HEX atlas value

#F2F5C2

#F2F5C2 is a warm yellow HEX color close to Soft Yellow. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 242, 245, 194, HSL 64, 72%, 86%, has luminance 0.8808, and belongs to the light and pastel groups.

yellow warm light pastel

#F2F5C2 Sample readable text

HEX #F2F5C2

RGB rgb(242, 245, 194)

HSL hsl(64 72% 86%)

CMYK cmyk(1, 0, 21, 4)

Luminance 0.8808

Contrast Black 18.62:1White 1.13:1

CSS

--color-f2f5c2: #F2F5C2;
.background-f2f5c2 { background-color: #F2F5C2; }
.text-f2f5c2 { color: #F2F5C2; }

Luminance0.8808

Black text18.62:1AA Pass

White text1.13:1AA 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":"#F2F5C2","rgb":[242,245,194],"hsl":[64,72,86],"cmyk":[1,0,21,4],"luminance":0.8808,"contrast":{"black":18.62,"white":1.13}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":18.62,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.13,"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":"Lemon Chiffon","hex":"#FFFACD","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":19.81,"contrastWhite":1.06,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#F8FDBA","hex":"#F8FDBA","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":19.75,"contrastWhite":1.06,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Light Goldenrod Yellow","hex":"#FAFAD2","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":19.67,"contrastWhite":1.07,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Soft Yellow","hex":"#FFF8B8","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":19.37,"contrastWhite":1.08,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm yellow","light","pastel","light yellow","pastel yellow","Soft Yellow adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","soft UI backgrounds","light surfaces","highlight and warning systems"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/f2f5c2.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/soft-yellow.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/canvas.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/lemon-chiffon.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#C5C2F5","analogous":["#F5DFC2","#D8F5C2"],"triadic":["#C2F2F5","#F5C2F2"],"tetradic":["#C2F5DF","#C5C2F5","#F5C2D8"],"splitComplementary":["#C2D8F5","#DFC2F5"],"monochromatic":["#FFFFFF","#F2F5C2","#E0E873"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FFFFFF","dark":"#E0E873","saturated":"#F8FDBA","desaturated":"#EBEDC9","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#FDFFE0"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"soft-yellow","name":"Soft Yellow","hex":"#FFF8B8","distance":16.673332000533065},{"slug":"canvas","name":"Canvas","hex":"#F4EBD0","distance":17.320508075688775},{"slug":"lemon-chiffon","name":"Lemon Chiffon","hex":"#FFFACD","distance":17.74823934929885},{"slug":"light-goldenrod-yellow","name":"Light Goldenrod Yellow","hex":"#FAFAD2","distance":18.57417562100671},{"slug":"champagne","name":"Champagne","hex":"#F7E7CE","distance":19.1049731745428}]

HEX meaning and use

About #F2F5C2

#F2F5C2 is classified as a warm yellow value with light and pastel visual character. #F2F5C2 is visually closest to Soft Yellow, a named yellow color with HEX #FFF8B8.

The RGB channels are 242, 245, and 194, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 64deg with 72% saturation and 86% 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 0.8808, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 16.67, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text18.62:1AA Pass

White text1.13:1AA Fail

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

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

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #F2F5C2 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000018.62:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.13:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

White#000000 text · best 21:1#FFFFFF

Lemon Chiffon#000000 text · best 19.81:1#FFFACD

#F8FDBA#000000 text · best 19.75:1#F8FDBA

Light Goldenrod Yellow#000000 text · best 19.67:1#FAFAD2

Soft Yellow#000000 text · best 19.37:1#FFF8B8

Generated Palette

#F2F5C2#F2F5C2

#C5C2F5#C5C2F5

#F5DFC2#F5DFC2

#D8F5C2#D8F5C2

White#FFFFFF

#E0E873#E0E873

Color Harmonies

#C5C2F5#C5C2F5

#F5DFC2#F5DFC2

#D8F5C2#D8F5C2

#C2F2F5#C2F2F5

#F5C2F2#F5C2F2

Variants

White#FFFFFF

#E0E873#E0E873

#F8FDBA#F8FDBA

#EBEDC9#EBEDC9

White#FFFFFF

#FDFFE0#FDFFE0

Nearest Named Colors

Soft Yellow#FFF8B8

Canvas#F4EBD0

Lemon Chiffon#FFFACD

Light Goldenrod Yellow#FAFAD2

Champagne#F7E7CE

#F2F5C2

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #F2F5C2

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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