HEX atlas value

#F38320

#F38320 is a warm orange HEX color close to Cadmium Orange. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 243, 131, 32, HSL 28, 90%, 54%, has luminance 0.3539, and belongs to the vibrant group.

orange warm vibrant

#F38320 Sample readable text

HEX #F38320

RGB rgb(243, 131, 32)

HSL hsl(28 90% 54%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 46, 87, 5)

Luminance 0.3539

Contrast Black 8.08:1White 2.6:1

CSS

--color-f38320: #F38320;
.background-f38320 { background-color: #F38320; }
.text-f38320 { color: #F38320; }

Luminance0.3539

Black text8.08:1AA Pass

White text2.6:1AA 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":"#F38320","rgb":[243,131,32],"hsl":[28,90,54],"cmyk":[0,46,87,5],"luminance":0.3539,"contrast":{"black":8.08,"white":2.6}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":8.08,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.6,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#F3EC20","hex":"#F3EC20","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.83,"contrastWhite":1.25,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#F8B377","hex":"#F8B377","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.71,"contrastWhite":1.79,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Marigold","hex":"#EAA221","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.69,"contrastWhite":2.17,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#FF8214","hex":"#FF8214","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.46,"contrastWhite":2.48,"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"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm orange","vibrant","vibrant orange","Cadmium Orange adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","high-energy accents"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/f38320.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/cadmium-orange.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pumpkin.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/tangerine.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#2091F3","analogous":["#F32027","#F3EC20"],"triadic":["#20F383","#8320F3"],"tetradic":["#27F320","#2091F3","#EC20F3"],"splitComplementary":["#20F3EC","#2027F3"],"monochromatic":["#F8B377","#F38320","#AE5609"]}

Variants

{"light":"#F8B377","dark":"#AE5609","saturated":"#FF8214","desaturated":"#D9843A","pastel":"#F2C7A1","neon":"#FF983D"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"cadmium-orange","name":"Cadmium Orange","hex":"#ED872D","distance":14.866068747318506},{"slug":"pumpkin","name":"Pumpkin","hex":"#FF7518","distance":20.09975124224178},{"slug":"tangerine","name":"Tangerine","hex":"#F28500","distance":32.07802986469088},{"slug":"marigold","name":"Marigold","hex":"#EAA221","distance":32.29551052391029},{"slug":"construction-orange","name":"Construction Orange","hex":"#FF7F00","distance":34.40930106817051}]

HEX meaning and use

About #F38320

#F38320 is classified as a warm orange value with vibrant visual character. #F38320 is visually closest to Cadmium Orange, a named orange color with HEX #ED872D.

The RGB channels are 243, 131, and 32, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 28deg 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 0.3539, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 14.87, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text8.08:1AA Pass

White text2.6:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: #000000.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #F38320 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000008.08:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.6:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#F3EC20#000000 text · best 16.83:1#F3EC20

#F8B377#000000 text · best 11.71:1#F8B377

Marigold#000000 text · best 9.69:1#EAA221

#FF8214#000000 text · best 8.46:1#FF8214

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

Generated Palette

#F38320#F38320

#2091F3#2091F3

#F32027#F32027

#F3EC20#F3EC20

#F8B377#F8B377

#AE5609#AE5609

Color Harmonies

#2091F3#2091F3

#F32027#F32027

#F3EC20#F3EC20

#20F383#20F383

#8320F3#8320F3

Variants

#F8B377#F8B377

#AE5609#AE5609

#FF8214#FF8214

#D9843A#D9843A

#F2C7A1#F2C7A1

#FF983D#FF983D

Nearest Named Colors

Cadmium Orange#ED872D

Pumpkin#FF7518

Tangerine#F28500

Marigold#EAA221

Construction Orange#FF7F00

#F38320

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #F38320

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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