HEX atlas value

#FAA819

#FAA819 is a warm orange HEX color close to Marigold. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 250, 168, 25, HSL 38, 96%, 54%, has luminance 0.484, and belongs to the vibrant group.

orange warm vibrant

#FAA819 Sample readable text

HEX #FAA819

RGB rgb(250, 168, 25)

HSL hsl(38 96% 54%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 33, 90, 2)

Luminance 0.484

Contrast Black 10.68:1White 1.97:1

CSS

--color-faa819: #FAA819;
.background-faa819 { background-color: #FAA819; }
.text-faa819 { color: #FAA819; }

Luminance0.484

Black text10.68:1AA Pass

White text1.97:1AA 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":"#FAA819","rgb":[250,168,25],"hsl":[38,96,54],"cmyk":[0,33,90,2],"luminance":0.484,"contrast":{"black":10.68,"white":1.97}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":10.68,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.97,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#DCFA19","hex":"#DCFA19","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.73,"contrastWhite":1.18,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#FCCA73","hex":"#FCCA73","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.83,"contrastWhite":1.52,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Sunflower","hex":"#FFC512","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.25,"contrastWhite":1.59,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Honey","hex":"#FFC30B","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.06,"contrastWhite":1.61,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#FFA914","hex":"#FFA914","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.94,"contrastWhite":1.92,"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/faa819.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/marigold.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/chrome-yellow.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/orange.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#196CFA","analogous":["#FA3719","#DCFA19"],"triadic":["#19FAA8","#A819FA"],"tetradic":["#19FA37","#196CFA","#FA19DC"],"splitComplementary":["#19DCFA","#3719FA"],"monochromatic":["#FCCA73","#FAA819","#B47304"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FCCA73","dark":"#B47304","saturated":"#FFA914","desaturated":"#E1A133","pastel":"#F5D59E","neon":"#FFB83D"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"marigold","name":"Marigold","hex":"#EAA221","distance":18.867962264113206},{"slug":"chrome-yellow","name":"Chrome Yellow","hex":"#FFA700","distance":25.514701644346147},{"slug":"orange","name":"Orange","hex":"#FFA500","distance":25.67099530598687},{"slug":"sunflower","name":"Sunflower","hex":"#FFC512","distance":30.24896692450835},{"slug":"honey","name":"Honey","hex":"#FFC30B","distance":30.822070014844883}]

HEX meaning and use

About #FAA819

#FAA819 is classified as a warm orange value with vibrant visual character. #FAA819 is visually closest to Marigold, a named orange color with HEX #EAA221.

The RGB channels are 250, 168, and 25, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 38deg 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 0.484, 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 text10.68:1AA Pass

White text1.97:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #FAA819 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000010.68:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.97:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#DCFA19#000000 text · best 17.73:1#DCFA19

#FCCA73#000000 text · best 13.83:1#FCCA73

Sunflower#000000 text · best 13.25:1#FFC512

Honey#000000 text · best 13.06:1#FFC30B

#FFA914#000000 text · best 10.94:1#FFA914

Generated Palette

#FAA819#FAA819

#196CFA#196CFA

#FA3719#FA3719

#DCFA19#DCFA19

#FCCA73#FCCA73

#B47304#B47304

Color Harmonies

#196CFA#196CFA

#FA3719#FA3719

#DCFA19#DCFA19

#19FAA8#19FAA8

#A819FA#A819FA

Variants

#FCCA73#FCCA73

#B47304#B47304

#FFA914#FFA914

#E1A133#E1A133

#F5D59E#F5D59E

#FFB83D#FFB83D

Nearest Named Colors

Marigold#EAA221

Chrome Yellow#FFA700

Orange#FFA500

Sunflower#FFC512

Honey#FFC30B

#FAA819

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #FAA819

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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