HEX atlas value

#F2BCB0

#F2BCB0 is a warm red HEX color close to Melon. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 242, 188, 176, HSL 11, 72%, 82%, has luminance 0.5798, and belongs to the pastel group.

red warm pastel

#F2BCB0 Sample readable text

HEX #F2BCB0

RGB rgb(242, 188, 176)

HSL hsl(11 72% 82%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 22, 27, 5)

Luminance 0.5798

Contrast Black 12.6:1White 1.67:1

CSS

--color-f2bcb0: #F2BCB0;
.background-f2bcb0 { background-color: #F2BCB0; }
.text-f2bcb0 { color: #F2BCB0; }

Luminance0.5798

Black text12.6:1AA Pass

White text1.67:1AA 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":"#F2BCB0","rgb":[242,188,176],"hsl":[11,72,82],"cmyk":[0,22,27,5],"luminance":0.5798,"contrast":{"black":12.6,"white":1.67}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":12.6,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.67,"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":"#F2DDB0","hex":"#F2DDB0","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.74,"contrastWhite":1.33,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#B0E6F2","hex":"#B0E6F2","family":"cyan","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.45,"contrastWhite":1.36,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Feldspar","hex":"#F0CDB7","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.12,"contrastWhite":1.49,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Desert Sand","hex":"#EDC9AF","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.57,"contrastWhite":1.55,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm red","pastel","pastel red","Melon adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","soft UI backgrounds","high-attention visual states"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/f2bcb0.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/melon.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/desert-sand.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pastel-coral.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#B0E6F2","analogous":["#F2B0C5","#F2DDB0"],"triadic":["#B0F2BC","#BCB0F2"],"tetradic":["#C5F2B0","#B0E6F2","#DDB0F2"],"splitComplementary":["#B0F2DD","#B0C5F2"],"monochromatic":["#FFFFFF","#F2BCB0","#E57961"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FFFFFF","dark":"#E57961","saturated":"#FCB6A6","desaturated":"#E8C3BA","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#FFD5CC"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"melon","name":"Melon","hex":"#FDBCB4","distance":11.704699910719626},{"slug":"desert-sand","name":"Desert Sand","hex":"#EDC9AF","distance":13.96424004376894},{"slug":"pastel-coral","name":"Pastel Coral","hex":"#FFB3A7","distance":18.193405398660254},{"slug":"feldspar","name":"Feldspar","hex":"#F0CDB7","distance":18.49324200890693},{"slug":"baby-pink","name":"Baby Pink","hex":"#F4C2C2","distance":19.078784028338912}]

HEX meaning and use

About #F2BCB0

#F2BCB0 is classified as a warm red value with pastel visual character. #F2BCB0 is visually closest to Melon, a named red color with HEX #FDBCB4.

The RGB channels are 242, 188, and 176, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 11deg with 72% 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 0.5798, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 11.70, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text12.6:1AA Pass

White text1.67:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #F2BCB0 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000012.6:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.67:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

White#000000 text · best 21:1#FFFFFF

#F2DDB0#000000 text · best 15.74:1#F2DDB0

#B0E6F2#000000 text · best 15.45:1#B0E6F2

Feldspar#000000 text · best 14.12:1#F0CDB7

Desert Sand#000000 text · best 13.57:1#EDC9AF

Generated Palette

#F2BCB0#F2BCB0

#B0E6F2#B0E6F2

#F2B0C5#F2B0C5

#F2DDB0#F2DDB0

White#FFFFFF

#E57961#E57961

Color Harmonies

#B0E6F2#B0E6F2

#F2B0C5#F2B0C5

#F2DDB0#F2DDB0

#B0F2BC#B0F2BC

#BCB0F2#BCB0F2

Variants

White#FFFFFF

#E57961#E57961

#FCB6A6#FCB6A6

#E8C3BA#E8C3BA

White#FFFFFF

#FFD5CC#FFD5CC

Nearest Named Colors

Melon#FDBCB4

Desert Sand#EDC9AF

Pastel Coral#FFB3A7

Feldspar#F0CDB7

Baby Pink#F4C2C2

#F2BCB0

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #F2BCB0

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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