HEX atlas value

#FF6700

#FF6700 is a warm orange HEX color close to Hazard Orange. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 255, 103, 0, HSL 24, 100%, 50%, has luminance 0.3096, and belongs to the vibrant group.

orange warm vibrant

#FF6700 Sample readable text

HEX #FF6700

RGB rgb(255, 103, 0)

HSL hsl(24 100% 50%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 60, 100, 0)

Luminance 0.3096

Contrast Black 7.19:1White 2.92:1

CSS

--color-ff6700: #FF6700;
.background-ff6700 { background-color: #FF6700; }
.text-ff6700 { color: #FF6700; }

Luminance0.3096

Black text7.19:1AA Pass

White text2.92:1AA 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":"#FF6700","rgb":[255,103,0],"hsl":[24,100,50],"cmyk":[0,60,100,0],"luminance":0.3096,"contrast":{"black":7.19,"white":2.92}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":7.19,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.92,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#FFE500","hex":"#FFE500","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.46,"contrastWhite":1.28,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#FF9D5C","hex":"#FF9D5C","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.23,"contrastWhite":2.05,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Construction Orange","hex":"#FF7F00","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.29,"contrastWhite":2.53,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"Safety Orange","hex":"#FF7900","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":7.99,"contrastWhite":2.63,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"Pumpkin","hex":"#FF7518","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":7.81,"contrastWhite":2.69,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm orange","vibrant","vibrant orange","Hazard Orange adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","high-energy accents"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/ff6700.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/hazard-orange.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/safety-orange.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/construction-orange.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#0099FF","analogous":["#FF001A","#FFE500"],"triadic":["#00FF66","#6600FF"],"tetradic":["#1AFF00","#0099FF","#E500FF"],"splitComplementary":["#00FFE6","#0019FF"],"monochromatic":["#FF9D5C","#FF6700","#A34100"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FF9D5C","dark":"#A34100","saturated":"#FF6600","desaturated":"#E36C1C","pastel":"#F5B489","neon":"#FF7E29"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"hazard-orange","name":"Hazard Orange","hex":"#FF6700","distance":0},{"slug":"safety-orange","name":"Safety Orange","hex":"#FF7900","distance":18},{"slug":"construction-orange","name":"Construction Orange","hex":"#FF7F00","distance":24},{"slug":"international-orange","name":"International Orange","hex":"#FF4F00","distance":24},{"slug":"pumpkin","name":"Pumpkin","hex":"#FF7518","distance":27.784887978899608}]

HEX meaning and use

About #FF6700

#FF6700 is classified as a warm orange value with vibrant visual character. #FF6700 is visually closest to Hazard Orange, a named orange color with HEX #FF6700.

The RGB channels are 255, 103, and 0, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 24deg with 100% saturation and 50% 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 0.3096, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 0.00, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text7.19:1AA Pass

White text2.92:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: #000000.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #FF6700 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000007.19:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.92:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#FFE500#000000 text · best 16.46:1#FFE500

#FF9D5C#000000 text · best 10.23:1#FF9D5C

Construction Orange#000000 text · best 8.29:1#FF7F00

Safety Orange#000000 text · best 7.99:1#FF7900

Pumpkin#000000 text · best 7.81:1#FF7518

Generated Palette

Hazard Orange#FF6700

#0099FF#0099FF

#FF001A#FF001A

#FFE500#FFE500

#FF9D5C#FF9D5C

#A34100#A34100

Color Harmonies

#0099FF#0099FF

#FF001A#FF001A

#FFE500#FFE500

#00FF66#00FF66

#6600FF#6600FF

Variants

#FF9D5C#FF9D5C

#A34100#A34100

#FF6600#FF6600

#E36C1C#E36C1C

#F5B489#F5B489

#FF7E29#FF7E29

Nearest Named Colors

Hazard Orange#FF6700

Safety Orange#FF7900

Construction Orange#FF7F00

International Orange#FF4F00

Pumpkin#FF7518

#FF6700

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #FF6700

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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