HEX atlas value

#F5E3AD

#F5E3AD is a warm yellow HEX color close to Vanilla. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 245, 227, 173, HSL 45, 78%, 82%, has luminance 0.7737, and belongs to the pastel group.

yellow warm pastel

#F5E3AD Sample readable text

HEX #F5E3AD

RGB rgb(245, 227, 173)

HSL hsl(45 78% 82%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 7, 29, 4)

Luminance 0.7737

Contrast Black 16.47:1White 1.27:1

CSS

--color-f5e3ad: #F5E3AD;
.background-f5e3ad { background-color: #F5E3AD; }
.text-f5e3ad { color: #F5E3AD; }

Luminance0.7737

Black text16.47:1AA Pass

White text1.27:1AA 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":"#F5E3AD","rgb":[245,227,173],"hsl":[45,78,82],"cmyk":[0,7,29,4],"luminance":0.7737,"contrast":{"black":16.47,"white":1.27}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":16.47,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.27,"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":"#E3F5AD","hex":"#E3F5AD","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.93,"contrastWhite":1.17,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#FFE8A3","hex":"#FFE8A3","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.32,"contrastWhite":1.21,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Peach","hex":"#FFE5B4","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.12,"contrastWhite":1.23,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Pale Goldenrod","hex":"#EEE8AA","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.76,"contrastWhite":1.25,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm yellow","pastel","pastel yellow","Vanilla 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/f5e3ad.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/vanilla.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/wheat.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pale-goldenrod.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#ADBFF5","analogous":["#F5BFAD","#E3F5AD"],"triadic":["#ADF5E3","#E3ADF5"],"tetradic":["#ADF5BF","#ADBFF5","#F5ADE3"],"splitComplementary":["#ADE3F5","#BFADF5"],"monochromatic":["#FFFFFF","#F5E3AD","#EBC75C"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FFFFFF","dark":"#EBC75C","saturated":"#FFE8A3","desaturated":"#EBDEB7","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#FFF2CC"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"vanilla","name":"Vanilla","hex":"#F3E5AB","distance":3.4641016151377544},{"slug":"wheat","name":"Wheat","hex":"#F5DEB3","distance":7.810249675906654},{"slug":"pale-goldenrod","name":"Pale Goldenrod","hex":"#EEE8AA","distance":9.1104335791443},{"slug":"navajo-white","name":"Navajo White","hex":"#FFDEAD","distance":11.180339887498949},{"slug":"peach","name":"Peach","hex":"#FFE5B4","distance":12.36931687685298}]

HEX meaning and use

About #F5E3AD

#F5E3AD is classified as a warm yellow value with pastel visual character. #F5E3AD is visually closest to Vanilla, a named yellow color with HEX #F3E5AB.

The RGB channels are 245, 227, and 173, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 45deg 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 0.7737, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 3.46, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text16.47:1AA Pass

White text1.27:1AA Fail

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

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

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #F5E3AD needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000016.47:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.27:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

White#000000 text · best 21:1#FFFFFF

#E3F5AD#000000 text · best 17.93:1#E3F5AD

#FFE8A3#000000 text · best 17.32:1#FFE8A3

Peach#000000 text · best 17.12:1#FFE5B4

Pale Goldenrod#000000 text · best 16.76:1#EEE8AA

Generated Palette

#F5E3AD#F5E3AD

#ADBFF5#ADBFF5

#F5BFAD#F5BFAD

#E3F5AD#E3F5AD

White#FFFFFF

#EBC75C#EBC75C

Color Harmonies

#ADBFF5#ADBFF5

#F5BFAD#F5BFAD

#E3F5AD#E3F5AD

#ADF5E3#ADF5E3

#E3ADF5#E3ADF5

Variants

White#FFFFFF

#EBC75C#EBC75C

#FFE8A3#FFE8A3

#EBDEB7#EBDEB7

White#FFFFFF

#FFF2CC#FFF2CC

Nearest Named Colors

Vanilla#F3E5AB

Wheat#F5DEB3

Pale Goldenrod#EEE8AA

Navajo White#FFDEAD

Peach#FFE5B4

#F5E3AD

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #F5E3AD

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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