HEX atlas value

#F2EED9

#F2EED9 is a warm yellow HEX color close to Eggshell. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 242, 238, 217, HSL 50, 49%, 90%, has luminance 0.8504, and belongs to the light group.

yellow warm light

#F2EED9 Sample readable text

HEX #F2EED9

RGB rgb(242, 238, 217)

HSL hsl(50 49% 90%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 2, 10, 5)

Luminance 0.8504

Contrast Black 18.01:1White 1.17:1

CSS

--color-f2eed9: #F2EED9;
.background-f2eed9 { background-color: #F2EED9; }
.text-f2eed9 { color: #F2EED9; }

Luminance0.8504

Black text18.01:1AA Pass

White text1.17:1AA 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":"#F2EED9","rgb":[242,238,217],"hsl":[50,49,90],"cmyk":[0,2,10,5],"luminance":0.8504,"contrast":{"black":18.01,"white":1.17}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":18.01,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.17,"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":"Beige","hex":"#F5F5DC","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":18.98,"contrastWhite":1.11,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#F8F2D3","hex":"#F8F2D3","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":18.63,"contrastWhite":1.13,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#EAF2D9","hex":"#EAF2D9","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":18.2,"contrastWhite":1.15,"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"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm yellow","light","light yellow","Eggshell adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","light surfaces","highlight and warning systems"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/f2eed9.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/eggshell.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/beige.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/parchment.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#D9DDF2","analogous":["#F2E1D9","#EAF2D9"],"triadic":["#D9F2EE","#EED9F2"],"tetradic":["#D9F2E1","#D9DDF2","#F2D9EA"],"splitComplementary":["#D9EAF2","#E1D9F2"],"monochromatic":["#FFFFFF","#F2EED9","#DBCF95"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FFFFFF","dark":"#DBCF95","saturated":"#F8F2D3","desaturated":"#ECEADF","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#FFFDF5"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"eggshell","name":"Eggshell","hex":"#F0EAD6","distance":5.385164807134504},{"slug":"beige","name":"Beige","hex":"#F5F5DC","distance":8.18535277187245},{"slug":"parchment","name":"Parchment","hex":"#F1E9D2","distance":8.660254037844387},{"slug":"antique-white","name":"Antique White","hex":"#FAEBD7","distance":8.774964387392123},{"slug":"alabaster","name":"Alabaster","hex":"#EDEAE0","distance":9.486832980505138}]

HEX meaning and use

About #F2EED9

#F2EED9 is classified as a warm yellow value with light visual character. #F2EED9 is visually closest to Eggshell, a named yellow color with HEX #F0EAD6.

The RGB channels are 242, 238, and 217, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 50deg 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 0.8504, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 5.39, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text18.01:1AA Pass

White text1.17:1AA Fail

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

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

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #F2EED9 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000018.01:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.17:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

White#000000 text · best 21:1#FFFFFF

Beige#000000 text · best 18.98:1#F5F5DC

#F8F2D3#000000 text · best 18.63:1#F8F2D3

#EAF2D9#000000 text · best 18.2:1#EAF2D9

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

Generated Palette

#F2EED9#F2EED9

#D9DDF2#D9DDF2

#F2E1D9#F2E1D9

#EAF2D9#EAF2D9

White#FFFFFF

#DBCF95#DBCF95

Color Harmonies

#D9DDF2#D9DDF2

#F2E1D9#F2E1D9

#EAF2D9#EAF2D9

#D9F2EE#D9F2EE

#EED9F2#EED9F2

Variants

White#FFFFFF

#DBCF95#DBCF95

#F8F2D3#F8F2D3

#ECEADF#ECEADF

White#FFFFFF

#FFFDF5#FFFDF5

Nearest Named Colors

Eggshell#F0EAD6

Beige#F5F5DC

Parchment#F1E9D2

Antique White#FAEBD7

Alabaster#EDEAE0

#F2EED9

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #F2EED9

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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