HEX atlas value

#F4AE34

#F4AE34 is a warm orange HEX color close to Buttercup. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 244, 174, 52, HSL 38, 90%, 58%, has luminance 0.4975, and belongs to the vibrant group.

orange warm vibrant

#F4AE34 Sample readable text

HEX #F4AE34

RGB rgb(244, 174, 52)

HSL hsl(38 90% 58%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 29, 79, 4)

Luminance 0.4975

Contrast Black 10.95:1White 1.92:1

CSS

--color-f4ae34: #F4AE34;
.background-f4ae34 { background-color: #F4AE34; }
.text-f4ae34 { color: #F4AE34; }

Luminance0.4975

Black text10.95:1AA Pass

White text1.92:1AA 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":"#F4AE34","rgb":[244,174,52],"hsl":[38,90,58],"cmyk":[0,29,79,4],"luminance":0.4975,"contrast":{"black":10.95,"white":1.92}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":10.95,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.92,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#DBF434","hex":"#DBF434","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17,"contrastWhite":1.24,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#F9D08B","hex":"#F9D08B","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.42,"contrastWhite":1.46,"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"]},{"name":"Buttercup","hex":"#F3C13A","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.5,"contrastWhite":1.68,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#FFB029","hex":"#FFB029","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.49,"contrastWhite":1.83,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm orange","vibrant","vibrant orange","Buttercup adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","high-energy accents"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/f4ae34.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/buttercup.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/saffron.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/marigold.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#347AF4","analogous":["#F44D34","#DBF434"],"triadic":["#34F4AE","#AE34F4"],"tetradic":["#34F44D","#347AF4","#F434DB"],"splitComplementary":["#34DBF4","#4D34F4"],"monochromatic":["#F9D08B","#F4AE34","#C27E0A"]}

Variants

{"light":"#F9D08B","dark":"#C27E0A","saturated":"#FFB029","desaturated":"#DDA74B","pastel":"#F4DCB3","neon":"#FFBF52"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"buttercup","name":"Buttercup","hex":"#F3C13A","distance":19.949937343260004},{"slug":"saffron","name":"Saffron","hex":"#F4C430","distance":22.360679774997898},{"slug":"marigold","name":"Marigold","hex":"#EAA221","distance":24.596747752497688},{"slug":"butterscotch","name":"Butterscotch","hex":"#E3963E","distance":31.064449134018133},{"slug":"goldenrod","name":"Goldenrod","hex":"#DAA520","distance":34.0147027033899}]

HEX meaning and use

About #F4AE34

#F4AE34 is classified as a warm orange value with vibrant visual character. #F4AE34 is visually closest to Buttercup, a named orange color with HEX #F3C13A.

The RGB channels are 244, 174, and 52, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 38deg 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 0.4975, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 19.95, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text10.95:1AA Pass

White text1.92:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #F4AE34 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000010.95:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.92:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#DBF434#000000 text · best 17:1#DBF434

#F9D08B#000000 text · best 14.42:1#F9D08B

Saffron#000000 text · best 12.79:1#F4C430

Buttercup#000000 text · best 12.5:1#F3C13A

#FFB029#000000 text · best 11.49:1#FFB029

Generated Palette

#F4AE34#F4AE34

#347AF4#347AF4

#F44D34#F44D34

#DBF434#DBF434

#F9D08B#F9D08B

#C27E0A#C27E0A

Color Harmonies

#347AF4#347AF4

#F44D34#F44D34

#DBF434#DBF434

#34F4AE#34F4AE

#AE34F4#AE34F4

Variants

#F9D08B#F9D08B

#C27E0A#C27E0A

#FFB029#FFB029

#DDA74B#DDA74B

#F4DCB3#F4DCB3

#FFBF52#FFBF52

Nearest Named Colors

Buttercup#F3C13A

Saffron#F4C430

Marigold#EAA221

Butterscotch#E3963E

Goldenrod#DAA520

#F4AE34

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #F4AE34

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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