HEX atlas value

#FAB005

#FAB005 is a warm orange HEX color close to Chrome Yellow. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 250, 176, 5, HSL 42, 96%, 50%, has luminance 0.5139, and belongs to the vibrant group.

orange warm vibrant

#FAB005 Sample readable text

HEX #FAB005

RGB rgb(250, 176, 5)

HSL hsl(42 96% 50%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 30, 98, 2)

Luminance 0.5139

Contrast Black 11.28:1White 1.86:1

CSS

--color-fab005: #FAB005;
.background-fab005 { background-color: #FAB005; }
.text-fab005 { color: #FAB005; }

Luminance0.5139

Black text11.28:1AA Pass

White text1.86:1AA 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":"#FAB005","rgb":[250,176,5],"hsl":[42,96,50],"cmyk":[0,30,98,2],"luminance":0.5139,"contrast":{"black":11.28,"white":1.86}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":11.28,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.86,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#C9FA05","hex":"#C9FA05","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.16,"contrastWhite":1.22,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#FCCD5F","hex":"#FCCD5F","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.04,"contrastWhite":1.5,"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":"Fluorescent Orange","hex":"#FFBF00","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.7,"contrastWhite":1.65,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#FFB300","hex":"#FFB300","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.7,"contrastWhite":1.79,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm orange","vibrant","vibrant orange","Chrome 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/fab005.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/chrome-yellow.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/orange.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/amber.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#054FFA","analogous":["#FA3605","#C9FA05"],"triadic":["#05FAB0","#B005FA"],"tetradic":["#05FA36","#054FFA","#FA05C9"],"splitComplementary":["#05C9FA","#3605FA"],"monochromatic":["#FCCD5F","#FAB005","#A07103"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FCCD5F","dark":"#A07103","saturated":"#FFB300","desaturated":"#DEA521","pastel":"#F3D48C","neon":"#FFBF29"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"chrome-yellow","name":"Chrome Yellow","hex":"#FFA700","distance":11.445523142259598},{"slug":"orange","name":"Orange","hex":"#FFA500","distance":13.076696830622021},{"slug":"amber","name":"Amber","hex":"#FFBF00","distance":16.583123951777},{"slug":"fluorescent-orange","name":"Fluorescent Orange","hex":"#FFBF00","distance":16.583123951777},{"slug":"honey","name":"Honey","hex":"#FFC30B","distance":20.54263858417414}]

HEX meaning and use

About #FAB005

#FAB005 is classified as a warm orange value with vibrant visual character. #FAB005 is visually closest to Chrome Yellow, a named orange color with HEX #FFA700.

The RGB channels are 250, 176, and 5, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 42deg 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 0.5139, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 11.45, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text11.28:1AA Pass

White text1.86:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #FAB005 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000011.28:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.86:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#C9FA05#000000 text · best 17.16:1#C9FA05

#FCCD5F#000000 text · best 14.04:1#FCCD5F

Honey#000000 text · best 13.06:1#FFC30B

Fluorescent Orange#000000 text · best 12.7:1#FFBF00

#FFB300#000000 text · best 11.7:1#FFB300

Generated Palette

#FAB005#FAB005

#054FFA#054FFA

#FA3605#FA3605

#C9FA05#C9FA05

#FCCD5F#FCCD5F

#A07103#A07103

Color Harmonies

#054FFA#054FFA

#FA3605#FA3605

#C9FA05#C9FA05

#05FAB0#05FAB0

#B005FA#B005FA

Variants

#FCCD5F#FCCD5F

#A07103#A07103

#FFB300#FFB300

#DEA521#DEA521

#F3D48C#F3D48C

#FFBF29#FFBF29

Nearest Named Colors

Chrome Yellow#FFA700

Orange#FFA500

Amber#FFBF00

Fluorescent Orange#FFBF00

Honey#FFC30B

#FAB005

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #FAB005

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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