HEX atlas value

#FBC041

#FBC041 is a warm orange HEX color close to Buttercup. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 251, 192, 65, HSL 41, 96%, 62%, has luminance 0.5859, and belongs to the vibrant group.

orange warm vibrant

#FBC041 Sample readable text

HEX #FBC041

RGB rgb(251, 192, 65)

HSL hsl(41 96% 62%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 24, 74, 2)

Luminance 0.5859

Contrast Black 12.72:1White 1.65:1

CSS

--color-fbc041: #FBC041;
.background-fbc041 { background-color: #FBC041; }
.text-fbc041 { color: #FBC041; }

Luminance0.5859

Black text12.72:1AA Pass

White text1.65:1AA 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":"#FBC041","rgb":[251,192,65],"hsl":[41,96,62],"cmyk":[0,24,74,2],"luminance":0.5859,"contrast":{"black":12.72,"white":1.65}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":12.72,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.65,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#D9FB41","hex":"#D9FB41","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.83,"contrastWhite":1.18,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#FDDE9B","hex":"#FDDE9B","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.1,"contrastWhite":1.3,"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":"Dandelion","hex":"#F0E130","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.52,"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"]}]

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/fbc041.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":"#417CFB","analogous":["#FB6341","#D9FB41"],"triadic":["#41FBC0","#C041FB"],"tetradic":["#41FB63","#417CFB","#FB41D9"],"splitComplementary":["#41D9FB","#6341FB"],"monochromatic":["#FDDE9B","#FBC041","#DC9804"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FDDE9B","dark":"#DC9804","saturated":"#FFC23D","desaturated":"#E6B856","pastel":"#F9E8C3","neon":"#FFCF66"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"buttercup","name":"Buttercup","hex":"#F3C13A","distance":10.677078252031311},{"slug":"saffron","name":"Saffron","hex":"#F4C430","distance":18.81488772222678},{"slug":"mustard","name":"Mustard","hex":"#FFDB58","distance":35.6931365951495},{"slug":"dandelion","name":"Dandelion","hex":"#F0E130","distance":38.71692136521188},{"slug":"naples-yellow","name":"Naples Yellow","hex":"#FADA5E","distance":38.961519477556315}]

HEX meaning and use

About #FBC041

#FBC041 is classified as a warm orange value with vibrant visual character. #FBC041 is visually closest to Buttercup, a named orange color with HEX #F3C13A.

The RGB channels are 251, 192, and 65, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 41deg 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 0.5859, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 10.68, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text12.72:1AA Pass

White text1.65:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #FBC041 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000012.72:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.65:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#D9FB41#000000 text · best 17.83:1#D9FB41

#FDDE9B#000000 text · best 16.1:1#FDDE9B

Mustard#000000 text · best 15.53:1#FFDB58

Dandelion#000000 text · best 15.52:1#F0E130

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

Generated Palette

#FBC041#FBC041

#417CFB#417CFB

#FB6341#FB6341

#D9FB41#D9FB41

#FDDE9B#FDDE9B

#DC9804#DC9804

Color Harmonies

#417CFB#417CFB

#FB6341#FB6341

#D9FB41#D9FB41

#41FBC0#41FBC0

#C041FB#C041FB

Variants

#FDDE9B#FDDE9B

#DC9804#DC9804

#FFC23D#FFC23D

#E6B856#E6B856

#F9E8C3#F9E8C3

#FFCF66#FFCF66

Nearest Named Colors

Buttercup#F3C13A

Saffron#F4C430

Mustard#FFDB58

Dandelion#F0E130

Naples Yellow#FADA5E

#FBC041

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #FBC041

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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