HEX atlas value

#F6AE5A

#F6AE5A is a warm orange HEX color close to Sandy Brown. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 246, 174, 90, HSL 32, 90%, 66%, has luminance 0.506, and belongs to the vibrant group.

orange warm vibrant

#F6AE5A Sample readable text

HEX #F6AE5A

RGB rgb(246, 174, 90)

HSL hsl(32 90% 66%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 29, 63, 4)

Luminance 0.506

Contrast Black 11.12:1White 1.89:1

CSS

--color-f6ae5a: #F6AE5A;
.background-f6ae5a { background-color: #F6AE5A; }
.text-f6ae5a { color: #F6AE5A; }

Luminance0.506

Black text11.12:1AA Pass

White text1.89:1AA 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":"#F6AE5A","rgb":[246,174,90],"hsl":[32,90,66],"cmyk":[0,29,63,4],"luminance":0.506,"contrast":{"black":11.12,"white":1.89}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":11.12,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.89,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#F1F65A","hex":"#F1F65A","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":18.07,"contrastWhite":1.16,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#FBD9B1","hex":"#FBD9B1","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.66,"contrastWhite":1.34,"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":"#FFAE52","hex":"#FFAE52","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.43,"contrastWhite":1.84,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Champagne Gold","hex":"#D6B971","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.04,"contrastWhite":1.9,"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/f6ae5a.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/buttercup.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#5AA3F6","analogous":["#F65F5A","#F1F65A"],"triadic":["#5AF6AE","#AE5AF6"],"tetradic":["#5AF65F","#5AA3F6","#F65AF1"],"splitComplementary":["#5AF1F6","#5F5AF6"],"monochromatic":["#FBD9B1","#F6AE5A","#E9820C"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FBD9B1","dark":"#E9820C","saturated":"#FFAE52","desaturated":"#E3AC6D","pastel":"#F9E9D7","neon":"#FFC17A"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"sandy-brown","name":"Sandy Brown","hex":"#F4A460","distance":11.832159566199232},{"slug":"light-salmon","name":"Light Salmon","hex":"#FFA07A","distance":36.069377593742864},{"slug":"buttercup","name":"Buttercup","hex":"#F3C13A","distance":37.33630940518894},{"slug":"champagne-gold","name":"Champagne Gold","hex":"#D6B971","distance":40.91454509095757},{"slug":"butterscotch","name":"Butterscotch","hex":"#E3963E","distance":41.48493702538308}]

HEX meaning and use

About #F6AE5A

#F6AE5A is classified as a warm orange value with vibrant visual character. #F6AE5A is visually closest to Sandy Brown, a named orange color with HEX #F4A460.

The RGB channels are 246, 174, and 90, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 32deg 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 0.506, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 11.83, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text11.12:1AA Pass

White text1.89:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #F6AE5A needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000011.12:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.89:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#F1F65A#000000 text · best 18.07:1#F1F65A

#FBD9B1#000000 text · best 15.66:1#FBD9B1

Buttercup#000000 text · best 12.5:1#F3C13A

#FFAE52#000000 text · best 11.43:1#FFAE52

Champagne Gold#000000 text · best 11.04:1#D6B971

Generated Palette

#F6AE5A#F6AE5A

#5AA3F6#5AA3F6

#F65F5A#F65F5A

#F1F65A#F1F65A

#FBD9B1#FBD9B1

#E9820C#E9820C

Color Harmonies

#5AA3F6#5AA3F6

#F65F5A#F65F5A

#F1F65A#F1F65A

#5AF6AE#5AF6AE

#AE5AF6#AE5AF6

Variants

#FBD9B1#FBD9B1

#E9820C#E9820C

#FFAE52#FFAE52

#E3AC6D#E3AC6D

#F9E9D7#F9E9D7

#FFC17A#FFC17A

Nearest Named Colors

Sandy Brown#F4A460

Light Salmon#FFA07A

Buttercup#F3C13A

Champagne Gold#D6B971

Butterscotch#E3963E

#F6AE5A

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #F6AE5A

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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