HEX atlas value

#F5E0C2

#F5E0C2 is a warm orange HEX color close to Vellum. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 245, 224, 194, HSL 35, 72%, 86%, has luminance 0.7662, and belongs to the light and pastel groups.

orange warm light pastel

#F5E0C2 Sample readable text

HEX #F5E0C2

RGB rgb(245, 224, 194)

HSL hsl(35 72% 86%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 9, 21, 4)

Luminance 0.7662

Contrast Black 16.32:1White 1.29:1

CSS

--color-f5e0c2: #F5E0C2;
.background-f5e0c2 { background-color: #F5E0C2; }
.text-f5e0c2 { color: #F5E0C2; }

Luminance0.7662

Black text16.32:1AA Pass

White text1.29:1AA 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":"#F5E0C2","rgb":[245,224,194],"hsl":[35,72,86],"cmyk":[0,9,21,4],"luminance":0.7662,"contrast":{"black":16.32,"white":1.29}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":16.32,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.29,"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":"#F1F5C2","hex":"#F1F5C2","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":18.58,"contrastWhite":1.13,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Champagne","hex":"#F7E7CE","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.28,"contrastWhite":1.22,"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":"#FDE1BA","hex":"#FDE1BA","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.66,"contrastWhite":1.26,"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/f5e0c2.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":"#C2D7F5","analogous":["#F5C6C2","#F1F5C2"],"triadic":["#C2F5E0","#E0C2F5"],"tetradic":["#C2F5C6","#C2D7F5","#F5C2F1"],"splitComplementary":["#C2F1F5","#C6C2F5"],"monochromatic":["#FFFFFF","#F5E0C2","#E8B773"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FFFFFF","dark":"#E8B773","saturated":"#FDE1BA","desaturated":"#EDDEC9","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#FFF2E0"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"vellum","name":"Vellum","hex":"#EFE3C8","distance":9},{"slug":"bisque","name":"Bisque","hex":"#FFE4C4","distance":10.954451150103322},{"slug":"pearl","name":"Pearl","hex":"#EAE0C8","distance":12.529964086141668},{"slug":"champagne","name":"Champagne","hex":"#F7E7CE","distance":14.035668847618199},{"slug":"pastel-peach","name":"Pastel Peach","hex":"#FFDAB9","distance":14.730919862656235}]

HEX meaning and use

About #F5E0C2

#F5E0C2 is classified as a warm orange value with light and pastel visual character. #F5E0C2 is visually closest to Vellum, a named orange color with HEX #EFE3C8.

The RGB channels are 245, 224, and 194, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 35deg 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 0.7662, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 9.00, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text16.32:1AA Pass

White text1.29:1AA Fail

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

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

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #F5E0C2 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000016.32:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.29:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

White#000000 text · best 21:1#FFFFFF

#F1F5C2#000000 text · best 18.58:1#F1F5C2

Champagne#000000 text · best 17.28:1#F7E7CE

Bisque#000000 text · best 17.15:1#FFE4C4

#FDE1BA#000000 text · best 16.66:1#FDE1BA

Generated Palette

#F5E0C2#F5E0C2

#C2D7F5#C2D7F5

#F5C6C2#F5C6C2

#F1F5C2#F1F5C2

White#FFFFFF

#E8B773#E8B773

Color Harmonies

#C2D7F5#C2D7F5

#F5C6C2#F5C6C2

#F1F5C2#F1F5C2

#C2F5E0#C2F5E0

#E0C2F5#E0C2F5

Variants

White#FFFFFF

#E8B773#E8B773

#FDE1BA#FDE1BA

#EDDEC9#EDDEC9

White#FFFFFF

#FFF2E0#FFF2E0

Nearest Named Colors

Vellum#EFE3C8

Bisque#FFE4C4

Pearl#EAE0C8

Champagne#F7E7CE

Pastel Peach#FFDAB9

#F5E0C2

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #F5E0C2

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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