HEX atlas value

#F7956E

#F7956E is a warm orange HEX color close to Light Salmon. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 247, 149, 110, HSL 17, 90%, 70%, has luminance 0.4239, and belongs to the vibrant group.

orange warm vibrant

#F7956E Sample readable text

HEX #F7956E

RGB rgb(247, 149, 110)

HSL hsl(17 90% 70%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 40, 55, 3)

Luminance 0.4239

Contrast Black 9.48:1White 2.22:1

CSS

--color-f7956e: #F7956E;
.background-f7956e { background-color: #F7956E; }
.text-f7956e { color: #F7956E; }

Luminance0.4239

Black text9.48:1AA Pass

White text2.22:1AA 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":"#F7956E","rgb":[247,149,110],"hsl":[17,90,70],"cmyk":[0,40,55,3],"luminance":0.4239,"contrast":{"black":9.48,"white":2.22}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":9.48,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.22,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#FCD4C5","hex":"#FCD4C5","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.36,"contrastWhite":1.37,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#F7DA6E","hex":"#F7DA6E","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.21,"contrastWhite":1.38,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#6ED0F7","hex":"#6ED0F7","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.03,"contrastWhite":1.75,"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"]},{"name":"Sandy Brown","hex":"#F4A460","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.33,"contrastWhite":2.03,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm orange","vibrant","vibrant orange","Light Salmon adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","high-energy accents"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/f7956e.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/light-salmon.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/dark-salmon.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/sandy-brown.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#6ED0F7","analogous":["#F76E8B","#F7DA6E"],"triadic":["#6EF795","#956EF7"],"tetradic":["#8BF76E","#6ED0F7","#DA6EF7"],"splitComplementary":["#6EF7DA","#6E8BF7"],"monochromatic":["#FCD4C5","#F7956E","#F35516"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FCD4C5","dark":"#F35516","saturated":"#FF9166","desaturated":"#E79C7E","pastel":"#FCEEE9","neon":"#FFAF8F"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"light-salmon","name":"Light Salmon","hex":"#FFA07A","distance":18.138357147217054},{"slug":"dark-salmon","name":"Dark Salmon","hex":"#E9967A","distance":18.466185312619388},{"slug":"sandy-brown","name":"Sandy Brown","hex":"#F4A460","distance":20.73644135332772},{"slug":"salmon","name":"Salmon","hex":"#FA8072","distance":21.587033144922902},{"slug":"coral-reef","name":"Coral Reef","hex":"#FD7C6E","distance":25.709920264364882}]

HEX meaning and use

About #F7956E

#F7956E is classified as a warm orange value with vibrant visual character. #F7956E is visually closest to Light Salmon, a named orange color with HEX #FFA07A.

The RGB channels are 247, 149, and 110, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 17deg with 90% saturation and 70% lightness, so this page treats it as a high-saturation, light 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 0.4239, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 18.14, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text9.48:1AA Pass

White text2.22:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #F7956E needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000009.48:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.22:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#FCD4C5#000000 text · best 15.36:1#FCD4C5

#F7DA6E#000000 text · best 15.21:1#F7DA6E

#6ED0F7#000000 text · best 12.03:1#6ED0F7

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

Sandy Brown#000000 text · best 10.33:1#F4A460

Generated Palette

#F7956E#F7956E

#6ED0F7#6ED0F7

#F76E8B#F76E8B

#F7DA6E#F7DA6E

#FCD4C5#FCD4C5

#F35516#F35516

Color Harmonies

#6ED0F7#6ED0F7

#F76E8B#F76E8B

#F7DA6E#F7DA6E

#6EF795#6EF795

#956EF7#956EF7

Variants

#FCD4C5#FCD4C5

#F35516#F35516

#FF9166#FF9166

#E79C7E#E79C7E

#FCEEE9#FCEEE9

#FFAF8F#FFAF8F

Nearest Named Colors

Light Salmon#FFA07A

Dark Salmon#E9967A

Sandy Brown#F4A460

Salmon#FA8072

Coral Reef#FD7C6E

#F7956E

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #F7956E

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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