HEX atlas value

#F39F20

#F39F20 is a warm orange HEX color close to Marigold. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 243, 159, 32, HSL 36, 90%, 54%, has luminance 0.4396, and belongs to the vibrant group.

orange warm vibrant

#F39F20 Sample readable text

HEX #F39F20

RGB rgb(243, 159, 32)

HSL hsl(36 90% 54%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 35, 87, 5)

Luminance 0.4396

Contrast Black 9.79:1White 2.14:1

CSS

--color-f39f20: #F39F20;
.background-f39f20 { background-color: #F39F20; }
.text-f39f20 { color: #F39F20; }

Luminance0.4396

Black text9.79:1AA Pass

White text2.14:1AA 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":"#F39F20","rgb":[243,159,32],"hsl":[36,90,54],"cmyk":[0,35,87,5],"luminance":0.4396,"contrast":{"black":9.79,"white":2.14}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":9.79,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.14,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#DEF320","hex":"#DEF320","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.95,"contrastWhite":1.24,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#F8C477","hex":"#F8C477","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.15,"contrastWhite":1.6,"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"]},{"name":"#FFA114","hex":"#FFA114","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.36,"contrastWhite":2.03,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm orange","vibrant","vibrant orange","Marigold adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","high-energy accents"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/f39f20.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/marigold.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/goldenrod.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/cadmium-orange.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#2075F3","analogous":["#F33520","#DEF320"],"triadic":["#20F39F","#9F20F3"],"tetradic":["#20F335","#2075F3","#F320DE"],"splitComplementary":["#20DEF3","#3520F3"],"monochromatic":["#F8C477","#F39F20","#AE6C09"]}

Variants

{"light":"#F8C477","dark":"#AE6C09","saturated":"#FFA114","desaturated":"#D99A3A","pastel":"#F2D1A1","neon":"#FFB13D"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"marigold","name":"Marigold","hex":"#EAA221","distance":9.539392014169456},{"slug":"goldenrod","name":"Goldenrod","hex":"#DAA520","distance":25.709920264364882},{"slug":"cadmium-orange","name":"Cadmium Orange","hex":"#ED872D","distance":27.94637722496424},{"slug":"orange","name":"Orange","hex":"#FFA500","distance":34.698703145794944},{"slug":"chrome-yellow","name":"Chrome Yellow","hex":"#FFA700","distance":35.09985754956849}]

HEX meaning and use

About #F39F20

#F39F20 is classified as a warm orange value with vibrant visual character. #F39F20 is visually closest to Marigold, a named orange color with HEX #EAA221.

The RGB channels are 243, 159, and 32, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 36deg 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 0.4396, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 9.54, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text9.79:1AA Pass

White text2.14:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #F39F20 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000009.79:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.14:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#DEF320#000000 text · best 16.95:1#DEF320

#F8C477#000000 text · best 13.15:1#F8C477

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

Orange#000000 text · best 10.63:1#FFA500

#FFA114#000000 text · best 10.36:1#FFA114

Generated Palette

#F39F20#F39F20

#2075F3#2075F3

#F33520#F33520

#DEF320#DEF320

#F8C477#F8C477

#AE6C09#AE6C09

Color Harmonies

#2075F3#2075F3

#F33520#F33520

#DEF320#DEF320

#20F39F#20F39F

#9F20F3#9F20F3

Variants

#F8C477#F8C477

#AE6C09#AE6C09

#FFA114#FFA114

#D99A3A#D99A3A

#F2D1A1#F2D1A1

#FFB13D#FFB13D

Nearest Named Colors

Marigold#EAA221

Goldenrod#DAA520

Cadmium Orange#ED872D

Orange#FFA500

Chrome Yellow#FFA700

#F39F20

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #F39F20

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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