HEX atlas value

#F5C147

#F5C147 is a warm orange HEX color close to Buttercup. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 245, 193, 71, HSL 42, 90%, 62%, has luminance 0.5801, and belongs to the vibrant group.

orange warm vibrant

#F5C147 Sample readable text

HEX #F5C147

RGB rgb(245, 193, 71)

HSL hsl(42 90% 62%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 21, 71, 4)

Luminance 0.5801

Contrast Black 12.6:1White 1.67:1

CSS

--color-f5c147: #F5C147;
.background-f5c147 { background-color: #F5C147; }
.text-f5c147 { color: #F5C147; }

Luminance0.5801

Black text12.6:1AA Pass

White text1.67:1AA 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":"#F5C147","rgb":[245,193,71],"hsl":[42,90,62],"cmyk":[0,21,71,4],"luminance":0.5801,"contrast":{"black":12.6,"white":1.67}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":12.6,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.67,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#D2F547","hex":"#D2F547","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.89,"contrastWhite":1.24,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#FADE9E","hex":"#FADE9E","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.01,"contrastWhite":1.31,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Mustard","hex":"#FFDB58","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.53,"contrastWhite":1.35,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Naples Yellow","hex":"#FADA5E","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.25,"contrastWhite":1.38,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#FFC53D","hex":"#FFC53D","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.31,"contrastWhite":1.58,"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/f5c147.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/mustard.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#477BF5","analogous":["#F56A47","#D2F547"],"triadic":["#47F5C1","#C147F5"],"tetradic":["#47F56A","#477BF5","#F547D2"],"splitComplementary":["#47D2F5","#6A47F5"],"monochromatic":["#FADE9E","#F5C147","#D5990B"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FADE9E","dark":"#D5990B","saturated":"#FFC53D","desaturated":"#E0B85C","pastel":"#F7E8C5","neon":"#FFD166"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"buttercup","name":"Buttercup","hex":"#F3C13A","distance":13.152946437965905},{"slug":"saffron","name":"Saffron","hex":"#F4C430","distance":23.2163735324878},{"slug":"mustard","name":"Mustard","hex":"#FFDB58","distance":32.63433774416144},{"slug":"naples-yellow","name":"Naples Yellow","hex":"#FADA5E","distance":34.336569426778794},{"slug":"sandy-brown","name":"Sandy Brown","hex":"#F4A460","distance":38.301436004411116}]

HEX meaning and use

About #F5C147

#F5C147 is classified as a warm orange value with vibrant visual character. #F5C147 is visually closest to Buttercup, a named orange color with HEX #F3C13A.

The RGB channels are 245, 193, and 71, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 42deg 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 0.5801, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 13.15, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text12.6:1AA Pass

White text1.67:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #F5C147 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000012.6:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.67:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#D2F547#000000 text · best 16.89:1#D2F547

#FADE9E#000000 text · best 16.01:1#FADE9E

Mustard#000000 text · best 15.53:1#FFDB58

Naples Yellow#000000 text · best 15.25:1#FADA5E

#FFC53D#000000 text · best 13.31:1#FFC53D

Generated Palette

#F5C147#F5C147

#477BF5#477BF5

#F56A47#F56A47

#D2F547#D2F547

#FADE9E#FADE9E

#D5990B#D5990B

Color Harmonies

#477BF5#477BF5

#F56A47#F56A47

#D2F547#D2F547

#47F5C1#47F5C1

#C147F5#C147F5

Variants

#FADE9E#FADE9E

#D5990B#D5990B

#FFC53D#FFC53D

#E0B85C#E0B85C

#F7E8C5#F7E8C5

#FFD166#FFD166

Nearest Named Colors

Buttercup#F3C13A

Saffron#F4C430

Mustard#FFDB58

Naples Yellow#FADA5E

Sandy Brown#F4A460

#F5C147

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #F5C147

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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