HEX atlas value

#F5B247

#F5B247 is a warm orange HEX color close to Buttercup. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 245, 178, 71, HSL 37, 90%, 62%, has luminance 0.5171, and belongs to the vibrant group.

orange warm vibrant

#F5B247 Sample readable text

HEX #F5B247

RGB rgb(245, 178, 71)

HSL hsl(37 90% 62%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 27, 71, 4)

Luminance 0.5171

Contrast Black 11.34:1White 1.85:1

CSS

--color-f5b247: #F5B247;
.background-f5b247 { background-color: #F5B247; }
.text-f5b247 { color: #F5B247; }

Luminance0.5171

Black text11.34:1AA Pass

White text1.85:1AA 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":"#F5B247","rgb":[245,178,71],"hsl":[37,90,62],"cmyk":[0,27,71,4],"luminance":0.5171,"contrast":{"black":11.34,"white":1.85}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":11.34,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.85,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#E1F547","hex":"#E1F547","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.35,"contrastWhite":1.21,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#FAD79E","hex":"#FAD79E","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.28,"contrastWhite":1.37,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"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":"#FFB53D","hex":"#FFB53D","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.93,"contrastWhite":1.76,"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/f5b247.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/buttercup.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/sandy-brown.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/saffron.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#478AF5","analogous":["#F55B47","#E1F547"],"triadic":["#47F5B2","#B247F5"],"tetradic":["#47F55B","#478AF5","#F547E1"],"splitComplementary":["#47E1F5","#5B47F5"],"monochromatic":["#FAD79E","#F5B247","#D5880B"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FAD79E","dark":"#D5880B","saturated":"#FFB53D","desaturated":"#E0AD5C","pastel":"#F7E4C5","neon":"#FFC466"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"buttercup","name":"Buttercup","hex":"#F3C13A","distance":19.949937343260004},{"slug":"sandy-brown","name":"Sandy Brown","hex":"#F4A460","distance":28.6705423736629},{"slug":"saffron","name":"Saffron","hex":"#F4C430","distance":29.223278392404914},{"slug":"butterscotch","name":"Butterscotch","hex":"#E3963E","distance":34.48187929913333},{"slug":"old-gold","name":"Old Gold","hex":"#CFB53B","distance":39.96248240537617}]

HEX meaning and use

About #F5B247

#F5B247 is classified as a warm orange value with vibrant visual character. #F5B247 is visually closest to Buttercup, a named orange color with HEX #F3C13A.

The RGB channels are 245, 178, and 71, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 37deg 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 0.5171, 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 text11.34:1AA Pass

White text1.85:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #F5B247 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000011.34:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.85:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#E1F547#000000 text · best 17.35:1#E1F547

#FAD79E#000000 text · best 15.28:1#FAD79E

Saffron#000000 text · best 12.79:1#F4C430

Buttercup#000000 text · best 12.5:1#F3C13A

#FFB53D#000000 text · best 11.93:1#FFB53D

Generated Palette

#F5B247#F5B247

#478AF5#478AF5

#F55B47#F55B47

#E1F547#E1F547

#FAD79E#FAD79E

#D5880B#D5880B

Color Harmonies

#478AF5#478AF5

#F55B47#F55B47

#E1F547#E1F547

#47F5B2#47F5B2

#B247F5#B247F5

Variants

#FAD79E#FAD79E

#D5880B#D5880B

#FFB53D#FFB53D

#E0AD5C#E0AD5C

#F7E4C5#F7E4C5

#FFC466#FFC466

Nearest Named Colors

Buttercup#F3C13A

Sandy Brown#F4A460

Saffron#F4C430

Butterscotch#E3963E

Old Gold#CFB53B

#F5B247

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #F5B247

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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