HEX atlas value

#FFA500

#FFA500 is a warm orange HEX color close to Orange. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 255, 165, 0, HSL 39, 100%, 50%, has luminance 0.4817, and belongs to the vibrant group.

orange warm vibrant

#FFA500 Sample readable text

HEX #FFA500

RGB rgb(255, 165, 0)

HSL hsl(39 100% 50%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 35, 100, 0)

Luminance 0.4817

Contrast Black 10.63:1White 1.97:1

CSS

--color-ffa500: #FFA500;
.background-ffa500 { background-color: #FFA500; }
.text-ffa500 { color: #FFA500; }

Luminance0.4817

Black text10.63:1AA Pass

White text1.97:1AA 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":"#FFA500","rgb":[255,165,0],"hsl":[39,100,50],"cmyk":[0,35,100,0],"luminance":0.4817,"contrast":{"black":10.63,"white":1.97}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":10.63,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.97,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#D9FF00","hex":"#D9FF00","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":18.25,"contrastWhite":1.15,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#FFC65C","hex":"#FFC65C","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.48,"contrastWhite":1.56,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Fluorescent Orange","hex":"#FFBF00","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.7,"contrastWhite":1.65,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Chrome Yellow","hex":"#FFA700","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.78,"contrastWhite":1.95,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#FFA600","hex":"#FFA600","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.71,"contrastWhite":1.96,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm orange","vibrant","vibrant orange","Orange adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","high-energy accents"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/ffa500.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/orange.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/chrome-yellow.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/dark-orange.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#0059FF","analogous":["#FF2600","#D9FF00"],"triadic":["#00FFA6","#A600FF"],"tetradic":["#00FF26","#0059FF","#FF00D9"],"splitComplementary":["#00D9FF","#2600FF"],"monochromatic":["#FFC65C","#FFA500","#A36A00"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FFC65C","dark":"#A36A00","saturated":"#FFA600","desaturated":"#E39D1C","pastel":"#F5D089","neon":"#FFB429"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"orange","name":"Orange","hex":"#FFA500","distance":0},{"slug":"chrome-yellow","name":"Chrome Yellow","hex":"#FFA700","distance":2},{"slug":"dark-orange","name":"Dark Orange","hex":"#FF8C00","distance":25},{"slug":"amber","name":"Amber","hex":"#FFBF00","distance":26},{"slug":"fluorescent-orange","name":"Fluorescent Orange","hex":"#FFBF00","distance":26}]

HEX meaning and use

About #FFA500

#FFA500 is classified as a warm orange value with vibrant visual character. #FFA500 is visually closest to Orange, a named orange color with HEX #FFA500.

The RGB channels are 255, 165, and 0, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 39deg 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 0.4817, 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 text10.63:1AA Pass

White text1.97:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #FFA500 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000010.63:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.97:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#D9FF00#000000 text · best 18.25:1#D9FF00

#FFC65C#000000 text · best 13.48:1#FFC65C

Fluorescent Orange#000000 text · best 12.7:1#FFBF00

Chrome Yellow#000000 text · best 10.78:1#FFA700

#FFA600#000000 text · best 10.71:1#FFA600

Generated Palette

Orange#FFA500

#0059FF#0059FF

#FF2600#FF2600

#D9FF00#D9FF00

#FFC65C#FFC65C

#A36A00#A36A00

Color Harmonies

#0059FF#0059FF

#FF2600#FF2600

#D9FF00#D9FF00

#00FFA6#00FFA6

#A600FF#A600FF

Variants

#FFC65C#FFC65C

#A36A00#A36A00

#FFA600#FFA600

#E39D1C#E39D1C

#F5D089#F5D089

#FFB429#FFB429

Nearest Named Colors

Orange#FFA500

Chrome Yellow#FFA700

Dark Orange#FF8C00

Amber#FFBF00

Fluorescent Orange#FFBF00

#FFA500

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #FFA500

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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