HEX atlas value

#F3A472

#F3A472 is a warm orange HEX color close to Light Salmon. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 243, 164, 114, HSL 23, 84%, 70%, has luminance 0.4682, and belongs to the vibrant group.

orange warm vibrant

#F3A472 Sample readable text

HEX #F3A472

RGB rgb(243, 164, 114)

HSL hsl(23 84% 70%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 33, 53, 5)

Luminance 0.4682

Contrast Black 10.36:1White 2.03:1

CSS

--color-f3a472: #F3A472;
.background-f3a472 { background-color: #F3A472; }
.text-f3a472 { color: #F3A472; }

Luminance0.4682

Black text10.36:1AA Pass

White text2.03:1AA 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":"#F3A472","rgb":[243,164,114],"hsl":[23,84,70],"cmyk":[0,33,53,5],"luminance":0.4682,"contrast":{"black":10.36,"white":2.03}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":10.36,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.03,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#F3E472","hex":"#F3E472","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.15,"contrastWhite":1.3,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#FADAC7","hex":"#FADAC7","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.92,"contrastWhite":1.32,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Burly Wood","hex":"#DEB887","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.31,"contrastWhite":1.86,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#72C1F3","hex":"#72C1F3","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.64,"contrastWhite":1.97,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Light Salmon","hex":"#FFA07A","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.56,"contrastWhite":1.99,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm orange","vibrant","vibrant orange","Light Salmon adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","high-energy accents"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/f3a472.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/light-salmon.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/sandy-brown.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/dark-salmon.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#72C1F3","analogous":["#F37281","#F3E472"],"triadic":["#72F3A4","#A472F3"],"tetradic":["#81F372","#72C1F3","#E472F3"],"splitComplementary":["#72F3E4","#7281F3"],"monochromatic":["#FADAC7","#F3A472","#EB6D1E"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FADAC7","dark":"#EB6D1E","saturated":"#FFA166","desaturated":"#E2A783","pastel":"#FBF0E9","neon":"#FFBA8F"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"light-salmon","name":"Light Salmon","hex":"#FFA07A","distance":14.966629547095765},{"slug":"sandy-brown","name":"Sandy Brown","hex":"#F4A460","distance":18.027756377319946},{"slug":"dark-salmon","name":"Dark Salmon","hex":"#E9967A","distance":18.973665961010276},{"slug":"salmon-rose","name":"Salmon Rose","hex":"#E7968B","distance":31.064449134018133},{"slug":"burly-wood","name":"Burly Wood","hex":"#DEB887","distance":35.805027579936315}]

HEX meaning and use

About #F3A472

#F3A472 is classified as a warm orange value with vibrant visual character. #F3A472 is visually closest to Light Salmon, a named orange color with HEX #FFA07A.

The RGB channels are 243, 164, and 114, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 23deg with 84% saturation and 70% lightness, so this page treats it as a high-saturation, light 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 0.4682, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 14.97, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text10.36:1AA Pass

White text2.03:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #F3A472 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000010.36:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.03:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#F3E472#000000 text · best 16.15:1#F3E472

#FADAC7#000000 text · best 15.92:1#FADAC7

Burly Wood#000000 text · best 11.31:1#DEB887

#72C1F3#000000 text · best 10.64:1#72C1F3

Light Salmon#000000 text · best 10.56:1#FFA07A

Generated Palette

#F3A472#F3A472

#72C1F3#72C1F3

#F37281#F37281

#F3E472#F3E472

#FADAC7#FADAC7

#EB6D1E#EB6D1E

Color Harmonies

#72C1F3#72C1F3

#F37281#F37281

#F3E472#F3E472

#72F3A4#72F3A4

#A472F3#A472F3

Variants

#FADAC7#FADAC7

#EB6D1E#EB6D1E

#FFA166#FFA166

#E2A783#E2A783

#FBF0E9#FBF0E9

#FFBA8F#FFBA8F

Nearest Named Colors

Light Salmon#FFA07A

Sandy Brown#F4A460

Dark Salmon#E9967A

Salmon Rose#E7968B

Burly Wood#DEB887

#F3A472

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #F3A472

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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