HEX atlas value

#F3B020

#F3B020 is a warm orange HEX color close to Marigold. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 243, 176, 32, HSL 41, 90%, 54%, has luminance 0.5021, and belongs to the vibrant group.

orange warm vibrant

#F3B020 Sample readable text

HEX #F3B020

RGB rgb(243, 176, 32)

HSL hsl(41 90% 54%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 28, 87, 5)

Luminance 0.5021

Contrast Black 11.04:1White 1.9:1

CSS

--color-f3b020: #F3B020;
.background-f3b020 { background-color: #F3B020; }
.text-f3b020 { color: #F3B020; }

Luminance0.5021

Black text11.04:1AA Pass

White text1.9:1AA 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":"#F3B020","rgb":[243,176,32],"hsl":[41,90,54],"cmyk":[0,28,87,5],"luminance":0.5021,"contrast":{"black":11.04,"white":1.9}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":11.04,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.9,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#CDF320","hex":"#CDF320","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.44,"contrastWhite":1.28,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#F8CF77","hex":"#F8CF77","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.18,"contrastWhite":1.48,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Sunflower","hex":"#FFC512","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.25,"contrastWhite":1.59,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Honey","hex":"#FFC30B","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.06,"contrastWhite":1.61,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Saffron","hex":"#F4C430","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.79,"contrastWhite":1.64,"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/f3b020.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/marigold.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/saffron.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/goldenrod.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#2063F3","analogous":["#F34720","#CDF320"],"triadic":["#20F3B0","#B020F3"],"tetradic":["#20F347","#2063F3","#F320CD"],"splitComplementary":["#20CDF3","#4720F3"],"monochromatic":["#F8CF77","#F3B020","#AE7A09"]}

Variants

{"light":"#F8CF77","dark":"#AE7A09","saturated":"#FFB514","desaturated":"#D9A73A","pastel":"#F2D8A1","neon":"#FFC23D"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"marigold","name":"Marigold","hex":"#EAA221","distance":16.673332000533065},{"slug":"saffron","name":"Saffron","hex":"#F4C430","distance":25.632011235952593},{"slug":"goldenrod","name":"Goldenrod","hex":"#DAA520","distance":27.313000567495326},{"slug":"sunflower","name":"Sunflower","hex":"#FFC512","distance":27.94637722496424},{"slug":"honey","name":"Honey","hex":"#FFC30B","distance":30.757112998459398}]

HEX meaning and use

About #F3B020

#F3B020 is classified as a warm orange value with vibrant visual character. #F3B020 is visually closest to Marigold, a named orange color with HEX #EAA221.

The RGB channels are 243, 176, and 32, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 41deg 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 0.5021, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 16.67, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text11.04:1AA Pass

White text1.9:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #F3B020 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000011.04:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.9:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#CDF320#000000 text · best 16.44:1#CDF320

#F8CF77#000000 text · best 14.18:1#F8CF77

Sunflower#000000 text · best 13.25:1#FFC512

Honey#000000 text · best 13.06:1#FFC30B

Saffron#000000 text · best 12.79:1#F4C430

Generated Palette

#F3B020#F3B020

#2063F3#2063F3

#F34720#F34720

#CDF320#CDF320

#F8CF77#F8CF77

#AE7A09#AE7A09

Color Harmonies

#2063F3#2063F3

#F34720#F34720

#CDF320#CDF320

#20F3B0#20F3B0

#B020F3#B020F3

Variants

#F8CF77#F8CF77

#AE7A09#AE7A09

#FFB514#FFB514

#D9A73A#D9A73A

#F2D8A1#F2D8A1

#FFC23D#FFC23D

Nearest Named Colors

Marigold#EAA221

Saffron#F4C430

Goldenrod#DAA520

Sunflower#FFC512

Honey#FFC30B

#F3B020

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #F3B020

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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