HEX atlas value

#FBA82D

#FBA82D is a warm orange HEX color close to Marigold. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 251, 168, 45, HSL 36, 96%, 58%, has luminance 0.487, and belongs to the vibrant group.

orange warm vibrant

#FBA82D Sample readable text

HEX #FBA82D

RGB rgb(251, 168, 45)

HSL hsl(36 96% 58%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 33, 82, 2)

Luminance 0.487

Contrast Black 10.74:1White 1.96:1

CSS

--color-fba82d: #FBA82D;
.background-fba82d { background-color: #FBA82D; }
.text-fba82d { color: #FBA82D; }

Luminance0.487

Black text10.74:1AA Pass

White text1.96:1AA 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":"#FBA82D","rgb":[251,168,45],"hsl":[36,96,58],"cmyk":[0,33,82,2],"luminance":0.487,"contrast":{"black":10.74,"white":1.96}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":10.74,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.96,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#E6FB2D","hex":"#E6FB2D","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":18.2,"contrastWhite":1.15,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#FDCE87","hex":"#FDCE87","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.35,"contrastWhite":1.46,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Saffron","hex":"#F4C430","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.79,"contrastWhite":1.64,"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":"#FFA929","hex":"#FFA929","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.96,"contrastWhite":1.92,"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/fba82d.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/marigold.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/saffron.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/buttercup.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#2D7FFB","analogous":["#FB422D","#E6FB2D"],"triadic":["#2DFBA8","#A82DFB"],"tetradic":["#2DFB42","#2D7FFB","#FB2DE6"],"splitComplementary":["#2DE6FB","#422DFB"],"monochromatic":["#FDCE87","#FBA82D","#C87A04"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FDCE87","dark":"#C87A04","saturated":"#FFA929","desaturated":"#E3A445","pastel":"#F7DBB1","neon":"#FFBA52"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"marigold","name":"Marigold","hex":"#EAA221","distance":21.656407827707714},{"slug":"saffron","name":"Saffron","hex":"#F4C430","distance":29.017236257093817},{"slug":"buttercup","name":"Buttercup","hex":"#F3C13A","distance":29.29163703175362},{"slug":"butterscotch","name":"Butterscotch","hex":"#E3963E","distance":34.48187929913333},{"slug":"goldenrod","name":"Goldenrod","hex":"#DAA520","distance":35.59494346111537}]

HEX meaning and use

About #FBA82D

#FBA82D is classified as a warm orange value with vibrant visual character. #FBA82D is visually closest to Marigold, a named orange color with HEX #EAA221.

The RGB channels are 251, 168, and 45, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 36deg 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 0.487, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 21.66, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text10.74:1AA Pass

White text1.96:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #FBA82D needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000010.74:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.96:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#E6FB2D#000000 text · best 18.2:1#E6FB2D

#FDCE87#000000 text · best 14.35:1#FDCE87

Saffron#000000 text · best 12.79:1#F4C430

Buttercup#000000 text · best 12.5:1#F3C13A

#FFA929#000000 text · best 10.96:1#FFA929

Generated Palette

#FBA82D#FBA82D

#2D7FFB#2D7FFB

#FB422D#FB422D

#E6FB2D#E6FB2D

#FDCE87#FDCE87

#C87A04#C87A04

Color Harmonies

#2D7FFB#2D7FFB

#FB422D#FB422D

#E6FB2D#E6FB2D

#2DFBA8#2DFBA8

#A82DFB#A82DFB

Variants

#FDCE87#FDCE87

#C87A04#C87A04

#FFA929#FFA929

#E3A445#E3A445

#F7DBB1#F7DBB1

#FFBA52#FFBA52

Nearest Named Colors

Marigold#EAA221

Saffron#F4C430

Buttercup#F3C13A

Butterscotch#E3963E

Goldenrod#DAA520

#FBA82D

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #FBA82D

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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