HEX atlas value

#F1F8AB

#F1F8AB is a warm yellow HEX color close to Butter. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 241, 248, 171, HSL 65, 85%, 82%, has luminance 0.8878, and belongs to the pastel group.

yellow warm pastel

#F1F8AB Sample readable text

HEX #F1F8AB

RGB rgb(241, 248, 171)

HSL hsl(65 85% 82%)

CMYK cmyk(3, 0, 31, 3)

Luminance 0.8878

Contrast Black 18.76:1White 1.12:1

CSS

--color-f1f8ab: #F1F8AB;
.background-f1f8ab { background-color: #F1F8AB; }
.text-f1f8ab { color: #F1F8AB; }

Luminance0.8878

Black text18.76:1AA Pass

White text1.12:1AA 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":"#F1F8AB","rgb":[241,248,171],"hsl":[65,85,82],"cmyk":[3,0,31,3],"luminance":0.8878,"contrast":{"black":18.76,"white":1.12}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":18.76,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.12,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"White","hex":"#FFFFFF","family":"gray","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":21,"contrastWhite":1,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#F7FFA3","hex":"#F7FFA3","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":19.79,"contrastWhite":1.06,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Pastel Yellow","hex":"#FDFD96","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":19.67,"contrastWhite":1.07,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Soft Yellow","hex":"#FFF8B8","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":19.37,"contrastWhite":1.08,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Butter","hex":"#FFF1A8","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":18.4,"contrastWhite":1.14,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm yellow","pastel","pastel yellow","Butter adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","soft UI backgrounds","highlight and warning systems"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/f1f8ab.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/butter.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pale-goldenrod.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/soft-yellow.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#B1AAF8","analogous":["#F8D8AA","#CBF8AA"],"triadic":["#AAF2F8","#F8AAF2"],"tetradic":["#AAF8D8","#B1AAF8","#F8AACB"],"splitComplementary":["#AACBF8","#D8AAF8"],"monochromatic":["#FFFFFF","#F1F8AB","#E4F155"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FFFFFF","dark":"#E4F155","saturated":"#F7FFA3","desaturated":"#E9EEB4","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#FBFFCC"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"butter","name":"Butter","hex":"#FFF1A8","distance":15.937377450509228},{"slug":"pale-goldenrod","name":"Pale Goldenrod","hex":"#EEE8AA","distance":16.30950643030009},{"slug":"soft-yellow","name":"Soft Yellow","hex":"#FFF8B8","distance":19.1049731745428},{"slug":"vanilla","name":"Vanilla","hex":"#F3E5AB","distance":19.1049731745428},{"slug":"pastel-yellow","name":"Pastel Yellow","hex":"#FDFD96","distance":24.698178070456937}]

HEX meaning and use

About #F1F8AB

#F1F8AB is classified as a warm yellow value with pastel visual character. #F1F8AB is visually closest to Butter, a named yellow color with HEX #FFF1A8.

The RGB channels are 241, 248, and 171, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 65deg with 85% saturation and 82% lightness, so this page treats it as a high-saturation, light 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 soft UI backgrounds. Its luminance is 0.8878, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 15.94, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text18.76:1AA Pass

White text1.12:1AA Fail

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

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

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #F1F8AB needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000018.76:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.12:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

White#000000 text · best 21:1#FFFFFF

#F7FFA3#000000 text · best 19.79:1#F7FFA3

Pastel Yellow#000000 text · best 19.67:1#FDFD96

Soft Yellow#000000 text · best 19.37:1#FFF8B8

Butter#000000 text · best 18.4:1#FFF1A8

Generated Palette

#F1F8AB#F1F8AB

#B1AAF8#B1AAF8

#F8D8AA#F8D8AA

#CBF8AA#CBF8AA

White#FFFFFF

#E4F155#E4F155

Color Harmonies

#B1AAF8#B1AAF8

#F8D8AA#F8D8AA

#CBF8AA#CBF8AA

#AAF2F8#AAF2F8

#F8AAF2#F8AAF2

Variants

White#FFFFFF

#E4F155#E4F155

#F7FFA3#F7FFA3

#E9EEB4#E9EEB4

White#FFFFFF

#FBFFCC#FBFFCC

Nearest Named Colors

Butter#FFF1A8

Pale Goldenrod#EEE8AA

Soft Yellow#FFF8B8

Vanilla#F3E5AB

Pastel Yellow#FDFD96

#F1F8AB

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #F1F8AB

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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