HEX atlas value

#F5D5AD

#F5D5AD is a warm orange HEX color close to Apricot. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 245, 213, 173, HSL 33, 78%, 82%, has luminance 0.7002, and belongs to the pastel group.

orange warm pastel

#F5D5AD Sample readable text

HEX #F5D5AD

RGB rgb(245, 213, 173)

HSL hsl(33 78% 82%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 13, 29, 4)

Luminance 0.7002

Contrast Black 15:1White 1.4:1

CSS

--color-f5d5ad: #F5D5AD;
.background-f5d5ad { background-color: #F5D5AD; }
.text-f5d5ad { color: #F5D5AD; }

Luminance0.7002

Black text15:1AA Pass

White text1.4:1AA 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":"#F5D5AD","rgb":[245,213,173],"hsl":[33,78,82],"cmyk":[0,13,29,4],"luminance":0.7002,"contrast":{"black":15,"white":1.4}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":15,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.4,"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":"#F1F5AD","hex":"#F1F5AD","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":18.4,"contrastWhite":1.14,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Navajo White","hex":"#FFDEAD","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.3,"contrastWhite":1.29,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Wheat","hex":"#F5DEB3","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.98,"contrastWhite":1.31,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#FFD6A3","hex":"#FFD6A3","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.4,"contrastWhite":1.36,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm orange","pastel","pastel orange","Apricot adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","soft UI backgrounds"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/f5d5ad.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/apricot.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/wheat.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/navajo-white.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#ADCEF5","analogous":["#F5B1AD","#F1F5AD"],"triadic":["#ADF5D5","#D5ADF5"],"tetradic":["#ADF5B1","#ADCEF5","#F5ADF1"],"splitComplementary":["#ADF1F5","#B1ADF5"],"monochromatic":["#FFFFFF","#F5D5AD","#EBAA5C"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FFFFFF","dark":"#EBAA5C","saturated":"#FFD6A3","desaturated":"#EBD4B7","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#FFE8CC"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"apricot","name":"Apricot","hex":"#FBCEB1","distance":10.04987562112089},{"slug":"wheat","name":"Wheat","hex":"#F5DEB3","distance":10.816653826391969},{"slug":"navajo-white","name":"Navajo White","hex":"#FFDEAD","distance":13.45362404707371},{"slug":"feldspar","name":"Feldspar","hex":"#F0CDB7","distance":13.74772708486752},{"slug":"soft-peach","name":"Soft Peach","hex":"#FAD7A0","distance":14.071247279470288}]

HEX meaning and use

About #F5D5AD

#F5D5AD is classified as a warm orange value with pastel visual character. #F5D5AD is visually closest to Apricot, a named orange color with HEX #FBCEB1.

The RGB channels are 245, 213, and 173, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 33deg with 78% 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 0.7002, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 10.05, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text15:1AA Pass

White text1.4:1AA Fail

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

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

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #F5D5AD needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000015:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.4:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

White#000000 text · best 21:1#FFFFFF

#F1F5AD#000000 text · best 18.4:1#F1F5AD

Navajo White#000000 text · best 16.3:1#FFDEAD

Wheat#000000 text · best 15.98:1#F5DEB3

#FFD6A3#000000 text · best 15.4:1#FFD6A3

Generated Palette

#F5D5AD#F5D5AD

#ADCEF5#ADCEF5

#F5B1AD#F5B1AD

#F1F5AD#F1F5AD

White#FFFFFF

#EBAA5C#EBAA5C

Color Harmonies

#ADCEF5#ADCEF5

#F5B1AD#F5B1AD

#F1F5AD#F1F5AD

#ADF5D5#ADF5D5

#D5ADF5#D5ADF5

Variants

White#FFFFFF

#EBAA5C#EBAA5C

#FFD6A3#FFD6A3

#EBD4B7#EBD4B7

White#FFFFFF

#FFE8CC#FFE8CC

Nearest Named Colors

Apricot#FBCEB1

Wheat#F5DEB3

Navajo White#FFDEAD

Feldspar#F0CDB7

Soft Peach#FAD7A0

#F5D5AD

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #F5D5AD

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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