HEX atlas value

#FB972D

#FB972D is a warm orange HEX color close to Cadmium Orange. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 251, 151, 45, HSL 31, 96%, 58%, has luminance 0.4283, and belongs to the vibrant group.

orange warm vibrant

#FB972D Sample readable text

HEX #FB972D

RGB rgb(251, 151, 45)

HSL hsl(31 96% 58%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 40, 82, 2)

Luminance 0.4283

Contrast Black 9.57:1White 2.2:1

CSS

--color-fb972d: #FB972D;
.background-fb972d { background-color: #FB972D; }
.text-fb972d { color: #FB972D; }

Luminance0.4283

Black text9.57:1AA Pass

White text2.2:1AA 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":"#FB972D","rgb":[251,151,45],"hsl":[31,96,58],"cmyk":[0,40,82,2],"luminance":0.4283,"contrast":{"black":9.57,"white":2.2}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":9.57,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.2,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#F7FB2D","hex":"#F7FB2D","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":18.79,"contrastWhite":1.12,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#FDC487","hex":"#FDC487","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.42,"contrastWhite":1.56,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#FF9729","hex":"#FF9729","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.71,"contrastWhite":2.16,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Marigold","hex":"#EAA221","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.69,"contrastWhite":2.17,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Goldenrod","hex":"#DAA520","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.38,"contrastWhite":2.24,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm orange","vibrant","vibrant orange","Cadmium 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/fb972d.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/cadmium-orange.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/marigold.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/butterscotch.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#2D90FB","analogous":["#FB312D","#F7FB2D"],"triadic":["#2DFB97","#972DFB"],"tetradic":["#2DFB31","#2D90FB","#FB2DF7"],"splitComplementary":["#2DF7FB","#312DFB"],"monochromatic":["#FDC487","#FB972D","#C86904"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FDC487","dark":"#C86904","saturated":"#FF9729","desaturated":"#E39745","pastel":"#F7D5B1","neon":"#FFAB52"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"cadmium-orange","name":"Cadmium Orange","hex":"#ED872D","distance":21.2602916254693},{"slug":"marigold","name":"Marigold","hex":"#EAA221","distance":23.53720459187964},{"slug":"butterscotch","name":"Butterscotch","hex":"#E3963E","distance":29.427877939124322},{"slug":"goldenrod","name":"Goldenrod","hex":"#DAA520","distance":38.13135192987524},{"slug":"pumpkin","name":"Pumpkin","hex":"#FF7518","distance":40.162171256046406}]

HEX meaning and use

About #FB972D

#FB972D is classified as a warm orange value with vibrant visual character. #FB972D is visually closest to Cadmium Orange, a named orange color with HEX #ED872D.

The RGB channels are 251, 151, and 45, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 31deg with 96% saturation and 58% 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 0.4283, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 21.26, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text9.57:1AA Pass

White text2.2:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #FB972D needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000009.57:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.2:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#F7FB2D#000000 text · best 18.79:1#F7FB2D

#FDC487#000000 text · best 13.42:1#FDC487

#FF9729#000000 text · best 9.71:1#FF9729

Marigold#000000 text · best 9.69:1#EAA221

Goldenrod#000000 text · best 9.38:1#DAA520

Generated Palette

#FB972D#FB972D

#2D90FB#2D90FB

#FB312D#FB312D

#F7FB2D#F7FB2D

#FDC487#FDC487

#C86904#C86904

Color Harmonies

#2D90FB#2D90FB

#FB312D#FB312D

#F7FB2D#F7FB2D

#2DFB97#2DFB97

#972DFB#972DFB

Variants

#FDC487#FDC487

#C86904#C86904

#FF9729#FF9729

#E39745#E39745

#F7D5B1#F7D5B1

#FFAB52#FFAB52

Nearest Named Colors

Cadmium Orange#ED872D

Marigold#EAA221

Butterscotch#E3963E

Goldenrod#DAA520

Pumpkin#FF7518

#FB972D

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #FB972D

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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