HEX atlas value

#F4A185

#F4A185 is a warm orange HEX color close to Light Salmon. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 244, 161, 133, HSL 15, 83%, 74%, has luminance 0.4642, and belongs to the vibrant group.

orange warm vibrant

#F4A185 Sample readable text

HEX #F4A185

RGB rgb(244, 161, 133)

HSL hsl(15 83% 74%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 34, 45, 4)

Luminance 0.4642

Contrast Black 10.28:1White 2.04:1

CSS

--color-f4a185: #F4A185;
.background-f4a185 { background-color: #F4A185; }
.text-f4a185 { color: #F4A185; }

Luminance0.4642

Black text10.28:1AA Pass

White text2.04:1AA 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":"#F4A185","rgb":[244,161,133],"hsl":[15,83,74],"cmyk":[0,34,45,4],"luminance":0.4642,"contrast":{"black":10.28,"white":2.04}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":10.28,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.04,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#FCE2DA","hex":"#FCE2DA","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.03,"contrastWhite":1.23,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#F4D886","hex":"#F4D886","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.01,"contrastWhite":1.4,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#86D8F4","hex":"#86D8F4","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.14,"contrastWhite":1.6,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Pale Gold","hex":"#E6BE8A","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.1,"contrastWhite":1.74,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Burly Wood","hex":"#DEB887","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.31,"contrastWhite":1.86,"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/f4a185.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/light-salmon.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/salmon-rose.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/dark-salmon.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#86D8F4","analogous":["#F486A1","#F4D886"],"triadic":["#86F4A1","#A186F4"],"tetradic":["#A1F486","#86D8F4","#D886F4"],"splitComplementary":["#86F4D8","#86A1F4"],"monochromatic":["#FCE2DA","#F4A185","#EC6032"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FCE2DA","dark":"#EC6032","saturated":"#FF9C7A","desaturated":"#E5A894","pastel":"#FEFCFB","neon":"#FFBAA3"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"light-salmon","name":"Light Salmon","hex":"#FFA07A","distance":15.588457268119896},{"slug":"salmon-rose","name":"Salmon Rose","hex":"#E7968B","distance":18.05547008526779},{"slug":"dark-salmon","name":"Dark Salmon","hex":"#E9967A","distance":19.05255888325765},{"slug":"burly-wood","name":"Burly Wood","hex":"#DEB887","distance":31.89043743820395},{"slug":"pale-gold","name":"Pale Gold","hex":"#E6BE8A","distance":32.58834147360065}]

HEX meaning and use

About #F4A185

#F4A185 is classified as a warm orange value with vibrant visual character. #F4A185 is visually closest to Light Salmon, a named orange color with HEX #FFA07A.

The RGB channels are 244, 161, and 133, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 15deg with 83% saturation and 74% 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 0.4642, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 15.59, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text10.28:1AA Pass

White text2.04:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #F4A185 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000010.28:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.04:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#FCE2DA#000000 text · best 17.03:1#FCE2DA

#F4D886#000000 text · best 15.01:1#F4D886

#86D8F4#000000 text · best 13.14:1#86D8F4

Pale Gold#000000 text · best 12.1:1#E6BE8A

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

Generated Palette

#F4A185#F4A185

#86D8F4#86D8F4

#F486A1#F486A1

#F4D886#F4D886

#FCE2DA#FCE2DA

#EC6032#EC6032

Color Harmonies

#86D8F4#86D8F4

#F486A1#F486A1

#F4D886#F4D886

#86F4A1#86F4A1

#A186F4#A186F4

Variants

#FCE2DA#FCE2DA

#EC6032#EC6032

#FF9C7A#FF9C7A

#E5A894#E5A894

#FEFCFB#FEFCFB

#FFBAA3#FFBAA3

Nearest Named Colors

Light Salmon#FFA07A

Salmon Rose#E7968B

Dark Salmon#E9967A

Burly Wood#DEB887

Pale Gold#E6BE8A

#F4A185

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #F4A185

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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