HEX atlas value

#F2E8B0

#F2E8B0 is a warm yellow HEX color close to Vanilla. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 242, 232, 176, HSL 51, 72%, 82%, has luminance 0.7973, and belongs to the pastel group.

yellow warm pastel

#F2E8B0 Sample readable text

HEX #F2E8B0

RGB rgb(242, 232, 176)

HSL hsl(51 72% 82%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 4, 27, 5)

Luminance 0.7973

Contrast Black 16.95:1White 1.24:1

CSS

--color-f2e8b0: #F2E8B0;
.background-f2e8b0 { background-color: #F2E8B0; }
.text-f2e8b0 { color: #F2E8B0; }

Luminance0.7973

Black text16.95:1AA Pass

White text1.24:1AA 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":"#F2E8B0","rgb":[242,232,176],"hsl":[51,72,82],"cmyk":[0,4,27,5],"luminance":0.7973,"contrast":{"black":16.95,"white":1.24}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":16.95,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.24,"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":"#FCEFA6","hex":"#FCEFA6","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":18.04,"contrastWhite":1.16,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#DBF2B0","hex":"#DBF2B0","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.34,"contrastWhite":1.21,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Peach","hex":"#FFE5B4","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.12,"contrastWhite":1.23,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Moccasin","hex":"#FFE4B5","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.02,"contrastWhite":1.23,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm yellow","pastel","pastel yellow","Vanilla adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","soft UI backgrounds","highlight and warning systems"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/f2e8b0.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/vanilla.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pale-goldenrod.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/wheat.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#B0BAF2","analogous":["#F2C7B0","#DBF2B0"],"triadic":["#B0F2E8","#E8B0F2"],"tetradic":["#B0F2C7","#B0BAF2","#F2B0DB"],"splitComplementary":["#B0DBF2","#C7B0F2"],"monochromatic":["#FFFFFF","#F2E8B0","#E5D161"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FFFFFF","dark":"#E5D161","saturated":"#FCEFA6","desaturated":"#E8E1BA","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#FFF7CC"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"vanilla","name":"Vanilla","hex":"#F3E5AB","distance":5.916079783099616},{"slug":"pale-goldenrod","name":"Pale Goldenrod","hex":"#EEE8AA","distance":7.211102550927978},{"slug":"wheat","name":"Wheat","hex":"#F5DEB3","distance":10.862780491200215},{"slug":"peach","name":"Peach","hex":"#FFE5B4","distance":13.92838827718412},{"slug":"moccasin","name":"Moccasin","hex":"#FFE4B5","distance":14.491376746189438}]

HEX meaning and use

About #F2E8B0

#F2E8B0 is classified as a warm yellow value with pastel visual character. #F2E8B0 is visually closest to Vanilla, a named yellow color with HEX #F3E5AB.

The RGB channels are 242, 232, and 176, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 51deg 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 0.7973, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 5.92, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text16.95:1AA Pass

White text1.24:1AA Fail

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

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

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #F2E8B0 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000016.95:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.24:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

White#000000 text · best 21:1#FFFFFF

#FCEFA6#000000 text · best 18.04:1#FCEFA6

#DBF2B0#000000 text · best 17.34:1#DBF2B0

Peach#000000 text · best 17.12:1#FFE5B4

Moccasin#000000 text · best 17.02:1#FFE4B5

Generated Palette

#F2E8B0#F2E8B0

#B0BAF2#B0BAF2

#F2C7B0#F2C7B0

#DBF2B0#DBF2B0

White#FFFFFF

#E5D161#E5D161

Color Harmonies

#B0BAF2#B0BAF2

#F2C7B0#F2C7B0

#DBF2B0#DBF2B0

#B0F2E8#B0F2E8

#E8B0F2#E8B0F2

Variants

White#FFFFFF

#E5D161#E5D161

#FCEFA6#FCEFA6

#E8E1BA#E8E1BA

White#FFFFFF

#FFF7CC#FFF7CC

Nearest Named Colors

Vanilla#F3E5AB

Pale Goldenrod#EEE8AA

Wheat#F5DEB3

Peach#FFE5B4

Moccasin#FFE4B5

#F2E8B0

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #F2E8B0

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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