HEX atlas value

#F28500

#F28500 is a warm orange HEX color close to Tangerine. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 242, 133, 0, HSL 33, 100%, 47%, has luminance 0.3565, and belongs to the vibrant group.

orange warm vibrant

#F28500 Sample readable text

HEX #F28500

RGB rgb(242, 133, 0)

HSL hsl(33 100% 47%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 45, 100, 5)

Luminance 0.3565

Contrast Black 8.13:1White 2.58:1

CSS

--color-f28500: #F28500;
.background-f28500 { background-color: #F28500; }
.text-f28500 { color: #F28500; }

Luminance0.3565

Black text8.13:1AA Pass

White text2.58:1AA 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":"#F28500","rgb":[242,133,0],"hsl":[33,100,47],"cmyk":[0,45,100,5],"luminance":0.3565,"contrast":{"black":8.13,"white":2.58}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":8.13,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.58,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#E4F000","hex":"#E4F000","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.76,"contrastWhite":1.25,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#FFAF4D","hex":"#FFAF4D","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.49,"contrastWhite":1.83,"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":"#F08400","hex":"#F08400","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.01,"contrastWhite":2.62,"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/f28500.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/dark-orange.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#006CF0","analogous":["#F00C00","#E4F000"],"triadic":["#00F084","#8400F0"],"tetradic":["#00F00C","#006CF0","#F000E4"],"splitComplementary":["#00E4F0","#0C00F0"],"monochromatic":["#FFAF4D","#F28500","#945100"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FFAF4D","dark":"#945100","saturated":"#F08400","desaturated":"#D5811A","pastel":"#F4BE7B","neon":"#FF981A"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"tangerine","name":"Tangerine","hex":"#F28500","distance":0},{"slug":"construction-orange","name":"Construction Orange","hex":"#FF7F00","distance":14.317821063276353},{"slug":"dark-orange","name":"Dark Orange","hex":"#FF8C00","distance":14.7648230602334},{"slug":"safety-orange","name":"Safety Orange","hex":"#FF7900","distance":17.69180601295413},{"slug":"pumpkin","name":"Pumpkin","hex":"#FF7518","distance":31.63858403911275}]

HEX meaning and use

About #F28500

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

The RGB channels are 242, 133, and 0, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 33deg with 100% saturation and 47% 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 0.3565, 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 text8.13:1AA Pass

White text2.58:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: #000000.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #F28500 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000008.13:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.58:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#E4F000#000000 text · best 16.76:1#E4F000

#FFAF4D#000000 text · best 11.49:1#FFAF4D

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

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

#F08400#000000 text · best 8.01:1#F08400

Generated Palette

Tangerine#F28500

#006CF0#006CF0

#F00C00#F00C00

#E4F000#E4F000

#FFAF4D#FFAF4D

#945100#945100

Color Harmonies

#006CF0#006CF0

#F00C00#F00C00

#E4F000#E4F000

#00F084#00F084

#8400F0#8400F0

Variants

#FFAF4D#FFAF4D

#945100#945100

#F08400#F08400

#D5811A#D5811A

#F4BE7B#F4BE7B

#FF981A#FF981A

Nearest Named Colors

Tangerine#F28500

Construction Orange#FF7F00

Dark Orange#FF8C00

Safety Orange#FF7900

Pumpkin#FF7518

#F28500

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #F28500

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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