HEX atlas value

#F4AE85

#F4AE85 is a warm orange HEX color close to Light Salmon. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 244, 174, 133, HSL 22, 83%, 74%, has luminance 0.512, and belongs to the vibrant group.

orange warm vibrant

#F4AE85 Sample readable text

HEX #F4AE85

RGB rgb(244, 174, 133)

HSL hsl(22 83% 74%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 29, 45, 4)

Luminance 0.512

Contrast Black 11.24:1White 1.87:1

CSS

--color-f4ae85: #F4AE85;
.background-f4ae85 { background-color: #F4AE85; }
.text-f4ae85 { color: #F4AE85; }

Luminance0.512

Black text11.24:1AA Pass

White text1.87:1AA 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":"#F4AE85","rgb":[244,174,133],"hsl":[22,83,74],"cmyk":[0,29,45,4],"luminance":0.512,"contrast":{"black":11.24,"white":1.87}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":11.24,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.87,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#FCE6DA","hex":"#FCE6DA","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.47,"contrastWhite":1.2,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#F4E586","hex":"#F4E586","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.4,"contrastWhite":1.28,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Pale Gold","hex":"#E6BE8A","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.1,"contrastWhite":1.74,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#86CBF4","hex":"#86CBF4","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.86,"contrastWhite":1.77,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#FFAB7A","hex":"#FFAB7A","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.36,"contrastWhite":1.85,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm orange","vibrant","vibrant orange","Light Salmon adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","high-energy accents"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/f4ae85.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/light-salmon.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pale-gold.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/burly-wood.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#86CBF4","analogous":["#F48694","#F4E586"],"triadic":["#86F4AE","#AE86F4"],"tetradic":["#94F486","#86CBF4","#E586F4"],"splitComplementary":["#86F4E5","#8694F4"],"monochromatic":["#FCE6DA","#F4AE85","#EC7632"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FCE6DA","dark":"#EC7632","saturated":"#FFAB7A","desaturated":"#E5B294","pastel":"#FEFCFB","neon":"#FFC5A3"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"light-salmon","name":"Light Salmon","hex":"#FFA07A","distance":20.92844953645635},{"slug":"pale-gold","name":"Pale Gold","hex":"#E6BE8A","distance":21.840329667841555},{"slug":"burly-wood","name":"Burly Wood","hex":"#DEB887","distance":24.24871130596428},{"slug":"salmon-rose","name":"Salmon Rose","hex":"#E7968B","distance":27.94637722496424},{"slug":"dark-salmon","name":"Dark Salmon","hex":"#E9967A","distance":28.600699292150182}]

HEX meaning and use

About #F4AE85

#F4AE85 is classified as a warm orange value with vibrant visual character. #F4AE85 is visually closest to Light Salmon, a named orange color with HEX #FFA07A.

The RGB channels are 244, 174, and 133, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 22deg with 83% saturation and 74% 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 high-energy accents. Its luminance is 0.512, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 20.93, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text11.24:1AA Pass

White text1.87:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #F4AE85 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000011.24:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.87:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#FCE6DA#000000 text · best 17.47:1#FCE6DA

#F4E586#000000 text · best 16.4:1#F4E586

Pale Gold#000000 text · best 12.1:1#E6BE8A

#86CBF4#000000 text · best 11.86:1#86CBF4

#FFAB7A#000000 text · best 11.36:1#FFAB7A

Generated Palette

#F4AE85#F4AE85

#86CBF4#86CBF4

#F48694#F48694

#F4E586#F4E586

#FCE6DA#FCE6DA

#EC7632#EC7632

Color Harmonies

#86CBF4#86CBF4

#F48694#F48694

#F4E586#F4E586

#86F4AE#86F4AE

#AE86F4#AE86F4

Variants

#FCE6DA#FCE6DA

#EC7632#EC7632

#FFAB7A#FFAB7A

#E5B294#E5B294

#FEFCFB#FEFCFB

#FFC5A3#FFC5A3

Nearest Named Colors

Light Salmon#FFA07A

Pale Gold#E6BE8A

Burly Wood#DEB887

Salmon Rose#E7968B

Dark Salmon#E9967A

#F4AE85

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #F4AE85

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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