HEX atlas value

#F2740D

#F2740D is a warm orange HEX color close to Pumpkin. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 242, 116, 13, HSL 27, 90%, 50%, has luminance 0.314, and belongs to the vibrant group.

orange warm vibrant

#F2740D Sample readable text

HEX #F2740D

RGB rgb(242, 116, 13)

HSL hsl(27 90% 50%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 52, 95, 5)

Luminance 0.314

Contrast Black 7.28:1White 2.88:1

CSS

--color-f2740d: #F2740D;
.background-f2740d { background-color: #F2740D; }
.text-f2740d { color: #F2740D; }

Luminance0.314

Black text7.28:1AA Pass

White text2.88:1AA 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":"#F2740D","rgb":[242,116,13],"hsl":[27,90,50],"cmyk":[0,52,95,5],"luminance":0.314,"contrast":{"black":7.28,"white":2.88}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":7.28,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.88,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#F2E70D","hex":"#F2E70D","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.21,"contrastWhite":1.3,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#F7A664","hex":"#F7A664","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.59,"contrastWhite":1.98,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Construction Orange","hex":"#FF7F00","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.29,"contrastWhite":2.53,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"Tangerine","hex":"#F28500","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.13,"contrastWhite":2.58,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"Safety Orange","hex":"#FF7900","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":7.99,"contrastWhite":2.63,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm orange","vibrant","vibrant orange","Pumpkin adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","high-energy accents"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/f2740d.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pumpkin.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/safety-orange.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/tangerine.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#0D8BF2","analogous":["#F20D18","#F2E70D"],"triadic":["#0DF274","#740DF2"],"tetradic":["#18F20D","#0D8BF2","#E70DF2"],"splitComplementary":["#0DF2E7","#0D18F2"],"monochromatic":["#F7A664","#F2740D","#9B4A08"]}

Variants

{"light":"#F7A664","dark":"#9B4A08","saturated":"#FF7300","desaturated":"#D67729","pastel":"#EFBA8F","neon":"#FF8929"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"pumpkin","name":"Pumpkin","hex":"#FF7518","distance":17.05872210923198},{"slug":"safety-orange","name":"Safety Orange","hex":"#FF7900","distance":19.05255888325765},{"slug":"tangerine","name":"Tangerine","hex":"#F28500","distance":21.400934559032695},{"slug":"construction-orange","name":"Construction Orange","hex":"#FF7F00","distance":21.42428528562855},{"slug":"hazard-orange","name":"Hazard Orange","hex":"#FF6700","distance":22.516660498395403}]

HEX meaning and use

About #F2740D

#F2740D is classified as a warm orange value with vibrant visual character. #F2740D is visually closest to Pumpkin, a named orange color with HEX #FF7518.

The RGB channels are 242, 116, and 13, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 27deg with 90% 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 0.314, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 17.06, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text7.28:1AA Pass

White text2.88:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: #000000.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #F2740D needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000007.28:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.88:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#F2E70D#000000 text · best 16.21:1#F2E70D

#F7A664#000000 text · best 10.59:1#F7A664

Construction Orange#000000 text · best 8.29:1#FF7F00

Tangerine#000000 text · best 8.13:1#F28500

Safety Orange#000000 text · best 7.99:1#FF7900

Generated Palette

#F2740D#F2740D

#0D8BF2#0D8BF2

#F20D18#F20D18

#F2E70D#F2E70D

#F7A664#F7A664

#9B4A08#9B4A08

Color Harmonies

#0D8BF2#0D8BF2

#F20D18#F20D18

#F2E70D#F2E70D

#0DF274#0DF274

#740DF2#740DF2

Variants

#F7A664#F7A664

#9B4A08#9B4A08

#FF7300#FF7300

#D67729#D67729

#EFBA8F#EFBA8F

#FF8929#FF8929

Nearest Named Colors

Pumpkin#FF7518

Safety Orange#FF7900

Tangerine#F28500

Construction Orange#FF7F00

Hazard Orange#FF6700

#F2740D

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #F2740D

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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