HEX atlas value

#F4FAA8

#F4FAA8 is a warm yellow HEX color close to Butter. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 244, 250, 168, HSL 64, 89%, 82%, has luminance 0.9043, and belongs to the pastel group.

yellow warm pastel

#F4FAA8 Sample readable text

HEX #F4FAA8

RGB rgb(244, 250, 168)

HSL hsl(64 89% 82%)

CMYK cmyk(2, 0, 33, 2)

Luminance 0.9043

Contrast Black 19.09:1White 1.1:1

CSS

--color-f4faa8: #F4FAA8;
.background-f4faa8 { background-color: #F4FAA8; }
.text-f4faa8 { color: #F4FAA8; }

Luminance0.9043

Black text19.09:1AA Pass

White text1.1:1AA 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":"#F4FAA8","rgb":[244,250,168],"hsl":[64,89,82],"cmyk":[2,0,33,2],"luminance":0.9043,"contrast":{"black":19.09,"white":1.1}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":19.09,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.1,"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":"#F9FFA3","hex":"#F9FFA3","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":19.86,"contrastWhite":1.06,"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":"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"]}]

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/f4faa8.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/soft-yellow.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#AEA8FA","analogous":["#FAD7A8","#CCFAA8"],"triadic":["#A8F5FA","#FAA8F5"],"tetradic":["#A8FAD7","#AEA8FA","#FAA8CC"],"splitComplementary":["#A8CCFA","#D7A8FA"],"monochromatic":["#FFFFFF","#F4FAA8","#EAF551"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FFFFFF","dark":"#EAF551","saturated":"#F9FFA3","desaturated":"#ECF0B2","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#FCFFCC"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"butter","name":"Butter","hex":"#FFF1A8","distance":14.212670403551895},{"slug":"pale-goldenrod","name":"Pale Goldenrod","hex":"#EEE8AA","distance":19.078784028338912},{"slug":"soft-yellow","name":"Soft Yellow","hex":"#FFF8B8","distance":19.519221295943137},{"slug":"pastel-yellow","name":"Pastel Yellow","hex":"#FDFD96","distance":20.346989949375804},{"slug":"vanilla","name":"Vanilla","hex":"#F3E5AB","distance":21.236760581595302}]

HEX meaning and use

About #F4FAA8

#F4FAA8 is classified as a warm yellow value with pastel visual character. #F4FAA8 is visually closest to Butter, a named yellow color with HEX #FFF1A8.

The RGB channels are 244, 250, and 168, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 64deg with 89% 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 0.9043, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 14.21, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text19.09:1AA Pass

White text1.1:1AA Fail

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

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

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #F4FAA8 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000019.09:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.1:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

White#000000 text · best 21:1#FFFFFF

#F9FFA3#000000 text · best 19.86:1#F9FFA3

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

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

Butter#000000 text · best 18.4:1#FFF1A8

Generated Palette

#F4FAA8#F4FAA8

#AEA8FA#AEA8FA

#FAD7A8#FAD7A8

#CCFAA8#CCFAA8

White#FFFFFF

#EAF551#EAF551

Color Harmonies

#AEA8FA#AEA8FA

#FAD7A8#FAD7A8

#CCFAA8#CCFAA8

#A8F5FA#A8F5FA

#FAA8F5#FAA8F5

Variants

White#FFFFFF

#EAF551#EAF551

#F9FFA3#F9FFA3

#ECF0B2#ECF0B2

White#FFFFFF

#FCFFCC#FCFFCC

Nearest Named Colors

Butter#FFF1A8

Pale Goldenrod#EEE8AA

Soft Yellow#FFF8B8

Pastel Yellow#FDFD96

Vanilla#F3E5AB

#F4FAA8

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #F4FAA8

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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