HEX atlas value

#F3EBC4

#F3EBC4 is a warm yellow HEX color close to Vellum. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 243, 235, 196, HSL 50, 66%, 86%, has luminance 0.8246, and belongs to the light group.

yellow warm light

#F3EBC4 Sample readable text

HEX #F3EBC4

RGB rgb(243, 235, 196)

HSL hsl(50 66% 86%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 3, 19, 5)

Luminance 0.8246

Contrast Black 17.49:1White 1.2:1

CSS

--color-f3ebc4: #F3EBC4;
.background-f3ebc4 { background-color: #F3EBC4; }
.text-f3ebc4 { color: #F3EBC4; }

Luminance0.8246

Black text17.49:1AA Pass

White text1.2:1AA 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":"#F3EBC4","rgb":[243,235,196],"hsl":[50,66,86],"cmyk":[0,3,19,5],"luminance":0.8246,"contrast":{"black":17.49,"white":1.2}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":17.49,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.2,"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":"#FBF0BC","hex":"#FBF0BC","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":18.29,"contrastWhite":1.15,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#E3F3C4","hex":"#E3F3C4","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.88,"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":"Parchment","hex":"#F1E9D2","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.33,"contrastWhite":1.21,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm yellow","light","light yellow","Vellum 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/f3ebc4.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/vellum.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/champagne.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/canvas.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#C4CCF3","analogous":["#F3D3C4","#E3F3C4"],"triadic":["#C4F3EB","#EBC4F3"],"tetradic":["#C4F3D3","#C4CCF3","#F3C4E3"],"splitComplementary":["#C4E3F3","#D3C4F3"],"monochromatic":["#FFFFFF","#F3EBC4","#E3D178"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FFFFFF","dark":"#E3D178","saturated":"#FBF0BC","desaturated":"#EBE6CC","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#FFFAE0"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"vellum","name":"Vellum","hex":"#EFE3C8","distance":9.797958971132712},{"slug":"champagne","name":"Champagne","hex":"#F7E7CE","distance":11.489125293076057},{"slug":"canvas","name":"Canvas","hex":"#F4EBD0","distance":12.041594578792296},{"slug":"bisque","name":"Bisque","hex":"#FFE4C4","distance":13.892443989449804},{"slug":"parchment","name":"Parchment","hex":"#F1E9D2","distance":14.2828568570857}]

HEX meaning and use

About #F3EBC4

#F3EBC4 is classified as a warm yellow value with light visual character. #F3EBC4 is visually closest to Vellum, a named orange color with HEX #EFE3C8.

The RGB channels are 243, 235, and 196, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 50deg with 66% saturation and 86% 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 0.8246, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 9.80, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text17.49:1AA Pass

White text1.2:1AA Fail

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

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

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #F3EBC4 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000017.49:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.2:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

White#000000 text · best 21:1#FFFFFF

#FBF0BC#000000 text · best 18.29:1#FBF0BC

#E3F3C4#000000 text · best 17.88:1#E3F3C4

Canvas#000000 text · best 17.64:1#F4EBD0

Parchment#000000 text · best 17.33:1#F1E9D2

Generated Palette

#F3EBC4#F3EBC4

#C4CCF3#C4CCF3

#F3D3C4#F3D3C4

#E3F3C4#E3F3C4

White#FFFFFF

#E3D178#E3D178

Color Harmonies

#C4CCF3#C4CCF3

#F3D3C4#F3D3C4

#E3F3C4#E3F3C4

#C4F3EB#C4F3EB

#EBC4F3#EBC4F3

Variants

White#FFFFFF

#E3D178#E3D178

#FBF0BC#FBF0BC

#EBE6CC#EBE6CC

White#FFFFFF

#FFFAE0#FFFAE0

Nearest Named Colors

Vellum#EFE3C8

Champagne#F7E7CE

Canvas#F4EBD0

Bisque#FFE4C4

Parchment#F1E9D2

#F3EBC4

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #F3EBC4

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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