HEX atlas value

#F27C0D

#F27C0D is a warm orange HEX color close to Tangerine. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 242, 124, 13, HSL 29, 90%, 50%, has luminance 0.3332, and belongs to the vibrant group.

orange warm vibrant

#F27C0D Sample readable text

HEX #F27C0D

RGB rgb(242, 124, 13)

HSL hsl(29 90% 50%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 49, 95, 5)

Luminance 0.3332

Contrast Black 7.66:1White 2.74:1

CSS

--color-f27c0d: #F27C0D;
.background-f27c0d { background-color: #F27C0D; }
.text-f27c0d { color: #F27C0D; }

Luminance0.3332

Black text7.66:1AA Pass

White text2.74:1AA 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":"#F27C0D","rgb":[242,124,13],"hsl":[29,90,50],"cmyk":[0,49,95,5],"luminance":0.3332,"contrast":{"black":7.66,"white":2.74}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":7.66,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.74,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#F2EE0D","hex":"#F2EE0D","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.01,"contrastWhite":1.23,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#F7AB64","hex":"#F7AB64","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.96,"contrastWhite":1.92,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Dark Orange","hex":"#FF8C00","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9,"contrastWhite":2.33,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"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"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm orange","vibrant","vibrant orange","Tangerine adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","high-energy accents"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/f27c0d.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/tangerine.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pumpkin.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/construction-orange.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#0D83F2","analogous":["#F20D11","#F2EE0D"],"triadic":["#0DF27C","#7C0DF2"],"tetradic":["#11F20D","#0D83F2","#EE0DF2"],"splitComplementary":["#0DF2EE","#0D11F2"],"monochromatic":["#F7AB64","#F27C0D","#9B4F08"]}

Variants

{"light":"#F7AB64","dark":"#9B4F08","saturated":"#FF7B00","desaturated":"#D67D29","pastel":"#EFBE8F","neon":"#FF9029"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"tangerine","name":"Tangerine","hex":"#F28500","distance":15.811388300841896},{"slug":"pumpkin","name":"Pumpkin","hex":"#FF7518","distance":18.411952639521967},{"slug":"construction-orange","name":"Construction Orange","hex":"#FF7F00","distance":18.627936010197157},{"slug":"safety-orange","name":"Safety Orange","hex":"#FF7900","distance":18.627936010197157},{"slug":"dark-orange","name":"Dark Orange","hex":"#FF8C00","distance":24.372115213907882}]

HEX meaning and use

About #F27C0D

#F27C0D is classified as a warm orange value with vibrant visual character. #F27C0D is visually closest to Tangerine, a named orange color with HEX #F28500.

The RGB channels are 242, 124, and 13, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 29deg 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 0.3332, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 15.81, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text7.66:1AA Pass

White text2.74:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: #000000.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #F27C0D needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000007.66:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.74:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#F2EE0D#000000 text · best 17.01:1#F2EE0D

#F7AB64#000000 text · best 10.96:1#F7AB64

Dark Orange#000000 text · best 9:1#FF8C00

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

Tangerine#000000 text · best 8.13:1#F28500

Generated Palette

#F27C0D#F27C0D

#0D83F2#0D83F2

#F20D11#F20D11

#F2EE0D#F2EE0D

#F7AB64#F7AB64

#9B4F08#9B4F08

Color Harmonies

#0D83F2#0D83F2

#F20D11#F20D11

#F2EE0D#F2EE0D

#0DF27C#0DF27C

#7C0DF2#7C0DF2

Variants

#F7AB64#F7AB64

#9B4F08#9B4F08

#FF7B00#FF7B00

#D67D29#D67D29

#EFBE8F#EFBE8F

#FF9029#FF9029

Nearest Named Colors

Tangerine#F28500

Pumpkin#FF7518

Construction Orange#FF7F00

Safety Orange#FF7900

Dark Orange#FF8C00

#F27C0D

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #F27C0D

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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