HEX atlas value

#F6CA5A

#F6CA5A is a warm orange HEX color close to Naples Yellow. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 246, 202, 90, HSL 43, 90%, 66%, has luminance 0.6257, and belongs to the vibrant group.

orange warm vibrant

#F6CA5A Sample readable text

HEX #F6CA5A

RGB rgb(246, 202, 90)

HSL hsl(43 90% 66%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 18, 63, 4)

Luminance 0.6257

Contrast Black 13.51:1White 1.55:1

CSS

--color-f6ca5a: #F6CA5A;
.background-f6ca5a { background-color: #F6CA5A; }
.text-f6ca5a { color: #F6CA5A; }

Luminance0.6257

Black text13.51:1AA Pass

White text1.55:1AA 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":"#F6CA5A","rgb":[246,202,90],"hsl":[43,90,66],"cmyk":[0,18,63,4],"luminance":0.6257,"contrast":{"black":13.51,"white":1.55}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":13.51,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.55,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"Maize","hex":"#FBEC5D","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.26,"contrastWhite":1.22,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#D5F65A","hex":"#D5F65A","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.16,"contrastWhite":1.22,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#FBE6B1","hex":"#FBE6B1","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.06,"contrastWhite":1.23,"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"]}]

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/f6ca5a.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/straw.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#5A86F6","analogous":["#F67C5A","#D5F65A"],"triadic":["#5AF6CA","#CA5AF6"],"tetradic":["#5AF67C","#5A86F6","#F65AD5"],"splitComplementary":["#5AD5F6","#7C5AF6"],"monochromatic":["#FBE6B1","#F6CA5A","#E9AA0C"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FBE6B1","dark":"#E9AA0C","saturated":"#FFCE52","desaturated":"#E3C26D","pastel":"#F9F0D7","neon":"#FFD97A"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"naples-yellow","name":"Naples Yellow","hex":"#FADA5E","distance":16.97056274847714},{"slug":"mustard","name":"Mustard","hex":"#FFDB58","distance":19.339079605813716},{"slug":"straw","name":"Straw","hex":"#E4D96F","distance":31.464265445104548},{"slug":"buttercup","name":"Buttercup","hex":"#F3C13A","distance":33.37663853655727},{"slug":"maize","name":"Maize","hex":"#FBEC5D","distance":34.49637662132068}]

HEX meaning and use

About #F6CA5A

#F6CA5A is classified as a warm orange value with vibrant visual character. #F6CA5A is visually closest to Naples Yellow, a named yellow color with HEX #FADA5E.

The RGB channels are 246, 202, and 90, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 43deg 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 0.6257, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 16.97, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text13.51:1AA Pass

White text1.55:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #F6CA5A needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000013.51:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.55:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

Maize#000000 text · best 17.26:1#FBEC5D

#D5F65A#000000 text · best 17.16:1#D5F65A

#FBE6B1#000000 text · best 17.06:1#FBE6B1

Mustard#000000 text · best 15.53:1#FFDB58

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

Generated Palette

#F6CA5A#F6CA5A

#5A86F6#5A86F6

#F67C5A#F67C5A

#D5F65A#D5F65A

#FBE6B1#FBE6B1

#E9AA0C#E9AA0C

Color Harmonies

#5A86F6#5A86F6

#F67C5A#F67C5A

#D5F65A#D5F65A

#5AF6CA#5AF6CA

#CA5AF6#CA5AF6

Variants

#FBE6B1#FBE6B1

#E9AA0C#E9AA0C

#FFCE52#FFCE52

#E3C26D#E3C26D

#F9F0D7#F9F0D7

#FFD97A#FFD97A

Nearest Named Colors

Naples Yellow#FADA5E

Mustard#FFDB58

Straw#E4D96F

Buttercup#F3C13A

Maize#FBEC5D

#F6CA5A

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #F6CA5A

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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