HEX atlas value

#F3AE72

#F3AE72 is a warm orange HEX color close to Light Salmon. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 243, 174, 114, HSL 28, 84%, 70%, has luminance 0.5054, and belongs to the vibrant group.

orange warm vibrant

#F3AE72 Sample readable text

HEX #F3AE72

RGB rgb(243, 174, 114)

HSL hsl(28 84% 70%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 28, 53, 5)

Luminance 0.5054

Contrast Black 11.11:1White 1.89:1

CSS

--color-f3ae72: #F3AE72;
.background-f3ae72 { background-color: #F3AE72; }
.text-f3ae72 { color: #F3AE72; }

Luminance0.5054

Black text11.11:1AA Pass

White text1.89:1AA 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":"#F3AE72","rgb":[243,174,114],"hsl":[28,84,70],"cmyk":[0,28,53,5],"luminance":0.5054,"contrast":{"black":11.11,"white":1.89}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":11.11,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.89,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#F3EE72","hex":"#F3EE72","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.28,"contrastWhite":1.21,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#FADFC7","hex":"#FADFC7","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.44,"contrastWhite":1.28,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Topaz","hex":"#FFC87C","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.8,"contrastWhite":1.52,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#FFAD66","hex":"#FFAD66","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.42,"contrastWhite":1.84,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Champagne Gold","hex":"#D6B971","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.04,"contrastWhite":1.9,"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/f3ae72.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":"#72B7F3","analogous":["#F37277","#F3EE72"],"triadic":["#72F3AE","#AE72F3"],"tetradic":["#77F372","#72B7F3","#EE72F3"],"splitComplementary":["#72F3EE","#7277F3"],"monochromatic":["#FADFC7","#F3AE72","#EB7E1E"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FADFC7","dark":"#EB7E1E","saturated":"#FFAD66","desaturated":"#E2AF83","pastel":"#FBF2E9","neon":"#FFC38F"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"light-salmon","name":"Light Salmon","hex":"#FFA07A","distance":20.09975124224178},{"slug":"sandy-brown","name":"Sandy Brown","hex":"#F4A460","distance":20.615528128088304},{"slug":"dark-salmon","name":"Dark Salmon","hex":"#E9967A","distance":27.202941017470888},{"slug":"topaz","name":"Topaz","hex":"#FFC87C","distance":30.331501776206203},{"slug":"champagne-gold","name":"Champagne Gold","hex":"#D6B971","distance":31.0322412983658}]

HEX meaning and use

About #F3AE72

#F3AE72 is classified as a warm orange value with vibrant visual character. #F3AE72 is visually closest to Light Salmon, a named orange color with HEX #FFA07A.

The RGB channels are 243, 174, and 114, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 28deg 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 0.5054, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 20.10, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text11.11:1AA Pass

White text1.89:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #F3AE72 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000011.11:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.89:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#F3EE72#000000 text · best 17.28:1#F3EE72

#FADFC7#000000 text · best 16.44:1#FADFC7

Topaz#000000 text · best 13.8:1#FFC87C

#FFAD66#000000 text · best 11.42:1#FFAD66

Champagne Gold#000000 text · best 11.04:1#D6B971

Generated Palette

#F3AE72#F3AE72

#72B7F3#72B7F3

#F37277#F37277

#F3EE72#F3EE72

#FADFC7#FADFC7

#EB7E1E#EB7E1E

Color Harmonies

#72B7F3#72B7F3

#F37277#F37277

#F3EE72#F3EE72

#72F3AE#72F3AE

#AE72F3#AE72F3

Variants

#FADFC7#FADFC7

#EB7E1E#EB7E1E

#FFAD66#FFAD66

#E2AF83#E2AF83

#FBF2E9#FBF2E9

#FFC38F#FFC38F

Nearest Named Colors

Light Salmon#FFA07A

Sandy Brown#F4A460

Dark Salmon#E9967A

Topaz#FFC87C

Champagne Gold#D6B971

#F3AE72

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #F3AE72

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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