HEX atlas value

#F3EFC4

#F3EFC4 is a warm yellow HEX color close to Canvas. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 243, 239, 196, HSL 55, 66%, 86%, has luminance 0.8477, and belongs to the light group.

yellow warm light

#F3EFC4 Sample readable text

HEX #F3EFC4

RGB rgb(243, 239, 196)

HSL hsl(55 66% 86%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 2, 19, 5)

Luminance 0.8477

Contrast Black 17.95:1White 1.17:1

CSS

--color-f3efc4: #F3EFC4;
.background-f3efc4 { background-color: #F3EFC4; }
.text-f3efc4 { color: #F3EFC4; }

Luminance0.8477

Black text17.95:1AA 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":"#F3EFC4","rgb":[243,239,196],"hsl":[55,66,86],"cmyk":[0,2,19,5],"luminance":0.8477,"contrast":{"black":17.95,"white":1.17}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":17.95,"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":"#FBF5BC","hex":"#FBF5BC","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":18.89,"contrastWhite":1.11,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Blanched Almond","hex":"#FFEBCD","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":18.02,"contrastWhite":1.17,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#DFF3C4","hex":"#DFF3C4","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.75,"contrastWhite":1.18,"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"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm yellow","light","light yellow","Canvas 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/f3efc4.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/canvas.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/vellum.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/champagne.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#C4C8F3","analogous":["#F3D7C4","#DFF3C4"],"triadic":["#C4F3EF","#EFC4F3"],"tetradic":["#C4F3D7","#C4C8F3","#F3C4DF"],"splitComplementary":["#C4DFF3","#D7C4F3"],"monochromatic":["#FFFFFF","#F3EFC4","#E3DA78"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FFFFFF","dark":"#E3DA78","saturated":"#FBF5BC","desaturated":"#EBE8CC","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#FFFCE0"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"canvas","name":"Canvas","hex":"#F4EBD0","distance":12.68857754044952},{"slug":"vellum","name":"Vellum","hex":"#EFE3C8","distance":13.2664991614216},{"slug":"champagne","name":"Champagne","hex":"#F7E7CE","distance":13.416407864998739},{"slug":"parchment","name":"Parchment","hex":"#F1E9D2","distance":15.362291495737216},{"slug":"blanched-almond","name":"Blanched Almond","hex":"#FFEBCD","distance":15.524174696260024}]

HEX meaning and use

About #F3EFC4

#F3EFC4 is classified as a warm yellow value with light visual character. #F3EFC4 is visually closest to Canvas, a named yellow color with HEX #F4EBD0.

The RGB channels are 243, 239, and 196, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 55deg 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 0.8477, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 12.69, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text17.95:1AA 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 #F3EFC4 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000017.95:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.17:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

White#000000 text · best 21:1#FFFFFF

#FBF5BC#000000 text · best 18.89:1#FBF5BC

Blanched Almond#000000 text · best 18.02:1#FFEBCD

#DFF3C4#000000 text · best 17.75:1#DFF3C4

Canvas#000000 text · best 17.64:1#F4EBD0

Generated Palette

#F3EFC4#F3EFC4

#C4C8F3#C4C8F3

#F3D7C4#F3D7C4

#DFF3C4#DFF3C4

White#FFFFFF

#E3DA78#E3DA78

Color Harmonies

#C4C8F3#C4C8F3

#F3D7C4#F3D7C4

#DFF3C4#DFF3C4

#C4F3EF#C4F3EF

#EFC4F3#EFC4F3

Variants

White#FFFFFF

#E3DA78#E3DA78

#FBF5BC#FBF5BC

#EBE8CC#EBE8CC

White#FFFFFF

#FFFCE0#FFFCE0

Nearest Named Colors

Canvas#F4EBD0

Vellum#EFE3C8

Champagne#F7E7CE

Parchment#F1E9D2

Blanched Almond#FFEBCD

#F3EFC4

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #F3EFC4

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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