HEX atlas value

#F2A60D

#F2A60D is a warm orange HEX color close to Chrome Yellow. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 242, 166, 13, HSL 40, 90%, 50%, has luminance 0.4618, and belongs to the vibrant group.

orange warm vibrant

#F2A60D Sample readable text

HEX #F2A60D

RGB rgb(242, 166, 13)

HSL hsl(40 90% 50%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 31, 95, 5)

Luminance 0.4618

Contrast Black 10.24:1White 2.05:1

CSS

--color-f2a60d: #F2A60D;
.background-f2a60d { background-color: #F2A60D; }
.text-f2a60d { color: #F2A60D; }

Luminance0.4618

Black text10.24:1AA Pass

White text2.05:1AA 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":"#F2A60D","rgb":[242,166,13],"hsl":[40,90,50],"cmyk":[0,31,95,5],"luminance":0.4618,"contrast":{"black":10.24,"white":2.05}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":10.24,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.05,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#CCF20D","hex":"#CCF20D","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.27,"contrastWhite":1.29,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#F7C664","hex":"#F7C664","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.22,"contrastWhite":1.59,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#FFAA00","hex":"#FFAA00","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11,"contrastWhite":1.91,"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":"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","Chrome Yellow adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","high-energy accents"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/f2a60d.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/chrome-yellow.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/orange.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/marigold.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#0D59F2","analogous":["#F2330D","#CCF20D"],"triadic":["#0DF2A6","#A60DF2"],"tetradic":["#0DF233","#0D59F2","#F20DCC"],"splitComplementary":["#0DCCF2","#330DF2"],"monochromatic":["#F7C664","#F2A60D","#9B6A08"]}

Variants

{"light":"#F7C664","dark":"#9B6A08","saturated":"#FFAA00","desaturated":"#D69C29","pastel":"#EFCF8F","neon":"#FFB829"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"chrome-yellow","name":"Chrome Yellow","hex":"#FFA700","distance":18.411952639521967},{"slug":"orange","name":"Orange","hex":"#FFA500","distance":18.411952639521967},{"slug":"marigold","name":"Marigold","hex":"#EAA221","distance":21.908902300206645},{"slug":"mustard-yellow","name":"Mustard Yellow","hex":"#E1AD01","distance":21.95449840010015},{"slug":"goldenrod","name":"Goldenrod","hex":"#DAA520","distance":30.62678566222711}]

HEX meaning and use

About #F2A60D

#F2A60D is classified as a warm orange value with vibrant visual character. #F2A60D is visually closest to Chrome Yellow, a named orange color with HEX #FFA700.

The RGB channels are 242, 166, and 13, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 40deg 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 0.4618, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 18.41, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text10.24:1AA Pass

White text2.05:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #F2A60D needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000010.24:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.05:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#CCF20D#000000 text · best 16.27:1#CCF20D

#F7C664#000000 text · best 13.22:1#F7C664

#FFAA00#000000 text · best 11:1#FFAA00

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

Orange#000000 text · best 10.63:1#FFA500

Generated Palette

#F2A60D#F2A60D

#0D59F2#0D59F2

#F2330D#F2330D

#CCF20D#CCF20D

#F7C664#F7C664

#9B6A08#9B6A08

Color Harmonies

#0D59F2#0D59F2

#F2330D#F2330D

#CCF20D#CCF20D

#0DF2A6#0DF2A6

#A60DF2#A60DF2

Variants

#F7C664#F7C664

#9B6A08#9B6A08

#FFAA00#FFAA00

#D69C29#D69C29

#EFCF8F#EFCF8F

#FFB829#FFB829

Nearest Named Colors

Chrome Yellow#FFA700

Orange#FFA500

Marigold#EAA221

Mustard Yellow#E1AD01

Goldenrod#DAA520

#F2A60D

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #F2A60D

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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