HEX atlas value

#F6C25A

#F6C25A is a warm orange HEX color close to Naples Yellow. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 246, 194, 90, HSL 40, 90%, 66%, has luminance 0.5891, and belongs to the vibrant group.

orange warm vibrant

#F6C25A Sample readable text

HEX #F6C25A

RGB rgb(246, 194, 90)

HSL hsl(40 90% 66%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 21, 63, 4)

Luminance 0.5891

Contrast Black 12.78:1White 1.64:1

CSS

--color-f6c25a: #F6C25A;
.background-f6c25a { background-color: #F6C25A; }
.text-f6c25a { color: #F6C25A; }

Luminance0.5891

Black text12.78:1AA Pass

White text1.64:1AA 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":"#F6C25A","rgb":[246,194,90],"hsl":[40,90,66],"cmyk":[0,21,63,4],"luminance":0.5891,"contrast":{"black":12.78,"white":1.64}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":12.78,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.64,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#DCF65A","hex":"#DCF65A","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.37,"contrastWhite":1.21,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#FBE2B1","hex":"#FBE2B1","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.62,"contrastWhite":1.26,"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":"Topaz","hex":"#FFC87C","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.8,"contrastWhite":1.52,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm orange","vibrant","vibrant orange","Naples Yellow adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","high-energy accents"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/f6c25a.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/naples-yellow.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/mustard.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/sandy-brown.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#5A8EF6","analogous":["#F6745A","#DCF65A"],"triadic":["#5AF6C2","#C25AF6"],"tetradic":["#5AF674","#5A8EF6","#F65ADC"],"splitComplementary":["#5ADCF6","#745AF6"],"monochromatic":["#FBE2B1","#F6C25A","#E99F0C"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FBE2B1","dark":"#E99F0C","saturated":"#FFC552","desaturated":"#E3BC6D","pastel":"#F9EED7","neon":"#FFD37A"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"naples-yellow","name":"Naples Yellow","hex":"#FADA5E","distance":24.657656011875904},{"slug":"mustard","name":"Mustard","hex":"#FFDB58","distance":26.645825188948457},{"slug":"sandy-brown","name":"Sandy Brown","hex":"#F4A460","distance":30.659419433511783},{"slug":"buttercup","name":"Buttercup","hex":"#F3C13A","distance":32.155870381627054},{"slug":"topaz","name":"Topaz","hex":"#FFC87C","distance":35.679125549822544}]

HEX meaning and use

About #F6C25A

#F6C25A is classified as a warm orange value with vibrant visual character. #F6C25A is visually closest to Naples Yellow, a named yellow color with HEX #FADA5E.

The RGB channels are 246, 194, and 90, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 40deg 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 0.5891, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 24.66, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text12.78:1AA Pass

White text1.64:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #F6C25A needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000012.78:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.64:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#DCF65A#000000 text · best 17.37:1#DCF65A

#FBE2B1#000000 text · best 16.62:1#FBE2B1

Mustard#000000 text · best 15.53:1#FFDB58

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

Topaz#000000 text · best 13.8:1#FFC87C

Generated Palette

#F6C25A#F6C25A

#5A8EF6#5A8EF6

#F6745A#F6745A

#DCF65A#DCF65A

#FBE2B1#FBE2B1

#E99F0C#E99F0C

Color Harmonies

#5A8EF6#5A8EF6

#F6745A#F6745A

#DCF65A#DCF65A

#5AF6C2#5AF6C2

#C25AF6#C25AF6

Variants

#FBE2B1#FBE2B1

#E99F0C#E99F0C

#FFC552#FFC552

#E3BC6D#E3BC6D

#F9EED7#F9EED7

#FFD37A#FFD37A

Nearest Named Colors

Naples Yellow#FADA5E

Mustard#FFDB58

Sandy Brown#F4A460

Buttercup#F3C13A

Topaz#FFC87C

#F6C25A

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #F6C25A

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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