HEX atlas value

#F5A147

#F5A147 is a warm orange HEX color close to Butterscotch. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 245, 161, 71, HSL 31, 90%, 62%, has luminance 0.4536, and belongs to the vibrant group.

orange warm vibrant

#F5A147 Sample readable text

HEX #F5A147

RGB rgb(245, 161, 71)

HSL hsl(31 90% 62%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 34, 71, 4)

Luminance 0.4536

Contrast Black 10.07:1White 2.08:1

CSS

--color-f5a147: #F5A147;
.background-f5a147 { background-color: #F5A147; }
.text-f5a147 { color: #F5A147; }

Luminance0.4536

Black text10.07:1AA Pass

White text2.08:1AA 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":"#F5A147","rgb":[245,161,71],"hsl":[31,90,62],"cmyk":[0,34,71,4],"luminance":0.4536,"contrast":{"black":10.07,"white":2.08}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":10.07,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.08,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#F2F547","hex":"#F2F547","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.93,"contrastWhite":1.17,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#FACE9E","hex":"#FACE9E","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.39,"contrastWhite":1.46,"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":"#FFA13D","hex":"#FFA13D","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.42,"contrastWhite":2.02,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Sandy Brown","hex":"#F4A460","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.33,"contrastWhite":2.03,"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","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/f5a147.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/butterscotch.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/sandy-brown.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/buttercup.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#479BF5","analogous":["#F54A47","#F2F547"],"triadic":["#47F5A1","#A147F5"],"tetradic":["#47F54A","#479BF5","#F547F2"],"splitComplementary":["#47F2F5","#4A47F5"],"monochromatic":["#FACE9E","#F5A147","#D5740B"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FACE9E","dark":"#D5740B","saturated":"#FFA13D","desaturated":"#E0A05C","pastel":"#F7DFC5","neon":"#FFB566"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"butterscotch","name":"Butterscotch","hex":"#E3963E","distance":22.93468988235943},{"slug":"sandy-brown","name":"Sandy Brown","hex":"#F4A460","distance":25.199206336708304},{"slug":"buttercup","name":"Buttercup","hex":"#F3C13A","distance":34.597687784012386},{"slug":"coral","name":"Coral","hex":"#FF7F50","distance":36.565010597564445},{"slug":"cadmium-orange","name":"Cadmium Orange","hex":"#ED872D","distance":37.62977544445356}]

HEX meaning and use

About #F5A147

#F5A147 is classified as a warm orange value with vibrant visual character. #F5A147 is visually closest to Butterscotch, a named orange color with HEX #E3963E.

The RGB channels are 245, 161, and 71, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 31deg with 90% saturation and 62% 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 0.4536, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 22.93, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text10.07:1AA Pass

White text2.08:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #F5A147 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000010.07:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.08:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#F2F547#000000 text · best 17.93:1#F2F547

#FACE9E#000000 text · best 14.39:1#FACE9E

Buttercup#000000 text · best 12.5:1#F3C13A

#FFA13D#000000 text · best 10.42:1#FFA13D

Sandy Brown#000000 text · best 10.33:1#F4A460

Generated Palette

#F5A147#F5A147

#479BF5#479BF5

#F54A47#F54A47

#F2F547#F2F547

#FACE9E#FACE9E

#D5740B#D5740B

Color Harmonies

#479BF5#479BF5

#F54A47#F54A47

#F2F547#F2F547

#47F5A1#47F5A1

#A147F5#A147F5

Variants

#FACE9E#FACE9E

#D5740B#D5740B

#FFA13D#FFA13D

#E0A05C#E0A05C

#F7DFC5#F7DFC5

#FFB566#FFB566

Nearest Named Colors

Butterscotch#E3963E

Sandy Brown#F4A460

Buttercup#F3C13A

Coral#FF7F50

Cadmium Orange#ED872D

#F5A147

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #F5A147

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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