HEX atlas value

#FAB505

#FAB505 is a warm orange HEX color close to Amber. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 250, 181, 5, HSL 43, 96%, 50%, has luminance 0.5338, and belongs to the vibrant group.

orange warm vibrant

#FAB505 Sample readable text

HEX #FAB505

RGB rgb(250, 181, 5)

HSL hsl(43 96% 50%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 28, 98, 2)

Luminance 0.5338

Contrast Black 11.68:1White 1.8:1

CSS

--color-fab505: #FAB505;
.background-fab505 { background-color: #FAB505; }
.text-fab505 { color: #FAB505; }

Luminance0.5338

Black text11.68:1AA Pass

White text1.8:1AA 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":"#FAB505","rgb":[250,181,5],"hsl":[43,96,50],"cmyk":[0,28,98,2],"luminance":0.5338,"contrast":{"black":11.68,"white":1.8}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":11.68,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.8,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#C5FA05","hex":"#C5FA05","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.05,"contrastWhite":1.23,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#FCCF5F","hex":"#FCCF5F","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.23,"contrastWhite":1.48,"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":"Industrial Yellow","hex":"#F3C300","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.62,"contrastWhite":1.66,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm orange","vibrant","vibrant orange","Amber adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","high-energy accents"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/fab505.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/amber.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/fluorescent-orange.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/chrome-yellow.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#054AFA","analogous":["#FA3A05","#C5FA05"],"triadic":["#05FAB5","#B505FA"],"tetradic":["#05FA3A","#054AFA","#FA05C5"],"splitComplementary":["#05C5FA","#3A05FA"],"monochromatic":["#FCCF5F","#FAB505","#A07403"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FCCF5F","dark":"#A07403","saturated":"#FFB700","desaturated":"#DEA821","pastel":"#F3D68C","neon":"#FFC229"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"amber","name":"Amber","hex":"#FFBF00","distance":12.24744871391589},{"slug":"fluorescent-orange","name":"Fluorescent Orange","hex":"#FFBF00","distance":12.24744871391589},{"slug":"chrome-yellow","name":"Chrome Yellow","hex":"#FFA700","distance":15.684387141358123},{"slug":"honey","name":"Honey","hex":"#FFC30B","distance":16.0312195418814},{"slug":"industrial-yellow","name":"Industrial Yellow","hex":"#F3C300","distance":16.431676725154983}]

HEX meaning and use

About #FAB505

#FAB505 is classified as a warm orange value with vibrant visual character. #FAB505 is visually closest to Amber, a named yellow color with HEX #FFBF00.

The RGB channels are 250, 181, and 5, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 43deg 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 0.5338, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 12.25, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text11.68:1AA Pass

White text1.8:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #FAB505 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000011.68:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.8:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#C5FA05#000000 text · best 17.05:1#C5FA05

#FCCF5F#000000 text · best 14.23:1#FCCF5F

Honey#000000 text · best 13.06:1#FFC30B

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

Industrial Yellow#000000 text · best 12.62:1#F3C300

Generated Palette

#FAB505#FAB505

#054AFA#054AFA

#FA3A05#FA3A05

#C5FA05#C5FA05

#FCCF5F#FCCF5F

#A07403#A07403

Color Harmonies

#054AFA#054AFA

#FA3A05#FA3A05

#C5FA05#C5FA05

#05FAB5#05FAB5

#B505FA#B505FA

Variants

#FCCF5F#FCCF5F

#A07403#A07403

#FFB700#FFB700

#DEA821#DEA821

#F3D68C#F3D68C

#FFC229#FFC229

Nearest Named Colors

Amber#FFBF00

Fluorescent Orange#FFBF00

Chrome Yellow#FFA700

Honey#FFC30B

Industrial Yellow#F3C300

#FAB505

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #FAB505

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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