HEX atlas value

#F49A34

#F49A34 is a warm orange HEX color close to Butterscotch. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 244, 154, 52, HSL 32, 90%, 58%, has luminance 0.4259, and belongs to the vibrant group.

orange warm vibrant

#F49A34 Sample readable text

HEX #F49A34

RGB rgb(244, 154, 52)

HSL hsl(32 90% 58%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 37, 79, 4)

Luminance 0.4259

Contrast Black 9.52:1White 2.21:1

CSS

--color-f49a34: #F49A34;
.background-f49a34 { background-color: #F49A34; }
.text-f49a34 { color: #F49A34; }

Luminance0.4259

Black text9.52:1AA Pass

White text2.21:1AA 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":"#F49A34","rgb":[244,154,52],"hsl":[32,90,58],"cmyk":[0,37,79,4],"luminance":0.4259,"contrast":{"black":9.52,"white":2.21}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":9.52,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.21,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#EEF434","hex":"#EEF434","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.63,"contrastWhite":1.19,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#F9C58B","hex":"#F9C58B","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.39,"contrastWhite":1.57,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Buttercup","hex":"#F3C13A","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.5,"contrastWhite":1.68,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#FF9B29","hex":"#FF9B29","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.97,"contrastWhite":2.11,"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"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm orange","vibrant","vibrant orange","Butterscotch adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","high-energy accents"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/f49a34.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/butterscotch.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/cadmium-orange.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/marigold.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#348DF4","analogous":["#F43A34","#EEF434"],"triadic":["#34F49A","#9A34F4"],"tetradic":["#34F43A","#348DF4","#F434EE"],"splitComplementary":["#34EEF4","#3A34F4"],"monochromatic":["#F9C58B","#F49A34","#C26C0A"]}

Variants

{"light":"#F9C58B","dark":"#C26C0A","saturated":"#FF9B29","desaturated":"#DD994B","pastel":"#F4D6B3","neon":"#FFAE52"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"butterscotch","name":"Butterscotch","hex":"#E3963E","distance":20.12461179749811},{"slug":"cadmium-orange","name":"Cadmium Orange","hex":"#ED872D","distance":21.42428528562855},{"slug":"marigold","name":"Marigold","hex":"#EAA221","distance":22.9128784747792},{"slug":"goldenrod","name":"Goldenrod","hex":"#DAA520","distance":34.597687784012386},{"slug":"buttercup","name":"Buttercup","hex":"#F3C13A","distance":39.4715087119811}]

HEX meaning and use

About #F49A34

#F49A34 is classified as a warm orange value with vibrant visual character. #F49A34 is visually closest to Butterscotch, a named orange color with HEX #E3963E.

The RGB channels are 244, 154, and 52, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 32deg with 90% saturation and 58% 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 0.4259, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 20.12, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text9.52:1AA Pass

White text2.21:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #F49A34 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000009.52:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.21:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#EEF434#000000 text · best 17.63:1#EEF434

#F9C58B#000000 text · best 13.39:1#F9C58B

Buttercup#000000 text · best 12.5:1#F3C13A

#FF9B29#000000 text · best 9.97:1#FF9B29

Marigold#000000 text · best 9.69:1#EAA221

Generated Palette

#F49A34#F49A34

#348DF4#348DF4

#F43A34#F43A34

#EEF434#EEF434

#F9C58B#F9C58B

#C26C0A#C26C0A

Color Harmonies

#348DF4#348DF4

#F43A34#F43A34

#EEF434#EEF434

#34F49A#34F49A

#9A34F4#9A34F4

Variants

#F9C58B#F9C58B

#C26C0A#C26C0A

#FF9B29#FF9B29

#DD994B#DD994B

#F4D6B3#F4D6B3

#FFAE52#FFAE52

Nearest Named Colors

Butterscotch#E3963E

Cadmium Orange#ED872D

Marigold#EAA221

Goldenrod#DAA520

Buttercup#F3C13A

#F49A34

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #F49A34

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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