HEX atlas value

#F2E2D9

#F2E2D9 is a warm orange HEX color close to Eggshell. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 242, 226, 217, HSL 22, 49%, 90%, has luminance 0.7828, and belongs to the light group.

orange warm light

#F2E2D9 Sample readable text

HEX #F2E2D9

RGB rgb(242, 226, 217)

HSL hsl(22 49% 90%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 7, 10, 5)

Luminance 0.7828

Contrast Black 16.66:1White 1.26:1

CSS

--color-f2e2d9: #F2E2D9;
.background-f2e2d9 { background-color: #F2E2D9; }
.text-f2e2d9 { color: #F2E2D9; }

Luminance0.7828

Black text16.66:1AA Pass

White text1.26:1AA 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":"#F2E2D9","rgb":[242,226,217],"hsl":[22,49,90],"cmyk":[0,7,10,5],"luminance":0.7828,"contrast":{"black":16.66,"white":1.26}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":16.66,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.26,"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":"#F2EFD9","hex":"#F2EFD9","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":18.12,"contrastWhite":1.16,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Antique White","hex":"#FAEBD7","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.93,"contrastWhite":1.17,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Canvas","hex":"#F4EBD0","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.64,"contrastWhite":1.19,"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"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm orange","light","light orange","Eggshell adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","light surfaces"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/f2e2d9.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/alabaster.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#D9E9F2","analogous":["#F2D9DC","#F2EFD9"],"triadic":["#D9F2E2","#E2D9F2"],"tetradic":["#DCF2D9","#D9E9F2","#EFD9F2"],"splitComplementary":["#D9F2EF","#D9DCF2"],"monochromatic":["#FFFFFF","#F2E2D9","#DBAE95"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FFFFFF","dark":"#DBAE95","saturated":"#F8E1D3","desaturated":"#ECE4DF","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#FFF9F5"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"eggshell","name":"Eggshell","hex":"#F0EAD6","distance":8.774964387392123},{"slug":"parchment","name":"Parchment","hex":"#F1E9D2","distance":9.9498743710662},{"slug":"alabaster","name":"Alabaster","hex":"#EDEAE0","distance":11.74734012447073},{"slug":"antique-white","name":"Antique White","hex":"#FAEBD7","distance":12.206555615733702},{"slug":"canvas","name":"Canvas","hex":"#F4EBD0","distance":12.884098726725126}]

HEX meaning and use

About #F2E2D9

#F2E2D9 is classified as a warm orange value with light visual character. #F2E2D9 is visually closest to Eggshell, a named yellow color with HEX #F0EAD6.

The RGB channels are 242, 226, and 217, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 22deg 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 0.7828, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 8.77, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text16.66:1AA Pass

White text1.26:1AA Fail

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

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

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #F2E2D9 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000016.66:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.26:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

White#000000 text · best 21:1#FFFFFF

#F2EFD9#000000 text · best 18.12:1#F2EFD9

Antique White#000000 text · best 17.93:1#FAEBD7

Canvas#000000 text · best 17.64:1#F4EBD0

Eggshell#000000 text · best 17.45:1#F0EAD6

Generated Palette

#F2E2D9#F2E2D9

#D9E9F2#D9E9F2

#F2D9DC#F2D9DC

#F2EFD9#F2EFD9

White#FFFFFF

#DBAE95#DBAE95

Color Harmonies

#D9E9F2#D9E9F2

#F2D9DC#F2D9DC

#F2EFD9#F2EFD9

#D9F2E2#D9F2E2

#E2D9F2#E2D9F2

Variants

White#FFFFFF

#DBAE95#DBAE95

#F8E1D3#F8E1D3

#ECE4DF#ECE4DF

White#FFFFFF

#FFF9F5#FFF9F5

Nearest Named Colors

Eggshell#F0EAD6

Parchment#F1E9D2

Alabaster#EDEAE0

Antique White#FAEBD7

Canvas#F4EBD0

#F2E2D9

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #F2E2D9

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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