HEX atlas value

#F4BA34

#F4BA34 is a warm orange HEX color close to Buttercup. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 244, 186, 52, HSL 42, 90%, 58%, has luminance 0.546, and belongs to the vibrant group.

orange warm vibrant

#F4BA34 Sample readable text

HEX #F4BA34

RGB rgb(244, 186, 52)

HSL hsl(42 90% 58%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 24, 79, 4)

Luminance 0.546

Contrast Black 11.92:1White 1.76:1

CSS

--color-f4ba34: #F4BA34;
.background-f4ba34 { background-color: #F4BA34; }
.text-f4ba34 { color: #F4BA34; }

Luminance0.546

Black text11.92:1AA Pass

White text1.76:1AA 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":"#F4BA34","rgb":[244,186,52],"hsl":[42,90,58],"cmyk":[0,24,79,4],"luminance":0.546,"contrast":{"black":11.92,"white":1.76}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":11.92,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.76,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#CEF434","hex":"#CEF434","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.61,"contrastWhite":1.26,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#F9D88B","hex":"#F9D88B","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.22,"contrastWhite":1.38,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Sunflower","hex":"#FFC512","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.25,"contrastWhite":1.59,"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":"#FFBF29","hex":"#FFBF29","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.74,"contrastWhite":1.65,"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/f4ba34.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":"#346DF4","analogous":["#F45A34","#CEF434"],"triadic":["#34F4BA","#BA34F4"],"tetradic":["#34F45A","#346DF4","#F434CE"],"splitComplementary":["#34CEF4","#5A34F4"],"monochromatic":["#F9D88B","#F4BA34","#C28B0A"]}

Variants

{"light":"#F9D88B","dark":"#C28B0A","saturated":"#FFBF29","desaturated":"#DDB14B","pastel":"#F4E1B3","neon":"#FFCB52"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"buttercup","name":"Buttercup","hex":"#F3C13A","distance":9.273618495495704},{"slug":"saffron","name":"Saffron","hex":"#F4C430","distance":10.770329614269007},{"slug":"marigold","name":"Marigold","hex":"#EAA221","distance":32.202484376209235},{"slug":"sunflower","name":"Sunflower","hex":"#FFC512","distance":37.389838191679836},{"slug":"old-gold","name":"Old Gold","hex":"#CFB53B","distance":37.986839826445156}]

HEX meaning and use

About #F4BA34

#F4BA34 is classified as a warm orange value with vibrant visual character. #F4BA34 is visually closest to Buttercup, a named orange color with HEX #F3C13A.

The RGB channels are 244, 186, and 52, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 42deg 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 0.546, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 9.27, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text11.92:1AA Pass

White text1.76:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #F4BA34 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000011.92:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.76:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#CEF434#000000 text · best 16.61:1#CEF434

#F9D88B#000000 text · best 15.22:1#F9D88B

Sunflower#000000 text · best 13.25:1#FFC512

Saffron#000000 text · best 12.79:1#F4C430

#FFBF29#000000 text · best 12.74:1#FFBF29

Generated Palette

#F4BA34#F4BA34

#346DF4#346DF4

#F45A34#F45A34

#CEF434#CEF434

#F9D88B#F9D88B

#C28B0A#C28B0A

Color Harmonies

#346DF4#346DF4

#F45A34#F45A34

#CEF434#CEF434

#34F4BA#34F4BA

#BA34F4#BA34F4

Variants

#F9D88B#F9D88B

#C28B0A#C28B0A

#FFBF29#FFBF29

#DDB14B#DDB14B

#F4E1B3#F4E1B3

#FFCB52#FFCB52

Nearest Named Colors

Buttercup#F3C13A

Saffron#F4C430

Marigold#EAA221

Sunflower#FFC512

Old Gold#CFB53B

#F4BA34

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #F4BA34

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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