HEX atlas value

#F2800D

#F2800D is a warm orange HEX color close to Tangerine. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 242, 128, 13, HSL 30, 90%, 50%, has luminance 0.3434, and belongs to the vibrant group.

orange warm vibrant

#F2800D Sample readable text

HEX #F2800D

RGB rgb(242, 128, 13)

HSL hsl(30 90% 50%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 47, 95, 5)

Luminance 0.3434

Contrast Black 7.87:1White 2.67:1

CSS

--color-f2800d: #F2800D;
.background-f2800d { background-color: #F2800D; }
.text-f2800d { color: #F2800D; }

Luminance0.3434

Black text7.87:1AA Pass

White text2.67:1AA 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":"#F2800D","rgb":[242,128,13],"hsl":[30,90,50],"cmyk":[0,47,95,5],"luminance":0.3434,"contrast":{"black":7.87,"white":2.67}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":7.87,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.67,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#F2F20D","hex":"#F2F20D","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.48,"contrastWhite":1.2,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#F7AD64","hex":"#F7AD64","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.12,"contrastWhite":1.89,"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":"#FF8000","hex":"#FF8000","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.34,"contrastWhite":2.52,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"Construction Orange","hex":"#FF7F00","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.29,"contrastWhite":2.53,"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/f2800d.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/tangerine.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/construction-orange.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/safety-orange.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#0D7FF2","analogous":["#F20D0D","#F2F20D"],"triadic":["#0DF280","#7F0DF2"],"tetradic":["#0DF20D","#0D7FF2","#F20DF2"],"splitComplementary":["#0DF2F2","#0D0DF2"],"monochromatic":["#F7AD64","#F2800D","#9B5208"]}

Variants

{"light":"#F7AD64","dark":"#9B5208","saturated":"#FF8000","desaturated":"#D68029","pastel":"#EFBF8F","neon":"#FF9429"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"tangerine","name":"Tangerine","hex":"#F28500","distance":13.92838827718412},{"slug":"construction-orange","name":"Construction Orange","hex":"#FF7F00","distance":18.411952639521967},{"slug":"safety-orange","name":"Safety Orange","hex":"#FF7900","distance":19.672315572906},{"slug":"pumpkin","name":"Pumpkin","hex":"#FF7518","distance":20.273134932713294},{"slug":"dark-orange","name":"Dark Orange","hex":"#FF8C00","distance":21.95449840010015}]

HEX meaning and use

About #F2800D

#F2800D is classified as a warm orange value with vibrant visual character. #F2800D is visually closest to Tangerine, a named orange color with HEX #F28500.

The RGB channels are 242, 128, and 13, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 30deg 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 0.3434, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 13.93, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text7.87:1AA Pass

White text2.67:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: #000000.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #F2800D needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000007.87:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.67:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#F2F20D#000000 text · best 17.48:1#F2F20D

#F7AD64#000000 text · best 11.12:1#F7AD64

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

#FF8000#000000 text · best 8.34:1#FF8000

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

Generated Palette

#F2800D#F2800D

#0D7FF2#0D7FF2

#F20D0D#F20D0D

#F2F20D#F2F20D

#F7AD64#F7AD64

#9B5208#9B5208

Color Harmonies

#0D7FF2#0D7FF2

#F20D0D#F20D0D

#F2F20D#F2F20D

#0DF280#0DF280

#7F0DF2#7F0DF2

Variants

#F7AD64#F7AD64

#9B5208#9B5208

#FF8000#FF8000

#D68029#D68029

#EFBF8F#EFBF8F

#FF9429#FF9429

Nearest Named Colors

Tangerine#F28500

Construction Orange#FF7F00

Safety Orange#FF7900

Pumpkin#FF7518

Dark Orange#FF8C00

#F2800D

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #F2800D

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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