HEX atlas value

#F3F5AD

#F3F5AD is a warm yellow HEX color close to Butter. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 243, 245, 173, HSL 62, 78%, 82%, has luminance 0.8738, and belongs to the pastel group.

yellow warm pastel

#F3F5AD Sample readable text

HEX #F3F5AD

RGB rgb(243, 245, 173)

HSL hsl(62 78% 82%)

CMYK cmyk(1, 0, 29, 4)

Luminance 0.8738

Contrast Black 18.48:1White 1.14:1

CSS

--color-f3f5ad: #F3F5AD;
.background-f3f5ad { background-color: #F3F5AD; }
.text-f3f5ad { color: #F3F5AD; }

Luminance0.8738

Black text18.48:1AA Pass

White text1.14:1AA 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":"#F3F5AD","rgb":[243,245,173],"hsl":[62,78,82],"cmyk":[1,0,29,4],"luminance":0.8738,"contrast":{"black":18.48,"white":1.14}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":18.48,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.14,"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":"#FCFFA3","hex":"#FCFFA3","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":19.97,"contrastWhite":1.05,"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"]},{"name":"Butter","hex":"#FFF1A8","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":18.4,"contrastWhite":1.14,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#CFF5AD","hex":"#CFF5AD","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.32,"contrastWhite":1.21,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm yellow","pastel","pastel yellow","Butter 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/f3f5ad.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/butter.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pale-goldenrod.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/vanilla.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#B0ADF5","analogous":["#F5D3AD","#CFF5AD"],"triadic":["#ADF3F5","#F5ADF3"],"tetradic":["#ADF5D3","#B0ADF5","#F5ADCF"],"splitComplementary":["#ADCFF5","#D3ADF5"],"monochromatic":["#FFFFFF","#F3F5AD","#E6EB5C"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FFFFFF","dark":"#E6EB5C","saturated":"#FCFFA3","desaturated":"#E9EBB7","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#FDFFCC"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"butter","name":"Butter","hex":"#FFF1A8","distance":13.601470508735444},{"slug":"pale-goldenrod","name":"Pale Goldenrod","hex":"#EEE8AA","distance":14.247806848775006},{"slug":"vanilla","name":"Vanilla","hex":"#F3E5AB","distance":16.1245154965971},{"slug":"soft-yellow","name":"Soft Yellow","hex":"#FFF8B8","distance":16.55294535724685},{"slug":"peach","name":"Peach","hex":"#FFE5B4","distance":21.18962010041709}]

HEX meaning and use

About #F3F5AD

#F3F5AD is classified as a warm yellow value with pastel visual character. #F3F5AD is visually closest to Butter, a named yellow color with HEX #FFF1A8.

The RGB channels are 243, 245, and 173, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 62deg with 78% saturation and 82% 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 0.8738, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 13.60, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text18.48:1AA Pass

White text1.14:1AA Fail

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

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

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #F3F5AD needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000018.48:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.14:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

White#000000 text · best 21:1#FFFFFF

#FCFFA3#000000 text · best 19.97:1#FCFFA3

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

Butter#000000 text · best 18.4:1#FFF1A8

#CFF5AD#000000 text · best 17.32:1#CFF5AD

Generated Palette

#F3F5AD#F3F5AD

#B0ADF5#B0ADF5

#F5D3AD#F5D3AD

#CFF5AD#CFF5AD

White#FFFFFF

#E6EB5C#E6EB5C

Color Harmonies

#B0ADF5#B0ADF5

#F5D3AD#F5D3AD

#CFF5AD#CFF5AD

#ADF3F5#ADF3F5

#F5ADF3#F5ADF3

Variants

White#FFFFFF

#E6EB5C#E6EB5C

#FCFFA3#FCFFA3

#E9EBB7#E9EBB7

White#FFFFFF

#FDFFCC#FDFFCC

Nearest Named Colors

Butter#FFF1A8

Pale Goldenrod#EEE8AA

Vanilla#F3E5AB

Soft Yellow#FFF8B8

Peach#FFE5B4

#F3F5AD

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #F3F5AD

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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