HEX atlas value

#F6A85A

#F6A85A is a warm orange HEX color close to Sandy Brown. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 246, 168, 90, HSL 30, 90%, 66%, has luminance 0.4834, and belongs to the vibrant group.

orange warm vibrant

#F6A85A Sample readable text

HEX #F6A85A

RGB rgb(246, 168, 90)

HSL hsl(30 90% 66%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 32, 63, 4)

Luminance 0.4834

Contrast Black 10.67:1White 1.97:1

CSS

--color-f6a85a: #F6A85A;
.background-f6a85a { background-color: #F6A85A; }
.text-f6a85a { color: #F6A85A; }

Luminance0.4834

Black text10.67:1AA Pass

White text1.97:1AA 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":"#F6A85A","rgb":[246,168,90],"hsl":[30,90,66],"cmyk":[0,32,63,4],"luminance":0.4834,"contrast":{"black":10.67,"white":1.97}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":10.67,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.97,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#F6F65A","hex":"#F6F65A","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":18.25,"contrastWhite":1.15,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#FBD6B1","hex":"#FBD6B1","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.36,"contrastWhite":1.37,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Buttercup","hex":"#F3C13A","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.5,"contrastWhite":1.68,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#FFA852","hex":"#FFA852","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.97,"contrastWhite":1.91,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Light Salmon","hex":"#FFA07A","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.56,"contrastWhite":1.99,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm orange","vibrant","vibrant orange","Sandy Brown adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","high-energy accents"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/f6a85a.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/sandy-brown.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/light-salmon.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/butterscotch.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#5AA8F6","analogous":["#F65A5A","#F6F65A"],"triadic":["#5AF6A8","#A85AF6"],"tetradic":["#5AF65A","#5AA8F6","#F65AF6"],"splitComplementary":["#5AF6F6","#5A5AF6"],"monochromatic":["#FBD6B1","#F6A85A","#E97A0C"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FBD6B1","dark":"#E97A0C","saturated":"#FFA852","desaturated":"#E3A86D","pastel":"#F9E8D7","neon":"#FFBD7A"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"sandy-brown","name":"Sandy Brown","hex":"#F4A460","distance":7.483314773547883},{"slug":"light-salmon","name":"Light Salmon","hex":"#FFA07A","distance":34.19064199455752},{"slug":"butterscotch","name":"Butterscotch","hex":"#E3963E","distance":38.3275357934736},{"slug":"dark-salmon","name":"Dark Salmon","hex":"#E9967A","distance":38.948684188300895},{"slug":"buttercup","name":"Buttercup","hex":"#F3C13A","distance":40.718546143004666}]

HEX meaning and use

About #F6A85A

#F6A85A is classified as a warm orange value with vibrant visual character. #F6A85A is visually closest to Sandy Brown, a named orange color with HEX #F4A460.

The RGB channels are 246, 168, and 90, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 30deg with 90% saturation and 66% 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 0.4834, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 7.48, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text10.67:1AA Pass

White text1.97:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #F6A85A needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000010.67:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.97:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#F6F65A#000000 text · best 18.25:1#F6F65A

#FBD6B1#000000 text · best 15.36:1#FBD6B1

Buttercup#000000 text · best 12.5:1#F3C13A

#FFA852#000000 text · best 10.97:1#FFA852

Light Salmon#000000 text · best 10.56:1#FFA07A

Generated Palette

#F6A85A#F6A85A

#5AA8F6#5AA8F6

#F65A5A#F65A5A

#F6F65A#F6F65A

#FBD6B1#FBD6B1

#E97A0C#E97A0C

Color Harmonies

#5AA8F6#5AA8F6

#F65A5A#F65A5A

#F6F65A#F6F65A

#5AF6A8#5AF6A8

#A85AF6#A85AF6

Variants

#FBD6B1#FBD6B1

#E97A0C#E97A0C

#FFA852#FFA852

#E3A86D#E3A86D

#F9E8D7#F9E8D7

#FFBD7A#FFBD7A

Nearest Named Colors

Sandy Brown#F4A460

Light Salmon#FFA07A

Butterscotch#E3963E

Dark Salmon#E9967A

Buttercup#F3C13A

#F6A85A

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #F6A85A

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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