HEX atlas value

#F2E8D9

#F2E8D9 is a warm orange HEX color close to Eggshell. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 242, 232, 217, HSL 36, 49%, 90%, has luminance 0.816, and belongs to the light group.

orange warm light

#F2E8D9 Sample readable text

HEX #F2E8D9

RGB rgb(242, 232, 217)

HSL hsl(36 49% 90%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 4, 10, 5)

Luminance 0.816

Contrast Black 17.32:1White 1.21:1

CSS

--color-f2e8d9: #F2E8D9;
.background-f2e8d9 { background-color: #F2E8D9; }
.text-f2e8d9 { color: #F2E8D9; }

Luminance0.816

Black text17.32:1AA Pass

White text1.21:1AA 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":"#F2E8D9","rgb":[242,232,217],"hsl":[36,49,90],"cmyk":[0,4,10,5],"luminance":0.816,"contrast":{"black":17.32,"white":1.21}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":17.32,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.21,"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":"#EFF2D9","hex":"#EFF2D9","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":18.37,"contrastWhite":1.14,"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":"#F8E9D3","hex":"#F8E9D3","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.59,"contrastWhite":1.19,"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/f2e8d9.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/antique-white.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#D9E3F2","analogous":["#F2DCD9","#EFF2D9"],"triadic":["#D9F2E8","#E8D9F2"],"tetradic":["#D9F2DC","#D9E3F2","#F2D9EF"],"splitComplementary":["#D9EFF2","#DCD9F2"],"monochromatic":["#FFFFFF","#F2E8D9","#DBBF95"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FFFFFF","dark":"#DBBF95","saturated":"#F8E9D3","desaturated":"#ECE7DF","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#FFFBF5"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"eggshell","name":"Eggshell","hex":"#F0EAD6","distance":4.123105625617661},{"slug":"parchment","name":"Parchment","hex":"#F1E9D2","distance":7.14142842854285},{"slug":"antique-white","name":"Antique White","hex":"#FAEBD7","distance":8.774964387392123},{"slug":"alabaster","name":"Alabaster","hex":"#EDEAE0","distance":8.831760866327848},{"slug":"canvas","name":"Canvas","hex":"#F4EBD0","distance":9.695359714832659}]

HEX meaning and use

About #F2E8D9

#F2E8D9 is classified as a warm orange value with light visual character. #F2E8D9 is visually closest to Eggshell, a named yellow color with HEX #F0EAD6.

The RGB channels are 242, 232, and 217, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 36deg 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 0.816, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 4.12, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text17.32:1AA Pass

White text1.21:1AA Fail

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

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

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #F2E8D9 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000017.32:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.21:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

White#000000 text · best 21:1#FFFFFF

#EFF2D9#000000 text · best 18.37:1#EFF2D9

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

Canvas#000000 text · best 17.64:1#F4EBD0

#F8E9D3#000000 text · best 17.59:1#F8E9D3

Generated Palette

#F2E8D9#F2E8D9

#D9E3F2#D9E3F2

#F2DCD9#F2DCD9

#EFF2D9#EFF2D9

White#FFFFFF

#DBBF95#DBBF95

Color Harmonies

#D9E3F2#D9E3F2

#F2DCD9#F2DCD9

#EFF2D9#EFF2D9

#D9F2E8#D9F2E8

#E8D9F2#E8D9F2

Variants

White#FFFFFF

#DBBF95#DBBF95

#F8E9D3#F8E9D3

#ECE7DF#ECE7DF

White#FFFFFF

#FFFBF5#FFFBF5

Nearest Named Colors

Eggshell#F0EAD6

Parchment#F1E9D2

Antique White#FAEBD7

Alabaster#EDEAE0

Canvas#F4EBD0

#F2E8D9

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #F2E8D9

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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