral Reef","hex":"#FD7C6E","distance":24.372115213907882},{"slug":"sandy-brown","name":"Sandy Brown","hex":"#F4A460","distance":25.199206336708304},{"slug":"raw-sienna","name":"Raw Sienna","hex":"#D68A59","distance":27.676705006196094}]

HEX meaning and use

About #F18B5F

#F18B5F is classified as a warm orange value with vibrant visual character. #F18B5F is visually closest to Salmon, a named red color with HEX #FA8072.

The RGB channels are 241, 139, and 95, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 18deg with 84% saturation and 66% 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 0.3799, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 23.73, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text8.6:1AA Pass

White text2.44:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #F18B5F needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000008.6:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.44:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#F1D45F#000000 text · best 14.32:1#F1D45F

#F8C8B4#000000 text · best 13.91:1#F8C8B4

#5FC5F1#000000 text · best 10.74:1#5FC5F1

Sandy Brown#000000 text · best 10.33:1#F4A460

#FF8652#000000 text · best 8.78:1#FF8652

Generated Palette

#F18B5F#F18B5F

#5FC5F1#5FC5F1

#F15F7D#F15F7D

#F1D45F#F1D45F

#F8C8B4#F8C8B4

#E15114#E15114

Color Harmonies

#5FC5F1#5FC5F1

#F15F7D#F15F7D

#F1D45F#F1D45F

#5FF18B#5FF18B

#8B5FF1#8B5FF1

Variants

#F8C8B4#F8C8B4

#E15114#E15114

#FF8652#FF8652

#DE9373#DE9373

#F8E2D8#F8E2D8

#FFA27A#FFA27A

Nearest Named Colors

Salmon#FA8072

Coral#FF7F50

Coral Reef#FD7C6E

Sandy Brown#F4A460

Raw Sienna#D68A59

#F18B5F

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #F18B5F

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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