HEX atlas value

#F2B50D

#F2B50D is a warm orange HEX color close to Industrial Yellow. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 242, 181, 13, HSL 44, 90%, 50%, has luminance 0.5195, and belongs to the vibrant group.

orange warm vibrant

#F2B50D Sample readable text

HEX #F2B50D

RGB rgb(242, 181, 13)

HSL hsl(44 90% 50%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 25, 95, 5)

Luminance 0.5195

Contrast Black 11.39:1White 1.84:1

CSS

--color-f2b50d: #F2B50D;
.background-f2b50d { background-color: #F2B50D; }
.text-f2b50d { color: #F2B50D; }

Luminance0.5195

Black text11.39:1AA Pass

White text1.84:1AA 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":"#F2B50D","rgb":[242,181,13],"hsl":[44,90,50],"cmyk":[0,25,95,5],"luminance":0.5195,"contrast":{"black":11.39,"white":1.84}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":11.39,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.84,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#BDF20D","hex":"#BDF20D","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.87,"contrastWhite":1.32,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#F7D064","hex":"#F7D064","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.16,"contrastWhite":1.48,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Sunflower","hex":"#FFC512","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.25,"contrastWhite":1.59,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Honey","hex":"#FFC30B","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.06,"contrastWhite":1.61,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Fluorescent Orange","hex":"#FFBF00","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.7,"contrastWhite":1.65,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm orange","vibrant","vibrant orange","Industrial 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/f2b50d.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/industrial-yellow.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/honey.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/amber.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#0D4AF2","analogous":["#F2420D","#BDF20D"],"triadic":["#0DF2B5","#B50DF2"],"tetradic":["#0DF242","#0D4AF2","#F20DBD"],"splitComplementary":["#0DBDF2","#420DF2"],"monochromatic":["#F7D064","#F2B50D","#9B7408"]}

Variants

{"light":"#F7D064","dark":"#9B7408","saturated":"#FFBB00","desaturated":"#D6A829","pastel":"#EFD68F","neon":"#FFC629"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"industrial-yellow","name":"Industrial Yellow","hex":"#F3C300","distance":19.131126469708992},{"slug":"honey","name":"Honey","hex":"#FFC30B","distance":19.209372712298546},{"slug":"amber","name":"Amber","hex":"#FFBF00","distance":20.92844953645635},{"slug":"fluorescent-orange","name":"Fluorescent Orange","hex":"#FFBF00","distance":20.92844953645635},{"slug":"sunflower","name":"Sunflower","hex":"#FFC512","distance":21.213203435596427}]

HEX meaning and use

About #F2B50D

#F2B50D is classified as a warm orange value with vibrant visual character. #F2B50D is visually closest to Industrial Yellow, a named yellow color with HEX #F3C300.

The RGB channels are 242, 181, and 13, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 44deg 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 0.5195, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 19.13, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text11.39:1AA Pass

White text1.84:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #F2B50D needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000011.39:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.84:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#BDF20D#000000 text · best 15.87:1#BDF20D

#F7D064#000000 text · best 14.16:1#F7D064

Sunflower#000000 text · best 13.25:1#FFC512

Honey#000000 text · best 13.06:1#FFC30B

Fluorescent Orange#000000 text · best 12.7:1#FFBF00

Generated Palette

#F2B50D#F2B50D

#0D4AF2#0D4AF2

#F2420D#F2420D

#BDF20D#BDF20D

#F7D064#F7D064

#9B7408#9B7408

Color Harmonies

#0D4AF2#0D4AF2

#F2420D#F2420D

#BDF20D#BDF20D

#0DF2B5#0DF2B5

#B50DF2#B50DF2

Variants

#F7D064#F7D064

#9B7408#9B7408

#FFBB00#FFBB00

#D6A829#D6A829

#EFD68F#EFD68F

#FFC629#FFC629

Nearest Named Colors

Industrial Yellow#F3C300

Honey#FFC30B

Amber#FFBF00

Fluorescent Orange#FFBF00

Sunflower#FFC512

#F2B50D

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #F2B50D

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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