HEX atlas value

#F2CDB0

#F2CDB0 is a warm orange HEX color close to Desert Sand. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 242, 205, 176, HSL 26, 72%, 82%, has luminance 0.6567, and belongs to the pastel group.

orange warm pastel

#F2CDB0 Sample readable text

HEX #F2CDB0

RGB rgb(242, 205, 176)

HSL hsl(26 72% 82%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 15, 27, 5)

Luminance 0.6567

Contrast Black 14.13:1White 1.49:1

CSS

--color-f2cdb0: #F2CDB0;
.background-f2cdb0 { background-color: #F2CDB0; }
.text-f2cdb0 { color: #F2CDB0; }

Luminance0.6567

Black text14.13:1AA Pass

White text1.49:1AA 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":"#F2CDB0","rgb":[242,205,176],"hsl":[26,72,82],"cmyk":[0,15,27,5],"luminance":0.6567,"contrast":{"black":14.13,"white":1.49}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":14.13,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.49,"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":"#F2EEB0","hex":"#F2EEB0","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.63,"contrastWhite":1.19,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Wheat","hex":"#F5DEB3","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.98,"contrastWhite":1.31,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Peach Puff","hex":"#FFDAB9","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.98,"contrastWhite":1.31,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Apricot","hex":"#FBCEB1","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.57,"contrastWhite":1.44,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm orange","pastel","pastel orange","Desert Sand adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","soft UI backgrounds"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/f2cdb0.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/desert-sand.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/feldspar.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/apricot.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#B0D6F2","analogous":["#F2B0B4","#F2EEB0"],"triadic":["#B0F2CD","#CDB0F2"],"tetradic":["#B4F2B0","#B0D6F2","#EEB0F2"],"splitComplementary":["#B0F2EE","#B0B4F2"],"monochromatic":["#FFFFFF","#F2CDB0","#E59A61"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FFFFFF","dark":"#E59A61","saturated":"#FCCBA6","desaturated":"#E8CEBA","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#FFE2CC"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"desert-sand","name":"Desert Sand","hex":"#EDC9AF","distance":6.48074069840786},{"slug":"feldspar","name":"Feldspar","hex":"#F0CDB7","distance":7.280109889280518},{"slug":"apricot","name":"Apricot","hex":"#FBCEB1","distance":9.1104335791443},{"slug":"wheat","name":"Wheat","hex":"#F5DEB3","distance":17.52141546793523},{"slug":"pastel-peach","name":"Pastel Peach","hex":"#FFDAB9","distance":20.46948949045872}]

HEX meaning and use

About #F2CDB0

#F2CDB0 is classified as a warm orange value with pastel visual character. #F2CDB0 is visually closest to Desert Sand, a named orange color with HEX #EDC9AF.

The RGB channels are 242, 205, and 176, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 26deg 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 0.6567, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 6.48, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text14.13:1AA Pass

White text1.49:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #F2CDB0 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000014.13:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.49:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

White#000000 text · best 21:1#FFFFFF

#F2EEB0#000000 text · best 17.63:1#F2EEB0

Wheat#000000 text · best 15.98:1#F5DEB3

Peach Puff#000000 text · best 15.98:1#FFDAB9

Apricot#000000 text · best 14.57:1#FBCEB1

Generated Palette

#F2CDB0#F2CDB0

#B0D6F2#B0D6F2

#F2B0B4#F2B0B4

#F2EEB0#F2EEB0

White#FFFFFF

#E59A61#E59A61

Color Harmonies

#B0D6F2#B0D6F2

#F2B0B4#F2B0B4

#F2EEB0#F2EEB0

#B0F2CD#B0F2CD

#CDB0F2#CDB0F2

Variants

White#FFFFFF

#E59A61#E59A61

#FCCBA6#FCCBA6

#E8CEBA#E8CEBA

White#FFFFFF

#FFE2CC#FFE2CC

Nearest Named Colors

Desert Sand#EDC9AF

Feldspar#F0CDB7

Apricot#FBCEB1

Wheat#F5DEB3

Pastel Peach#FFDAB9

#F2CDB0

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #F2CDB0

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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