HEX atlas value

#FB9E2D

#FB9E2D is a warm orange HEX color close to Marigold. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 251, 158, 45, HSL 33, 96%, 58%, has luminance 0.4515, and belongs to the vibrant group.

orange warm vibrant

#FB9E2D Sample readable text

HEX #FB9E2D

RGB rgb(251, 158, 45)

HSL hsl(33 96% 58%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 37, 82, 2)

Luminance 0.4515

Contrast Black 10.03:1White 2.09:1

CSS

--color-fb9e2d: #FB9E2D;
.background-fb9e2d { background-color: #FB9E2D; }
.text-fb9e2d { color: #FB9E2D; }

Luminance0.4515

Black text10.03:1AA Pass

White text2.09:1AA 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":"#FB9E2D","rgb":[251,158,45],"hsl":[33,96,58],"cmyk":[0,37,82,2],"luminance":0.4515,"contrast":{"black":10.03,"white":2.09}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":10.03,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.09,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#F0FB2D","hex":"#F0FB2D","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":18.54,"contrastWhite":1.13,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#FDC887","hex":"#FDC887","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.79,"contrastWhite":1.52,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Buttercup","hex":"#F3C13A","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.5,"contrastWhite":1.68,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#FF9F29","hex":"#FF9F29","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.24,"contrastWhite":2.05,"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","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/fb9e2d.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/marigold.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/cadmium-orange.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/butterscotch.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#2D8AFB","analogous":["#FB372D","#F0FB2D"],"triadic":["#2DFB9E","#9E2DFB"],"tetradic":["#2DFB37","#2D8AFB","#FB2DF0"],"splitComplementary":["#2DF0FB","#372DFB"],"monochromatic":["#FDC887","#FB9E2D","#C87004"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FDC887","dark":"#C87004","saturated":"#FF9F29","desaturated":"#E39C45","pastel":"#F7D7B1","neon":"#FFB152"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"marigold","name":"Marigold","hex":"#EAA221","distance":21.18962010041709},{"slug":"cadmium-orange","name":"Cadmium Orange","hex":"#ED872D","distance":26.92582403567252},{"slug":"butterscotch","name":"Butterscotch","hex":"#E3963E","distance":30.479501308256342},{"slug":"goldenrod","name":"Goldenrod","hex":"#DAA520","distance":36.15245496505044},{"slug":"buttercup","name":"Buttercup","hex":"#F3C13A","distance":38.18376618407357}]

HEX meaning and use

About #FB9E2D

#FB9E2D is classified as a warm orange value with vibrant visual character. #FB9E2D is visually closest to Marigold, a named orange color with HEX #EAA221.

The RGB channels are 251, 158, and 45, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 33deg 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 0.4515, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 21.19, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text10.03:1AA Pass

White text2.09:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #FB9E2D needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000010.03:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.09:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#F0FB2D#000000 text · best 18.54:1#F0FB2D

#FDC887#000000 text · best 13.79:1#FDC887

Buttercup#000000 text · best 12.5:1#F3C13A

#FF9F29#000000 text · best 10.24:1#FF9F29

Marigold#000000 text · best 9.69:1#EAA221

Generated Palette

#FB9E2D#FB9E2D

#2D8AFB#2D8AFB

#FB372D#FB372D

#F0FB2D#F0FB2D

#FDC887#FDC887

#C87004#C87004

Color Harmonies

#2D8AFB#2D8AFB

#FB372D#FB372D

#F0FB2D#F0FB2D

#2DFB9E#2DFB9E

#9E2DFB#9E2DFB

Variants

#FDC887#FDC887

#C87004#C87004

#FF9F29#FF9F29

#E39C45#E39C45

#F7D7B1#F7D7B1

#FFB152#FFB152

Nearest Named Colors

Marigold#EAA221

Cadmium Orange#ED872D

Butterscotch#E3963E

Goldenrod#DAA520

Buttercup#F3C13A

#FB9E2D

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #FB9E2D

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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