HEX atlas value

#F4B985

#F4B985 is a warm orange HEX color close to Pale Gold. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 244, 185, 133, HSL 28, 83%, 74%, has luminance 0.5562, and belongs to the vibrant group.

orange warm vibrant

#F4B985 Sample readable text

HEX #F4B985

RGB rgb(244, 185, 133)

HSL hsl(28 83% 74%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 24, 45, 4)

Luminance 0.5562

Contrast Black 12.12:1White 1.73:1

CSS

--color-f4b985: #F4B985;
.background-f4b985 { background-color: #F4B985; }
.text-f4b985 { color: #F4B985; }

Luminance0.5562

Black text12.12:1AA Pass

White text1.73:1AA 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":"#F4B985","rgb":[244,185,133],"hsl":[28,83,74],"cmyk":[0,24,45,4],"luminance":0.5562,"contrast":{"black":12.12,"white":1.73}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":12.12,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.73,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#FCE9DA","hex":"#FCE9DA","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.81,"contrastWhite":1.18,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#F4F086","hex":"#F4F086","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.65,"contrastWhite":1.19,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Topaz","hex":"#FFC87C","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.8,"contrastWhite":1.52,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#FFB87A","hex":"#FFB87A","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.39,"contrastWhite":1.69,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Pale Gold","hex":"#E6BE8A","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.1,"contrastWhite":1.74,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm orange","vibrant","vibrant orange","Pale Gold adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","high-energy accents"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/f4b985.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pale-gold.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/topaz.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/burly-wood.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#86C0F4","analogous":["#F48689","#F4F086"],"triadic":["#86F4B9","#B986F4"],"tetradic":["#89F486","#86C0F4","#F086F4"],"splitComplementary":["#86F4F0","#8689F4"],"monochromatic":["#FCE9DA","#F4B985","#EC8932"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FCE9DA","dark":"#EC8932","saturated":"#FFB87A","desaturated":"#E5BA94","pastel":"#FEFCFB","neon":"#FFCEA3"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"pale-gold","name":"Pale Gold","hex":"#E6BE8A","distance":15.684387141358123},{"slug":"topaz","name":"Topaz","hex":"#FFC87C","distance":20.663978319771825},{"slug":"burly-wood","name":"Burly Wood","hex":"#DEB887","distance":22.11334438749598},{"slug":"light-salmon","name":"Light Salmon","hex":"#FFA07A","distance":29.444863728670914},{"slug":"tan","name":"Tan","hex":"#D2B48C","distance":35.07135583350036}]

HEX meaning and use

About #F4B985

#F4B985 is classified as a warm orange value with vibrant visual character. #F4B985 is visually closest to Pale Gold, a named orange color with HEX #E6BE8A.

The RGB channels are 244, 185, and 133, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 28deg 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 0.5562, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 15.68, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text12.12:1AA Pass

White text1.73:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #F4B985 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000012.12:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.73:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#FCE9DA#000000 text · best 17.81:1#FCE9DA

#F4F086#000000 text · best 17.65:1#F4F086

Topaz#000000 text · best 13.8:1#FFC87C

#FFB87A#000000 text · best 12.39:1#FFB87A

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

Generated Palette

#F4B985#F4B985

#86C0F4#86C0F4

#F48689#F48689

#F4F086#F4F086

#FCE9DA#FCE9DA

#EC8932#EC8932

Color Harmonies

#86C0F4#86C0F4

#F48689#F48689

#F4F086#F4F086

#86F4B9#86F4B9

#B986F4#B986F4

Variants

#FCE9DA#FCE9DA

#EC8932#EC8932

#FFB87A#FFB87A

#E5BA94#E5BA94

#FEFCFB#FEFCFB

#FFCEA3#FFCEA3

Nearest Named Colors

Pale Gold#E6BE8A

Topaz#FFC87C

Burly Wood#DEB887

Light Salmon#FFA07A

Tan#D2B48C

#F4B985

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #F4B985

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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