HEX atlas value

#F36A20

#F36A20 is a warm orange HEX color close to Neon Orange. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 243, 106, 32, HSL 21, 90%, 54%, has luminance 0.2947, and belongs to the vibrant group.

orange warm vibrant

#F36A20 Sample readable text

HEX #F36A20

RGB rgb(243, 106, 32)

HSL hsl(21 90% 54%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 56, 87, 5)

Luminance 0.2947

Contrast Black 6.89:1White 3.05:1

CSS

--color-f36a20: #F36A20;
.background-f36a20 { background-color: #F36A20; }
.text-f36a20 { color: #F36A20; }

Luminance0.2947

Black text6.89:1AA Pass

White text3.05:1AA 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":"#F36A20","rgb":[243,106,32],"hsl":[21,90,54],"cmyk":[0,56,87,5],"luminance":0.2947,"contrast":{"black":6.89,"white":3.05}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":6.89,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":3.05,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#F3D420","hex":"#F3D420","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.25,"contrastWhite":1.47,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#F8A477","hex":"#F8A477","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.57,"contrastWhite":1.99,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Cadmium Orange","hex":"#ED872D","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.1,"contrastWhite":2.59,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"#20A9F3","hex":"#20A9F3","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.03,"contrastWhite":2.62,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"Pumpkin","hex":"#FF7518","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":7.81,"contrastWhite":2.69,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm orange","vibrant","vibrant orange","Neon Orange adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","high-energy accents"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/f36a20.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/neon-orange.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/fire-opal.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pumpkin.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#20A9F3","analogous":["#F32040","#F3D420"],"triadic":["#20F36A","#6A20F3"],"tetradic":["#40F320","#20A9F3","#D420F3"],"splitComplementary":["#20F3D4","#2040F3"],"monochromatic":["#F8A477","#F36A20","#AE4309"]}

Variants

{"light":"#F8A477","dark":"#AE4309","saturated":"#FF6714","desaturated":"#D9723A","pastel":"#F2BDA1","neon":"#FF813D"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"neon-orange","name":"Neon Orange","hex":"#FF5F1F","distance":16.30950643030009},{"slug":"fire-opal","name":"Fire Opal","hex":"#E95C20","distance":17.204650534085253},{"slug":"pumpkin","name":"Pumpkin","hex":"#FF7518","distance":18.138357147217054},{"slug":"cadmium-orange","name":"Cadmium Orange","hex":"#ED872D","distance":32.341923257592455},{"slug":"chocolate","name":"Chocolate","hex":"#D2691E","distance":33.075670817082454}]

HEX meaning and use

About #F36A20

#F36A20 is classified as a warm orange value with vibrant visual character. #F36A20 is visually closest to Neon Orange, a named orange color with HEX #FF5F1F.

The RGB channels are 243, 106, and 32, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 21deg with 90% saturation and 54% 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 0.2947, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 16.31, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text6.89:1AA Pass

White text3.05:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #F36A20 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000006.89:1 · AA

White text#FFFFFF3.05:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#F3D420#000000 text · best 14.25:1#F3D420

#F8A477#000000 text · best 10.57:1#F8A477

Cadmium Orange#000000 text · best 8.1:1#ED872D

#20A9F3#000000 text · best 8.03:1#20A9F3

Pumpkin#000000 text · best 7.81:1#FF7518

Generated Palette

#F36A20#F36A20

#20A9F3#20A9F3

#F32040#F32040

#F3D420#F3D420

#F8A477#F8A477

#AE4309#AE4309

Color Harmonies

#20A9F3#20A9F3

#F32040#F32040

#F3D420#F3D420

#20F36A#20F36A

#6A20F3#6A20F3

Variants

#F8A477#F8A477

#AE4309#AE4309

#FF6714#FF6714

#D9723A#D9723A

#F2BDA1#F2BDA1

#FF813D#FF813D

Nearest Named Colors

Neon Orange#FF5F1F

Fire Opal#E95C20

Pumpkin#FF7518

Cadmium Orange#ED872D

Chocolate#D2691E

#F36A20

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #F36A20

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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