HEX atlas value

#FAA005

#FAA005 is a warm orange HEX color close to Orange. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 250, 160, 5, HSL 38, 96%, 50%, has luminance 0.4548, and belongs to the vibrant group.

orange warm vibrant

#FAA005 Sample readable text

HEX #FAA005

RGB rgb(250, 160, 5)

HSL hsl(38 96% 50%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 36, 98, 2)

Luminance 0.4548

Contrast Black 10.1:1White 2.08:1

CSS

--color-faa005: #FAA005;
.background-faa005 { background-color: #FAA005; }
.text-faa005 { color: #FAA005; }

Luminance0.4548

Black text10.1:1AA Pass

White text2.08:1AA 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":"#FAA005","rgb":[250,160,5],"hsl":[38,96,50],"cmyk":[0,36,98,2],"luminance":0.4548,"contrast":{"black":10.1,"white":2.08}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":10.1,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.08,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#D9FA05","hex":"#D9FA05","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.63,"contrastWhite":1.19,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#FCC25F","hex":"#FCC25F","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.02,"contrastWhite":1.61,"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":"#FFA200","hex":"#FFA200","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.42,"contrastWhite":2.02,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm orange","vibrant","vibrant orange","Orange adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","high-energy accents"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/faa005.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/orange.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/chrome-yellow.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/dark-orange.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#055FFA","analogous":["#FA2605","#D9FA05"],"triadic":["#05FAA0","#A005FA"],"tetradic":["#05FA26","#055FFA","#FA05D9"],"splitComplementary":["#05D9FA","#2605FA"],"monochromatic":["#FCC25F","#FAA005","#A06603"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FCC25F","dark":"#A06603","saturated":"#FFA200","desaturated":"#DE9921","pastel":"#F3CD8C","neon":"#FFB029"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"orange","name":"Orange","hex":"#FFA500","distance":8.660254037844387},{"slug":"chrome-yellow","name":"Chrome Yellow","hex":"#FFA700","distance":9.9498743710662},{"slug":"dark-orange","name":"Dark Orange","hex":"#FF8C00","distance":21.213203435596427},{"slug":"mustard-yellow","name":"Mustard Yellow","hex":"#E1AD01","distance":28.460498941515414},{"slug":"tangerine","name":"Tangerine","hex":"#F28500","distance":28.600699292150182}]

HEX meaning and use

About #FAA005

#FAA005 is classified as a warm orange value with vibrant visual character. #FAA005 is visually closest to Orange, a named orange color with HEX #FFA500.

The RGB channels are 250, 160, and 5, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 38deg with 96% saturation and 50% 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 0.4548, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 8.66, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text10.1:1AA Pass

White text2.08:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #FAA005 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000010.1:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.08:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#D9FA05#000000 text · best 17.63:1#D9FA05

#FCC25F#000000 text · best 13.02:1#FCC25F

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

Orange#000000 text · best 10.63:1#FFA500

#FFA200#000000 text · best 10.42:1#FFA200

Generated Palette

#FAA005#FAA005

#055FFA#055FFA

#FA2605#FA2605

#D9FA05#D9FA05

#FCC25F#FCC25F

#A06603#A06603

Color Harmonies

#055FFA#055FFA

#FA2605#FA2605

#D9FA05#D9FA05

#05FAA0#05FAA0

#A005FA#A005FA

Variants

#FCC25F#FCC25F

#A06603#A06603

#FFA200#FFA200

#DE9921#DE9921

#F3CD8C#F3CD8C

#FFB029#FFB029

Nearest Named Colors

Orange#FFA500

Chrome Yellow#FFA700

Dark Orange#FF8C00

Mustard Yellow#E1AD01

Tangerine#F28500

#FAA005

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #FAA005

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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