HEX atlas value

#F5DAC2

#F5DAC2 is a warm orange HEX color close to Vellum. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 245, 218, 194, HSL 28, 72%, 86%, has luminance 0.7345, and belongs to the light and pastel groups.

orange warm light pastel

#F5DAC2 Sample readable text

HEX #F5DAC2

RGB rgb(245, 218, 194)

HSL hsl(28 72% 86%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 11, 21, 4)

Luminance 0.7345

Contrast Black 15.69:1White 1.34:1

CSS

--color-f5dac2: #F5DAC2;
.background-f5dac2 { background-color: #F5DAC2; }
.text-f5dac2 { color: #F5DAC2; }

Luminance0.7345

Black text15.69:1AA Pass

White text1.34:1AA 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":"#F5DAC2","rgb":[245,218,194],"hsl":[28,72,86],"cmyk":[0,11,21,4],"luminance":0.7345,"contrast":{"black":15.69,"white":1.34}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":15.69,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.34,"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":"#F5F3C2","hex":"#F5F3C2","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":18.48,"contrastWhite":1.14,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Bisque","hex":"#FFE4C4","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.15,"contrastWhite":1.22,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Vellum","hex":"#EFE3C8","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.49,"contrastWhite":1.27,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Pearl","hex":"#EAE0C8","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.99,"contrastWhite":1.31,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm orange","light","pastel","light orange","pastel orange","Vellum adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","soft UI backgrounds","light surfaces"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/f5dac2.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/vellum.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pastel-peach.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/peach-puff.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#C2DDF5","analogous":["#F5C2C3","#F5F3C2"],"triadic":["#C2F5DA","#DAC2F5"],"tetradic":["#C3F5C2","#C2DDF5","#F3C2F5"],"splitComplementary":["#C2F5F3","#C2C3F5"],"monochromatic":["#FFFFFF","#F5DAC2","#E8A973"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FFFFFF","dark":"#E8A973","saturated":"#FDD9BA","desaturated":"#EDDAC9","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#FFEFE0"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"vellum","name":"Vellum","hex":"#EFE3C8","distance":12.36931687685298},{"slug":"pastel-peach","name":"Pastel Peach","hex":"#FFDAB9","distance":13.45362404707371},{"slug":"peach-puff","name":"Peach Puff","hex":"#FFDAB9","distance":13.45362404707371},{"slug":"pearl","name":"Pearl","hex":"#EAE0C8","distance":13.892443989449804},{"slug":"bisque","name":"Bisque","hex":"#FFE4C4","distance":14.2828568570857}]

HEX meaning and use

About #F5DAC2

#F5DAC2 is classified as a warm orange value with light and pastel visual character. #F5DAC2 is visually closest to Vellum, a named orange color with HEX #EFE3C8.

The RGB channels are 245, 218, and 194, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 28deg with 72% saturation and 86% 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 0.7345, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 12.37, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text15.69:1AA Pass

White text1.34:1AA Fail

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

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

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #F5DAC2 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000015.69:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.34:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

White#000000 text · best 21:1#FFFFFF

#F5F3C2#000000 text · best 18.48:1#F5F3C2

Bisque#000000 text · best 17.15:1#FFE4C4

Vellum#000000 text · best 16.49:1#EFE3C8

Pearl#000000 text · best 15.99:1#EAE0C8

Generated Palette

#F5DAC2#F5DAC2

#C2DDF5#C2DDF5

#F5C2C3#F5C2C3

#F5F3C2#F5F3C2

White#FFFFFF

#E8A973#E8A973

Color Harmonies

#C2DDF5#C2DDF5

#F5C2C3#F5C2C3

#F5F3C2#F5F3C2

#C2F5DA#C2F5DA

#DAC2F5#DAC2F5

Variants

White#FFFFFF

#E8A973#E8A973

#FDD9BA#FDD9BA

#EDDAC9#EDDAC9

White#FFFFFF

#FFEFE0#FFEFE0

Nearest Named Colors

Vellum#EFE3C8

Pastel Peach#FFDAB9

Peach Puff#FFDAB9

Pearl#EAE0C8

Bisque#FFE4C4

#F5DAC2

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #F5DAC2

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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