HEX atlas value

#FBBD41

#FBBD41 is a warm orange HEX color close to Buttercup. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 251, 189, 65, HSL 40, 96%, 62%, has luminance 0.5729, and belongs to the vibrant group.

orange warm vibrant

#FBBD41 Sample readable text

HEX #FBBD41

RGB rgb(251, 189, 65)

HSL hsl(40 96% 62%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 25, 74, 2)

Luminance 0.5729

Contrast Black 12.46:1White 1.69:1

CSS

--color-fbbd41: #FBBD41;
.background-fbbd41 { background-color: #FBBD41; }
.text-fbbd41 { color: #FBBD41; }

Luminance0.5729

Black text12.46:1AA Pass

White text1.69:1AA 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":"#FBBD41","rgb":[251,189,65],"hsl":[40,96,62],"cmyk":[0,25,74,2],"luminance":0.5729,"contrast":{"black":12.46,"white":1.69}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":12.46,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.69,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#DCFB41","hex":"#DCFB41","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.92,"contrastWhite":1.17,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#FDDC9B","hex":"#FDDC9B","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.89,"contrastWhite":1.32,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Mustard","hex":"#FFDB58","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.53,"contrastWhite":1.35,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Naples Yellow","hex":"#FADA5E","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.25,"contrastWhite":1.38,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Saffron","hex":"#F4C430","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.79,"contrastWhite":1.64,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm orange","vibrant","vibrant orange","Buttercup adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","high-energy accents"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/fbbd41.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/buttercup.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/saffron.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/mustard.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#417FFB","analogous":["#FB6041","#DCFB41"],"triadic":["#41FBBD","#BD41FB"],"tetradic":["#41FB60","#417FFB","#FB41DC"],"splitComplementary":["#41DCFB","#6041FB"],"monochromatic":["#FDDC9B","#FBBD41","#DC9404"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FDDC9B","dark":"#DC9404","saturated":"#FFBE3D","desaturated":"#E6B656","pastel":"#F9E7C3","neon":"#FFCC66"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"buttercup","name":"Buttercup","hex":"#F3C13A","distance":11.357816691600547},{"slug":"saffron","name":"Saffron","hex":"#F4C430","distance":19.672315572906},{"slug":"mustard","name":"Mustard","hex":"#FFDB58","distance":38.01315561749642},{"slug":"sandy-brown","name":"Sandy Brown","hex":"#F4A460","distance":40.43513323831146},{"slug":"naples-yellow","name":"Naples Yellow","hex":"#FADA5E","distance":41.02438299353203}]

HEX meaning and use

About #FBBD41

#FBBD41 is classified as a warm orange value with vibrant visual character. #FBBD41 is visually closest to Buttercup, a named orange color with HEX #F3C13A.

The RGB channels are 251, 189, and 65, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 40deg 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 0.5729, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 11.36, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text12.46:1AA Pass

White text1.69:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #FBBD41 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000012.46:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.69:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#DCFB41#000000 text · best 17.92:1#DCFB41

#FDDC9B#000000 text · best 15.89:1#FDDC9B

Mustard#000000 text · best 15.53:1#FFDB58

Naples Yellow#000000 text · best 15.25:1#FADA5E

Saffron#000000 text · best 12.79:1#F4C430

Generated Palette

#FBBD41#FBBD41

#417FFB#417FFB

#FB6041#FB6041

#DCFB41#DCFB41

#FDDC9B#FDDC9B

#DC9404#DC9404

Color Harmonies

#417FFB#417FFB

#FB6041#FB6041

#DCFB41#DCFB41

#41FBBD#41FBBD

#BD41FB#BD41FB

Variants

#FDDC9B#FDDC9B

#DC9404#DC9404

#FFBE3D#FFBE3D

#E6B656#E6B656

#F9E7C3#F9E7C3

#FFCC66#FFCC66

Nearest Named Colors

Buttercup#F3C13A

Saffron#F4C430

Mustard#FFDB58

Sandy Brown#F4A460

Naples Yellow#FADA5E

#FBBD41

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #FBBD41

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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