HEX atlas value

#FA9C19

#FA9C19 is a warm orange HEX color close to Marigold. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 250, 156, 25, HSL 35, 96%, 54%, has luminance 0.4417, and belongs to the vibrant group.

orange warm vibrant

#FA9C19 Sample readable text

HEX #FA9C19

RGB rgb(250, 156, 25)

HSL hsl(35 96% 54%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 38, 90, 2)

Luminance 0.4417

Contrast Black 9.83:1White 2.14:1

CSS

--color-fa9c19: #FA9C19;
.background-fa9c19 { background-color: #FA9C19; }
.text-fa9c19 { color: #FA9C19; }

Luminance0.4417

Black text9.83:1AA Pass

White text2.14:1AA 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":"#FA9C19","rgb":[250,156,25],"hsl":[35,96,54],"cmyk":[0,38,90,2],"luminance":0.4417,"contrast":{"black":9.83,"white":2.14}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":9.83,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.14,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#E8FA19","hex":"#E8FA19","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":18.12,"contrastWhite":1.16,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#FCC373","hex":"#FCC373","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.19,"contrastWhite":1.59,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Chrome Yellow","hex":"#FFA700","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.78,"contrastWhite":1.95,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Orange","hex":"#FFA500","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.63,"contrastWhite":1.97,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#FF9D14","hex":"#FF9D14","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.08,"contrastWhite":2.08,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm orange","vibrant","vibrant orange","Marigold adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","high-energy accents"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/fa9c19.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/marigold.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/orange.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/chrome-yellow.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#1977FA","analogous":["#FA2C19","#E8FA19"],"triadic":["#19FA9C","#9C19FA"],"tetradic":["#19FA2C","#1977FA","#FA19E8"],"splitComplementary":["#19E8FA","#2C19FA"],"monochromatic":["#FCC373","#FA9C19","#B46A04"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FCC373","dark":"#B46A04","saturated":"#FF9D14","desaturated":"#E19833","pastel":"#F5D19E","neon":"#FFAE3D"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"marigold","name":"Marigold","hex":"#EAA221","distance":18.867962264113206},{"slug":"orange","name":"Orange","hex":"#FFA500","distance":27.03701166919155},{"slug":"chrome-yellow","name":"Chrome Yellow","hex":"#FFA700","distance":27.76688675382964},{"slug":"dark-orange","name":"Dark Orange","hex":"#FF8C00","distance":30.099833886584822},{"slug":"cadmium-orange","name":"Cadmium Orange","hex":"#ED872D","distance":31.78049716414141}]

HEX meaning and use

About #FA9C19

#FA9C19 is classified as a warm orange value with vibrant visual character. #FA9C19 is visually closest to Marigold, a named orange color with HEX #EAA221.

The RGB channels are 250, 156, and 25, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 35deg with 96% saturation and 54% 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 0.4417, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 18.87, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text9.83:1AA Pass

White text2.14:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #FA9C19 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000009.83:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.14:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#E8FA19#000000 text · best 18.12:1#E8FA19

#FCC373#000000 text · best 13.19:1#FCC373

Chrome Yellow#000000 text · best 10.78:1#FFA700

Orange#000000 text · best 10.63:1#FFA500

#FF9D14#000000 text · best 10.08:1#FF9D14

Generated Palette

#FA9C19#FA9C19

#1977FA#1977FA

#FA2C19#FA2C19

#E8FA19#E8FA19

#FCC373#FCC373

#B46A04#B46A04

Color Harmonies

#1977FA#1977FA

#FA2C19#FA2C19

#E8FA19#E8FA19

#19FA9C#19FA9C

#9C19FA#9C19FA

Variants

#FCC373#FCC373

#B46A04#B46A04

#FF9D14#FF9D14

#E19833#E19833

#F5D19E#F5D19E

#FFAE3D#FFAE3D

Nearest Named Colors

Marigold#EAA221

Orange#FFA500

Chrome Yellow#FFA700

Dark Orange#FF8C00

Cadmium Orange#ED872D

#FA9C19

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #FA9C19

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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