HEX atlas value

#FB9B41

#FB9B41 is a warm orange HEX color close to Butterscotch. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 251, 155, 65, HSL 29, 96%, 62%, has luminance 0.4433, and belongs to the vibrant group.

orange warm vibrant

#FB9B41 Sample readable text

HEX #FB9B41

RGB rgb(251, 155, 65)

HSL hsl(29 96% 62%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 38, 74, 2)

Luminance 0.4433

Contrast Black 9.87:1White 2.13:1

CSS

--color-fb9b41: #FB9B41;
.background-fb9b41 { background-color: #FB9B41; }
.text-fb9b41 { color: #FB9B41; }

Luminance0.4433

Black text9.87:1AA Pass

White text2.13:1AA 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":"#FB9B41","rgb":[251,155,65],"hsl":[29,96,62],"cmyk":[0,38,74,2],"luminance":0.4433,"contrast":{"black":9.87,"white":2.13}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":9.87,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.13,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#FBF841","hex":"#FBF841","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":18.61,"contrastWhite":1.13,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#FDCA9B","hex":"#FDCA9B","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.1,"contrastWhite":1.49,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Sandy Brown","hex":"#F4A460","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.33,"contrastWhite":2.03,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#FF9B3D","hex":"#FF9B3D","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.01,"contrastWhite":2.1,"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"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm orange","vibrant","vibrant orange","Butterscotch adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","high-energy accents"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/fb9b41.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/butterscotch.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/cadmium-orange.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/coral.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#41A1FB","analogous":["#FB4144","#FBF841"],"triadic":["#41FB9B","#9B41FB"],"tetradic":["#44FB41","#41A1FB","#F841FB"],"splitComplementary":["#41FBF8","#4144FB"],"monochromatic":["#FDCA9B","#FB9B41","#DC6D04"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FDCA9B","dark":"#DC6D04","saturated":"#FF9B3D","desaturated":"#E69C56","pastel":"#F9DDC3","neon":"#FFB066"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"butterscotch","name":"Butterscotch","hex":"#E3963E","distance":24.698178070456937},{"slug":"cadmium-orange","name":"Cadmium Orange","hex":"#ED872D","distance":31.559467676119},{"slug":"coral","name":"Coral","hex":"#FF7F50","distance":32.01562118716424},{"slug":"sandy-brown","name":"Sandy Brown","hex":"#F4A460","distance":33.03028912982749},{"slug":"marigold","name":"Marigold","hex":"#EAA221","distance":36.90528417449187}]

HEX meaning and use

About #FB9B41

#FB9B41 is classified as a warm orange value with vibrant visual character. #FB9B41 is visually closest to Butterscotch, a named orange color with HEX #E3963E.

The RGB channels are 251, 155, and 65, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 29deg with 96% saturation and 62% 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 0.4433, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 24.70, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text9.87:1AA Pass

White text2.13:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #FB9B41 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000009.87:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.13:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#FBF841#000000 text · best 18.61:1#FBF841

#FDCA9B#000000 text · best 14.1:1#FDCA9B

Sandy Brown#000000 text · best 10.33:1#F4A460

#FF9B3D#000000 text · best 10.01:1#FF9B3D

Marigold#000000 text · best 9.69:1#EAA221

Generated Palette

#FB9B41#FB9B41

#41A1FB#41A1FB

#FB4144#FB4144

#FBF841#FBF841

#FDCA9B#FDCA9B

#DC6D04#DC6D04

Color Harmonies

#41A1FB#41A1FB

#FB4144#FB4144

#FBF841#FBF841

#41FB9B#41FB9B

#9B41FB#9B41FB

Variants

#FDCA9B#FDCA9B

#DC6D04#DC6D04

#FF9B3D#FF9B3D

#E69C56#E69C56

#F9DDC3#F9DDC3

#FFB066#FFB066

Nearest Named Colors

Butterscotch#E3963E

Cadmium Orange#ED872D

Coral#FF7F50

Sandy Brown#F4A460

Marigold#EAA221

#FB9B41

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #FB9B41

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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