HEX atlas value

#F2DAB0

#F2DAB0 is a warm orange HEX color close to Wheat. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 242, 218, 176, HSL 38, 72%, 82%, has luminance 0.7215, and belongs to the pastel group.

orange warm pastel

#F2DAB0 Sample readable text

HEX #F2DAB0

RGB rgb(242, 218, 176)

HSL hsl(38 72% 82%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 10, 27, 5)

Luminance 0.7215

Contrast Black 15.43:1White 1.36:1

CSS

--color-f2dab0: #F2DAB0;
.background-f2dab0 { background-color: #F2DAB0; }
.text-f2dab0 { color: #F2DAB0; }

Luminance0.7215

Black text15.43:1AA Pass

White text1.36:1AA 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":"#F2DAB0","rgb":[242,218,176],"hsl":[38,72,82],"cmyk":[0,10,27,5],"luminance":0.7215,"contrast":{"black":15.43,"white":1.36}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":15.43,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.36,"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":"#E9F2B0","hex":"#E9F2B0","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.79,"contrastWhite":1.18,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Vanilla","hex":"#F3E5AB","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.61,"contrastWhite":1.26,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Navajo White","hex":"#FFDEAD","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.3,"contrastWhite":1.29,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#FCDDA6","hex":"#FCDDA6","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.03,"contrastWhite":1.31,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm orange","pastel","pastel orange","Wheat adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","soft UI backgrounds"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/f2dab0.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/wheat.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/vanilla.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/navajo-white.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#B0C8F2","analogous":["#F2B9B0","#E9F2B0"],"triadic":["#B0F2DA","#DAB0F2"],"tetradic":["#B0F2B9","#B0C8F2","#F2B0E9"],"splitComplementary":["#B0E9F2","#B9B0F2"],"monochromatic":["#FFFFFF","#F2DAB0","#E5B561"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FFFFFF","dark":"#E5B561","saturated":"#FCDDA6","desaturated":"#E8D7BA","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#FFECCC"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"wheat","name":"Wheat","hex":"#F5DEB3","distance":5.830951894845301},{"slug":"vanilla","name":"Vanilla","hex":"#F3E5AB","distance":12.12435565298214},{"slug":"navajo-white","name":"Navajo White","hex":"#FFDEAD","distance":13.92838827718412},{"slug":"feldspar","name":"Feldspar","hex":"#F0CDB7","distance":14.89966442575134},{"slug":"apricot","name":"Apricot","hex":"#FBCEB1","distance":15.033296378372908}]

HEX meaning and use

About #F2DAB0

#F2DAB0 is classified as a warm orange value with pastel visual character. #F2DAB0 is visually closest to Wheat, a named orange color with HEX #F5DEB3.

The RGB channels are 242, 218, and 176, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 38deg 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 0.7215, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 5.83, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text15.43:1AA Pass

White text1.36:1AA Fail

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

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

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #F2DAB0 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000015.43:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.36:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

White#000000 text · best 21:1#FFFFFF

#E9F2B0#000000 text · best 17.79:1#E9F2B0

Vanilla#000000 text · best 16.61:1#F3E5AB

Navajo White#000000 text · best 16.3:1#FFDEAD

#FCDDA6#000000 text · best 16.03:1#FCDDA6

Generated Palette

#F2DAB0#F2DAB0

#B0C8F2#B0C8F2

#F2B9B0#F2B9B0

#E9F2B0#E9F2B0

White#FFFFFF

#E5B561#E5B561

Color Harmonies

#B0C8F2#B0C8F2

#F2B9B0#F2B9B0

#E9F2B0#E9F2B0

#B0F2DA#B0F2DA

#DAB0F2#DAB0F2

Variants

White#FFFFFF

#E5B561#E5B561

#FCDDA6#FCDDA6

#E8D7BA#E8D7BA

White#FFFFFF

#FFECCC#FFECCC

Nearest Named Colors

Wheat#F5DEB3

Vanilla#F3E5AB

Navajo White#FFDEAD

Feldspar#F0CDB7

Apricot#FBCEB1

#F2DAB0

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #F2DAB0

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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