HEX atlas value

#FBAF2D

#FBAF2D is a warm orange HEX color close to Saffron. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 251, 175, 45, HSL 38, 96%, 58%, has luminance 0.5136, and belongs to the vibrant group.

orange warm vibrant

#FBAF2D Sample readable text

HEX #FBAF2D

RGB rgb(251, 175, 45)

HSL hsl(38 96% 58%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 30, 82, 2)

Luminance 0.5136

Contrast Black 11.27:1White 1.86:1

CSS

--color-fbaf2d: #FBAF2D;
.background-fbaf2d { background-color: #FBAF2D; }
.text-fbaf2d { color: #FBAF2D; }

Luminance0.5136

Black text11.27:1AA Pass

White text1.86:1AA 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":"#FBAF2D","rgb":[251,175,45],"hsl":[38,96,58],"cmyk":[0,30,82,2],"luminance":0.5136,"contrast":{"black":11.27,"white":1.86}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":11.27,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.86,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#DFFB2D","hex":"#DFFB2D","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.97,"contrastWhite":1.17,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#FDD187","hex":"#FDD187","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.65,"contrastWhite":1.43,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Sunflower","hex":"#FFC512","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.25,"contrastWhite":1.59,"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"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm orange","vibrant","vibrant orange","Saffron adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","high-energy accents"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/fbaf2d.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/saffron.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/buttercup.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/marigold.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#2D78FB","analogous":["#FB492D","#DFFB2D"],"triadic":["#2DFBAF","#AF2DFB"],"tetradic":["#2DFB49","#2D78FB","#FB2DDF"],"splitComplementary":["#2DDFFB","#492DFB"],"monochromatic":["#FDD187","#FBAF2D","#C88004"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FDD187","dark":"#C88004","saturated":"#FFB029","desaturated":"#E3A945","pastel":"#F7DDB1","neon":"#FFBF52"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"saffron","name":"Saffron","hex":"#F4C430","distance":22.338307903688676},{"slug":"buttercup","name":"Buttercup","hex":"#F3C13A","distance":23.600847442411894},{"slug":"marigold","name":"Marigold","hex":"#EAA221","distance":24.535688292770594},{"slug":"sunflower","name":"Sunflower","hex":"#FFC512","distance":35.05709628591621},{"slug":"goldenrod","name":"Goldenrod","hex":"#DAA520","distance":36.851051545376556}]

HEX meaning and use

About #FBAF2D

#FBAF2D is classified as a warm orange value with vibrant visual character. #FBAF2D is visually closest to Saffron, a named yellow color with HEX #F4C430.

The RGB channels are 251, 175, and 45, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 38deg 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 0.5136, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 22.34, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text11.27:1AA Pass

White text1.86:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #FBAF2D needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000011.27:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.86:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#DFFB2D#000000 text · best 17.97:1#DFFB2D

#FDD187#000000 text · best 14.65:1#FDD187

Sunflower#000000 text · best 13.25:1#FFC512

Saffron#000000 text · best 12.79:1#F4C430

Buttercup#000000 text · best 12.5:1#F3C13A

Generated Palette

#FBAF2D#FBAF2D

#2D78FB#2D78FB

#FB492D#FB492D

#DFFB2D#DFFB2D

#FDD187#FDD187

#C88004#C88004

Color Harmonies

#2D78FB#2D78FB

#FB492D#FB492D

#DFFB2D#DFFB2D

#2DFBAF#2DFBAF

#AF2DFB#AF2DFB

Variants

#FDD187#FDD187

#C88004#C88004

#FFB029#FFB029

#E3A945#E3A945

#F7DDB1#F7DDB1

#FFBF52#FFBF52

Nearest Named Colors

Saffron#F4C430

Buttercup#F3C13A

Marigold#EAA221

Sunflower#FFC512

Goldenrod#DAA520

#FBAF2D

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #FBAF2D

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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