HEX atlas value

#F3E5AB

#F3E5AB is a warm yellow HEX color close to Vanilla. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 243, 229, 171, HSL 48, 75%, 81%, has luminance 0.7803, and belongs to the pastel group.

yellow warm pastel

#F3E5AB Sample readable text

HEX #F3E5AB

RGB rgb(243, 229, 171)

HSL hsl(48 75% 81%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 6, 30, 5)

Luminance 0.7803

Contrast Black 16.61:1White 1.26:1

CSS

--color-f3e5ab: #F3E5AB;
.background-f3e5ab { background-color: #F3E5AB; }
.text-f3e5ab { color: #F3E5AB; }

Luminance0.7803

Black text16.61:1AA Pass

White text1.26:1AA 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":"#F3E5AB","rgb":[243,229,171],"hsl":[48,75,81],"cmyk":[0,6,30,5],"luminance":0.7803,"contrast":{"black":16.61,"white":1.26}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":16.61,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.26,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#FEFEFB","hex":"#FEFEFB","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":20.78,"contrastWhite":1.01,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#FEEBA0","hex":"#FEEBA0","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.61,"contrastWhite":1.19,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#DDF3AA","hex":"#DDF3AA","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.48,"contrastWhite":1.2,"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":"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","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/f3e5ab.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":"#AAB9F3","analogous":["#F3C0AA","#DDF3AA"],"triadic":["#AAF3E4","#E4AAF3"],"tetradic":["#AAF3C0","#AAB9F3","#F3AADD"],"splitComplementary":["#AADDF3","#C0AAF3"],"monochromatic":["#FEFEFB","#F3E5AB","#E7CB5A"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FEFEFB","dark":"#E7CB5A","saturated":"#FEEBA0","desaturated":"#E8DEB5","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#FFF4C7"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"vanilla","name":"Vanilla","hex":"#F3E5AB","distance":0},{"slug":"pale-goldenrod","name":"Pale Goldenrod","hex":"#EEE8AA","distance":5.916079783099616},{"slug":"wheat","name":"Wheat","hex":"#F5DEB3","distance":10.816653826391969},{"slug":"navajo-white","name":"Navajo White","hex":"#FFDEAD","distance":14.035668847618199},{"slug":"peach","name":"Peach","hex":"#FFE5B4","distance":15}]

HEX meaning and use

About #F3E5AB

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

The RGB channels are 243, 229, and 171, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 48deg with 75% saturation and 81% 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 0.7803, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 0.00, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text16.61:1AA Pass

White text1.26:1AA Fail

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

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

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #F3E5AB needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000016.61:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.26:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#FEFEFB#000000 text · best 20.78:1#FEFEFB

#FEEBA0#000000 text · best 17.61:1#FEEBA0

#DDF3AA#000000 text · best 17.48:1#DDF3AA

Peach#000000 text · best 17.12:1#FFE5B4

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

Generated Palette

Vanilla#F3E5AB

#AAB9F3#AAB9F3

#F3C0AA#F3C0AA

#DDF3AA#DDF3AA

#FEFEFB#FEFEFB

#E7CB5A#E7CB5A

Color Harmonies

#AAB9F3#AAB9F3

#F3C0AA#F3C0AA

#DDF3AA#DDF3AA

#AAF3E4#AAF3E4

#E4AAF3#E4AAF3

Variants

#FEFEFB#FEFEFB

#E7CB5A#E7CB5A

#FEEBA0#FEEBA0

#E8DEB5#E8DEB5

White#FFFFFF

#FFF4C7#FFF4C7

Nearest Named Colors

Vanilla#F3E5AB

Pale Goldenrod#EEE8AA

Wheat#F5DEB3

Navajo White#FFDEAD

Peach#FFE5B4

#F3E5AB

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #F3E5AB

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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