HEX atlas value

#F2A20D

#F2A20D is a warm orange HEX color close to Orange. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 242, 162, 13, HSL 39, 90%, 50%, has luminance 0.4475, and belongs to the vibrant group.

orange warm vibrant

#F2A20D Sample readable text

HEX #F2A20D

RGB rgb(242, 162, 13)

HSL hsl(39 90% 50%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 33, 95, 5)

Luminance 0.4475

Contrast Black 9.95:1White 2.11:1

CSS

--color-f2a20d: #F2A20D;
.background-f2a20d { background-color: #F2A20D; }
.text-f2a20d { color: #F2A20D; }

Luminance0.4475

Black text9.95:1AA Pass

White text2.11:1AA 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":"#F2A20D","rgb":[242,162,13],"hsl":[39,90,50],"cmyk":[0,33,95,5],"luminance":0.4475,"contrast":{"black":9.95,"white":2.11}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"AAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":9.95,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.11,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#D0F20D","hex":"#D0F20D","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.39,"contrastWhite":1.28,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#F7C364","hex":"#F7C364","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.94,"contrastWhite":1.62,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Chrome Yellow","hex":"#FFA700","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.78,"contrastWhite":1.95,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#FFA600","hex":"#FFA600","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.71,"contrastWhite":1.96,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Orange","hex":"#FFA500","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.63,"contrastWhite":1.97,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm orange","vibrant","vibrant orange","Orange adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","high-energy accents"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/f2a20d.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/orange.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/chrome-yellow.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/marigold.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#0D5DF2","analogous":["#F22F0D","#D0F20D"],"triadic":["#0DF2A2","#A20DF2"],"tetradic":["#0DF22F","#0D5DF2","#F20DD0"],"splitComplementary":["#0DD0F2","#2F0DF2"],"monochromatic":["#F7C364","#F2A20D","#9B6808"]}

Variants

{"light":"#F7C364","dark":"#9B6808","saturated":"#FFA600","desaturated":"#D69A29","pastel":"#EFCE8F","neon":"#FFB429"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"orange","name":"Orange","hex":"#FFA500","distance":18.627936010197157},{"slug":"chrome-yellow","name":"Chrome Yellow","hex":"#FFA700","distance":19.05255888325765},{"slug":"marigold","name":"Marigold","hex":"#EAA221","distance":21.540659228538015},{"slug":"mustard-yellow","name":"Mustard Yellow","hex":"#E1AD01","distance":23.53720459187964},{"slug":"dark-orange","name":"Dark Orange","hex":"#FF8C00","distance":28.6705423736629}]

HEX meaning and use

About #F2A20D

#F2A20D is classified as a warm orange value with vibrant visual character. #F2A20D is visually closest to Orange, a named orange color with HEX #FFA500.

The RGB channels are 242, 162, and 13, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 39deg 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 0.4475, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 18.63, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text9.95:1AA Pass

White text2.11:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A, #36454F.

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #F2A20D needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000009.95:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.11:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#D0F20D#000000 text · best 16.39:1#D0F20D

#F7C364#000000 text · best 12.94:1#F7C364

Chrome Yellow#000000 text · best 10.78:1#FFA700

#FFA600#000000 text · best 10.71:1#FFA600

Orange#000000 text · best 10.63:1#FFA500

Generated Palette

#F2A20D#F2A20D

#0D5DF2#0D5DF2

#F22F0D#F22F0D

#D0F20D#D0F20D

#F7C364#F7C364

#9B6808#9B6808

Color Harmonies

#0D5DF2#0D5DF2

#F22F0D#F22F0D

#D0F20D#D0F20D

#0DF2A2#0DF2A2

#A20DF2#A20DF2

Variants

#F7C364#F7C364

#9B6808#9B6808

#FFA600#FFA600

#D69A29#D69A29

#EFCE8F#EFCE8F

#FFB429#FFB429

Nearest Named Colors

Orange#FFA500

Chrome Yellow#FFA700

Marigold#EAA221

Mustard Yellow#E1AD01

Dark Orange#FF8C00

#F2A20D

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #F2A20D

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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