HEX atlas value

#F4ED85

#F4ED85 is a warm yellow HEX color close to Khaki. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 244, 237, 133, HSL 56, 83%, 74%, has luminance 0.8149, and belongs to the vibrant group.

yellow warm vibrant

#F4ED85 Sample readable text

HEX #F4ED85

RGB rgb(244, 237, 133)

HSL hsl(56 83% 74%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 3, 45, 4)

Luminance 0.8149

Contrast Black 17.3:1White 1.21:1

CSS

--color-f4ed85: #F4ED85;
.background-f4ed85 { background-color: #F4ED85; }
.text-f4ed85 { color: #F4ED85; }

Luminance0.8149

Black text17.3:1AA Pass

White text1.21:1AA 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":"#F4ED85","rgb":[244,237,133],"hsl":[56,83,74],"cmyk":[0,3,45,4],"luminance":0.8149,"contrast":{"black":17.3,"white":1.21}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":17.3,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.21,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#FCF9DA","hex":"#FCF9DA","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":19.7,"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":"#FFF67A","hex":"#FFF67A","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":18.72,"contrastWhite":1.12,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#C4F486","hex":"#C4F486","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.63,"contrastWhite":1.26,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Khaki","hex":"#F0E68C","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.4,"contrastWhite":1.28,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm yellow","vibrant","vibrant yellow","Khaki adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","high-energy accents","highlight and warning systems"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/f4ed85.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/khaki.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/flax.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pastel-yellow.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#868DF4","analogous":["#F4B586","#C4F486"],"triadic":["#86F4EC","#EC86F4"],"tetradic":["#86F4B5","#868DF4","#F486C4"],"splitComplementary":["#86C4F4","#B586F4"],"monochromatic":["#FCF9DA","#F4ED85","#ECE032"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FCF9DA","dark":"#ECE032","saturated":"#FFF67A","desaturated":"#E5E094","pastel":"#FEFEFB","neon":"#FFF9A3"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"khaki","name":"Khaki","hex":"#F0E68C","distance":10.677078252031311},{"slug":"flax","name":"Flax","hex":"#EEDC82","distance":18.275666882497067},{"slug":"pastel-yellow","name":"Pastel Yellow","hex":"#FDFD96","distance":25.019992006393608},{"slug":"straw","name":"Straw","hex":"#E4D96F","distance":33.76388603226827},{"slug":"soft-peach","name":"Soft Peach","hex":"#FAD7A0","distance":35.34119409414458}]

HEX meaning and use

About #F4ED85

#F4ED85 is classified as a warm yellow value with vibrant visual character. #F4ED85 is visually closest to Khaki, a named yellow color with HEX #F0E68C.

The RGB channels are 244, 237, and 133, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 56deg 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 0.8149, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 10.68, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text17.3:1AA Pass

White text1.21:1AA Fail

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

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

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #F4ED85 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000017.3:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.21:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#FCF9DA#000000 text · best 19.7:1#FCF9DA

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

#FFF67A#000000 text · best 18.72:1#FFF67A

#C4F486#000000 text · best 16.63:1#C4F486

Khaki#000000 text · best 16.4:1#F0E68C

Generated Palette

#F4ED85#F4ED85

#868DF4#868DF4

#F4B586#F4B586

#C4F486#C4F486

#FCF9DA#FCF9DA

#ECE032#ECE032

Color Harmonies

#868DF4#868DF4

#F4B586#F4B586

#C4F486#C4F486

#86F4EC#86F4EC

#EC86F4#EC86F4

Variants

#FCF9DA#FCF9DA

#ECE032#ECE032

#FFF67A#FFF67A

#E5E094#E5E094

#FEFEFB#FEFEFB

#FFF9A3#FFF9A3

Nearest Named Colors

Khaki#F0E68C

Flax#EEDC82

Pastel Yellow#FDFD96

Straw#E4D96F

Soft Peach#FAD7A0

#F4ED85

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #F4ED85

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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