HEX atlas value

#F5DEC2

#F5DEC2 is a warm orange HEX color close to Vellum. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 245, 222, 194, HSL 33, 72%, 86%, has luminance 0.7555, and belongs to the light and pastel groups.

orange warm light pastel

#F5DEC2 Sample readable text

HEX #F5DEC2

RGB rgb(245, 222, 194)

HSL hsl(33 72% 86%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 9, 21, 4)

Luminance 0.7555

Contrast Black 16.11:1White 1.3:1

CSS

--color-f5dec2: #F5DEC2;
.background-f5dec2 { background-color: #F5DEC2; }
.text-f5dec2 { color: #F5DEC2; }

Luminance0.7555

Black text16.11:1AA Pass

White text1.3:1AA 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":"#F5DEC2","rgb":[245,222,194],"hsl":[33,72,86],"cmyk":[0,9,21,4],"luminance":0.7555,"contrast":{"black":16.11,"white":1.3}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":16.11,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.3,"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":"#F2F5C2","hex":"#F2F5C2","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":18.62,"contrastWhite":1.13,"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":"#FDDFBA","hex":"#FDDFBA","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.44,"contrastWhite":1.28,"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/f5dec2.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/vellum.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/bisque.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pearl.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#C2D9F5","analogous":["#F5C4C2","#F2F5C2"],"triadic":["#C2F5DE","#DEC2F5"],"tetradic":["#C2F5C4","#C2D9F5","#F5C2F2"],"splitComplementary":["#C2F2F5","#C4C2F5"],"monochromatic":["#FFFFFF","#F5DEC2","#E8B373"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FFFFFF","dark":"#E8B373","saturated":"#FDDFBA","desaturated":"#EDDDC9","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#FFF1E0"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"vellum","name":"Vellum","hex":"#EFE3C8","distance":9.848857801796104},{"slug":"bisque","name":"Bisque","hex":"#FFE4C4","distance":11.832159566199232},{"slug":"pearl","name":"Pearl","hex":"#EAE0C8","distance":12.68857754044952},{"slug":"pastel-peach","name":"Pastel Peach","hex":"#FFDAB9","distance":14.035668847618199},{"slug":"peach-puff","name":"Peach Puff","hex":"#FFDAB9","distance":14.035668847618199}]

HEX meaning and use

About #F5DEC2

#F5DEC2 is classified as a warm orange value with light and pastel visual character. #F5DEC2 is visually closest to Vellum, a named orange color with HEX #EFE3C8.

The RGB channels are 245, 222, and 194, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 33deg 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 0.7555, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 9.85, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text16.11:1AA Pass

White text1.3:1AA Fail

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

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

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #F5DEC2 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000016.11:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.3:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

White#000000 text · best 21:1#FFFFFF

#F2F5C2#000000 text · best 18.62:1#F2F5C2

Bisque#000000 text · best 17.15:1#FFE4C4

Vellum#000000 text · best 16.49:1#EFE3C8

#FDDFBA#000000 text · best 16.44:1#FDDFBA

Generated Palette

#F5DEC2#F5DEC2

#C2D9F5#C2D9F5

#F5C4C2#F5C4C2

#F2F5C2#F2F5C2

White#FFFFFF

#E8B373#E8B373

Color Harmonies

#C2D9F5#C2D9F5

#F5C4C2#F5C4C2

#F2F5C2#F2F5C2

#C2F5DE#C2F5DE

#DEC2F5#DEC2F5

Variants

White#FFFFFF

#E8B373#E8B373

#FDDFBA#FDDFBA

#EDDDC9#EDDDC9

White#FFFFFF

#FFF1E0#FFF1E0

Nearest Named Colors

Vellum#EFE3C8

Bisque#FFE4C4

Pearl#EAE0C8

Pastel Peach#FFDAB9

Peach Puff#FFDAB9

#F5DEC2

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #F5DEC2

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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