HEX atlas value

#F3F994

#F3F994 is a warm yellow HEX color close to Pastel Yellow. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 243, 249, 148, HSL 64, 89%, 78%, has luminance 0.8894, and belongs to the pastel group.

yellow warm pastel

#F3F994 Sample readable text

HEX #F3F994

RGB rgb(243, 249, 148)

HSL hsl(64 89% 78%)

CMYK cmyk(2, 0, 41, 2)

Luminance 0.8894

Contrast Black 18.79:1White 1.12:1

CSS

--color-f3f994: #F3F994;
.background-f3f994 { background-color: #F3F994; }
.text-f3f994 { color: #F3F994; }

Luminance0.8894

Black text18.79:1AA Pass

White text1.12:1AA 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":"#F3F994","rgb":[243,249,148],"hsl":[64,89,78],"cmyk":[2,0,41,2],"luminance":0.8894,"contrast":{"black":18.79,"white":1.12}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":18.79,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.12,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#FDFEEC","hex":"#FDFEEC","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":20.56,"contrastWhite":1.02,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#F8FF8F","hex":"#F8FF8F","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":19.69,"contrastWhite":1.07,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Pastel Yellow","hex":"#FDFD96","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":19.67,"contrastWhite":1.07,"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":"#E8F43E","hex":"#E8F43E","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.44,"contrastWhite":1.2,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm yellow","pastel","pastel yellow","Pastel Yellow 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/f3f994.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pastel-yellow.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/khaki.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/butter.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#9C95F9","analogous":["#F9CE95","#C0F995"],"triadic":["#95F2F9","#F995F2"],"tetradic":["#95F9CE","#9C95F9","#F995C0"],"splitComplementary":["#95C0F9","#CE95F9"],"monochromatic":["#FDFEEC","#F3F994","#E8F43E"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FDFEEC","dark":"#E8F43E","saturated":"#F8FF8F","desaturated":"#E7ECA1","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#FAFFB8"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"pastel-yellow","name":"Pastel Yellow","hex":"#FDFD96","distance":10.954451150103322},{"slug":"khaki","name":"Khaki","hex":"#F0E68C","distance":20.83266665599966},{"slug":"butter","name":"Butter","hex":"#FFF1A8","distance":24.657656011875904},{"slug":"pale-goldenrod","name":"Pale Goldenrod","hex":"#EEE8AA","distance":28.24889378365107},{"slug":"vanilla","name":"Vanilla","hex":"#F3E5AB","distance":30.479501308256342}]

HEX meaning and use

About #F3F994

#F3F994 is classified as a warm yellow value with pastel visual character. #F3F994 is visually closest to Pastel Yellow, a named yellow color with HEX #FDFD96.

The RGB channels are 243, 249, and 148, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 64deg with 89% 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 0.8894, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 10.95, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text18.79:1AA Pass

White text1.12:1AA Fail

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

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

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #F3F994 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000018.79:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.12:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#FDFEEC#000000 text · best 20.56:1#FDFEEC

#F8FF8F#000000 text · best 19.69:1#F8FF8F

Pastel Yellow#000000 text · best 19.67:1#FDFD96

Butter#000000 text · best 18.4:1#FFF1A8

#E8F43E#000000 text · best 17.44:1#E8F43E

Generated Palette

#F3F994#F3F994

#9C95F9#9C95F9

#F9CE95#F9CE95

#C0F995#C0F995

#FDFEEC#FDFEEC

#E8F43E#E8F43E

Color Harmonies

#9C95F9#9C95F9

#F9CE95#F9CE95

#C0F995#C0F995

#95F2F9#95F2F9

#F995F2#F995F2

Variants

#FDFEEC#FDFEEC

#E8F43E#E8F43E

#F8FF8F#F8FF8F

#E7ECA1#E7ECA1

White#FFFFFF

#FAFFB8#FAFFB8

Nearest Named Colors

Pastel Yellow#FDFD96

Khaki#F0E68C

Butter#FFF1A8

Pale Goldenrod#EEE8AA

Vanilla#F3E5AB

#F3F994

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #F3F994

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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