HEX atlas value

#F2DED9

#F2DED9 is a warm red HEX color close to Eggshell. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 242, 222, 217, HSL 12, 49%, 90%, has luminance 0.7613, and belongs to the light group.

red warm light

#F2DED9 Sample readable text

HEX #F2DED9

RGB rgb(242, 222, 217)

HSL hsl(12 49% 90%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 8, 10, 5)

Luminance 0.7613

Contrast Black 16.23:1White 1.29:1

CSS

--color-f2ded9: #F2DED9;
.background-f2ded9 { background-color: #F2DED9; }
.text-f2ded9 { color: #F2DED9; }

Luminance0.7613

Black text16.23:1AA Pass

White text1.29:1AA 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":"#F2DED9","rgb":[242,222,217],"hsl":[12,49,90],"cmyk":[0,8,10,5],"luminance":0.7613,"contrast":{"black":16.23,"white":1.29}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":16.23,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.29,"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":"#F2EAD9","hex":"#F2EAD9","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.55,"contrastWhite":1.2,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Eggshell","hex":"#F0EAD6","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.45,"contrastWhite":1.2,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Alabaster","hex":"#EDEAE0","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.45,"contrastWhite":1.2,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#D9EDF2","hex":"#D9EDF2","family":"cyan","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.35,"contrastWhite":1.21,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm red","light","light red","Eggshell adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","light surfaces","high-attention visual states"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/f2ded9.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/eggshell.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/parchment.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/quartz.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#D9EDF2","analogous":["#F2D9E1","#F2EAD9"],"triadic":["#D9F2DE","#DED9F2"],"tetradic":["#E1F2D9","#D9EDF2","#EAD9F2"],"splitComplementary":["#D9F2EA","#D9E1F2"],"monochromatic":["#FFFFFF","#F2DED9","#DBA395"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FFFFFF","dark":"#DBA395","saturated":"#F8DBD3","desaturated":"#ECE1DF","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#FFF7F5"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"eggshell","name":"Eggshell","hex":"#F0EAD6","distance":12.529964086141668},{"slug":"parchment","name":"Parchment","hex":"#F1E9D2","distance":13.076696830622021},{"slug":"quartz","name":"Quartz","hex":"#E7D9D1","distance":14.491376746189438},{"slug":"alabaster","name":"Alabaster","hex":"#EDEAE0","distance":14.7648230602334},{"slug":"champagne","name":"Champagne","hex":"#F7E7CE","distance":15.066519173319364}]

HEX meaning and use

About #F2DED9

#F2DED9 is classified as a warm red value with light visual character. #F2DED9 is visually closest to Eggshell, a named yellow color with HEX #F0EAD6.

The RGB channels are 242, 222, and 217, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 12deg with 49% saturation and 90% lightness, so this page treats it as a moderate-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 light surfaces. Its luminance is 0.7613, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 12.53, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text16.23:1AA Pass

White text1.29:1AA Fail

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

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

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #F2DED9 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000016.23:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.29:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

White#000000 text · best 21:1#FFFFFF

#F2EAD9#000000 text · best 17.55:1#F2EAD9

Eggshell#000000 text · best 17.45:1#F0EAD6

Alabaster#000000 text · best 17.45:1#EDEAE0

#D9EDF2#000000 text · best 17.35:1#D9EDF2

Generated Palette

#F2DED9#F2DED9

#D9EDF2#D9EDF2

#F2D9E1#F2D9E1

#F2EAD9#F2EAD9

White#FFFFFF

#DBA395#DBA395

Color Harmonies

#D9EDF2#D9EDF2

#F2D9E1#F2D9E1

#F2EAD9#F2EAD9

#D9F2DE#D9F2DE

#DED9F2#DED9F2

Variants

White#FFFFFF

#DBA395#DBA395

#F8DBD3#F8DBD3

#ECE1DF#ECE1DF

White#FFFFFF

#FFF7F5#FFF7F5

Nearest Named Colors

Eggshell#F0EAD6

Parchment#F1E9D2

Quartz#E7D9D1

Alabaster#EDEAE0

Champagne#F7E7CE

#F2DED9

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #F2DED9

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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