HEX atlas value

#F3E49B

#F3E49B is a warm yellow HEX color close to Khaki. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 243, 228, 155, HSL 50, 79%, 78%, has luminance 0.7691, and belongs to the pastel group.

yellow warm pastel

#F3E49B Sample readable text

HEX #F3E49B

RGB rgb(243, 228, 155)

HSL hsl(50 79% 78%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 6, 36, 5)

Luminance 0.7691

Contrast Black 16.38:1White 1.28:1

CSS

--color-f3e49b: #F3E49B;
.background-f3e49b { background-color: #F3E49B; }
.text-f3e49b { color: #F3E49B; }

Luminance0.7691

Black text16.38:1AA Pass

White text1.28:1AA 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":"#F3E49B","rgb":[243,228,155],"hsl":[50,79,78],"cmyk":[0,6,36,5],"luminance":0.7691,"contrast":{"black":16.38,"white":1.28}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":16.38,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.28,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#FDFAED","hex":"#FDFAED","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":20.07,"contrastWhite":1.05,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Butter","hex":"#FFF1A8","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":18.4,"contrastWhite":1.14,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#FFEC8F","hex":"#FFEC8F","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.65,"contrastWhite":1.19,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#D6F39B","hex":"#D6F39B","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.15,"contrastWhite":1.22,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Pale Goldenrod","hex":"#EEE8AA","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.76,"contrastWhite":1.25,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm yellow","pastel","pastel yellow","Khaki 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/f3e49b.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/khaki.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/soft-peach.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/vanilla.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#9BA9F3","analogous":["#F3B89B","#D6F39B"],"triadic":["#9BF3E4","#E49BF3"],"tetradic":["#9BF3B8","#9BA9F3","#F39BD6"],"splitComplementary":["#9BD6F3","#B89BF3"],"monochromatic":["#FDFAED","#F3E49B","#EACF48"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FDFAED","dark":"#EACF48","saturated":"#FFEC8F","desaturated":"#E7DCA7","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#FFF3B8"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"khaki","name":"Khaki","hex":"#F0E68C","distance":15.427248620541512},{"slug":"soft-peach","name":"Soft Peach","hex":"#FAD7A0","distance":15.588457268119896},{"slug":"vanilla","name":"Vanilla","hex":"#F3E5AB","distance":16.0312195418814},{"slug":"pale-goldenrod","name":"Pale Goldenrod","hex":"#EEE8AA","distance":16.30950643030009},{"slug":"butter","name":"Butter","hex":"#FFF1A8","distance":21.95449840010015}]

HEX meaning and use

About #F3E49B

#F3E49B is classified as a warm yellow value with pastel visual character. #F3E49B is visually closest to Khaki, a named yellow color with HEX #F0E68C.

The RGB channels are 243, 228, and 155, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 50deg with 79% saturation and 78% 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 0.7691, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 15.43, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text16.38:1AA Pass

White text1.28:1AA Fail

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

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

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #F3E49B needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000016.38:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.28:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#FDFAED#000000 text · best 20.07:1#FDFAED

Butter#000000 text · best 18.4:1#FFF1A8

#FFEC8F#000000 text · best 17.65:1#FFEC8F

#D6F39B#000000 text · best 17.15:1#D6F39B

Pale Goldenrod#000000 text · best 16.76:1#EEE8AA

Generated Palette

#F3E49B#F3E49B

#9BA9F3#9BA9F3

#F3B89B#F3B89B

#D6F39B#D6F39B

#FDFAED#FDFAED

#EACF48#EACF48

Color Harmonies

#9BA9F3#9BA9F3

#F3B89B#F3B89B

#D6F39B#D6F39B

#9BF3E4#9BF3E4

#E49BF3#E49BF3

Variants

#FDFAED#FDFAED

#EACF48#EACF48

#FFEC8F#FFEC8F

#E7DCA7#E7DCA7

White#FFFFFF

#FFF3B8#FFF3B8

Nearest Named Colors

Khaki#F0E68C

Soft Peach#FAD7A0

Vanilla#F3E5AB

Pale Goldenrod#EEE8AA

Butter#FFF1A8

#F3E49B

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #F3E49B

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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