HEX atlas value

#F5EDC2

#F5EDC2 is a warm yellow HEX color close to Vellum. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 245, 237, 194, HSL 51, 72%, 86%, has luminance 0.8388, and belongs to the light and pastel groups.

yellow warm light pastel

#F5EDC2 Sample readable text

HEX #F5EDC2

RGB rgb(245, 237, 194)

HSL hsl(51 72% 86%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 3, 21, 4)

Luminance 0.8388

Contrast Black 17.78:1White 1.18:1

CSS

--color-f5edc2: #F5EDC2;
.background-f5edc2 { background-color: #F5EDC2; }
.text-f5edc2 { color: #F5EDC2; }

Luminance0.8388

Black text17.78:1AA Pass

White text1.18:1AA 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":"#F5EDC2","rgb":[245,237,194],"hsl":[51,72,86],"cmyk":[0,3,21,4],"luminance":0.8388,"contrast":{"black":17.78,"white":1.18}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":17.78,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.18,"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":"#FDF3BA","hex":"#FDF3BA","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":18.71,"contrastWhite":1.12,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#E3F5C2","hex":"#E3F5C2","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":18.11,"contrastWhite":1.16,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Blanched Almond","hex":"#FFEBCD","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":18.02,"contrastWhite":1.17,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Canvas","hex":"#F4EBD0","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.64,"contrastWhite":1.19,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm yellow","light","pastel","light yellow","pastel yellow","Vellum adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","soft UI backgrounds","light surfaces","highlight and warning systems"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/f5edc2.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/vellum.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/champagne.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/bisque.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#C2C9F5","analogous":["#F5D4C2","#E3F5C2"],"triadic":["#C2F5ED","#EDC2F5"],"tetradic":["#C2F5D4","#C2C9F5","#F5C2E3"],"splitComplementary":["#C2E3F5","#D4C2F5"],"monochromatic":["#FFFFFF","#F5EDC2","#E8D773"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FFFFFF","dark":"#E8D773","saturated":"#FDF3BA","desaturated":"#EDE8C9","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#FFFAE0"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"vellum","name":"Vellum","hex":"#EFE3C8","distance":13.114877048604},{"slug":"champagne","name":"Champagne","hex":"#F7E7CE","distance":13.564659966250536},{"slug":"bisque","name":"Bisque","hex":"#FFE4C4","distance":13.601470508735444},{"slug":"canvas","name":"Canvas","hex":"#F4EBD0","distance":14.177446878757825},{"slug":"blanched-almond","name":"Blanched Almond","hex":"#FFEBCD","distance":15}]

HEX meaning and use

About #F5EDC2

#F5EDC2 is classified as a warm yellow value with light and pastel visual character. #F5EDC2 is visually closest to Vellum, a named orange color with HEX #EFE3C8.

The RGB channels are 245, 237, and 194, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 51deg 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 0.8388, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 13.11, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text17.78:1AA Pass

White text1.18:1AA Fail

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

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

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #F5EDC2 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000017.78:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.18:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

White#000000 text · best 21:1#FFFFFF

#FDF3BA#000000 text · best 18.71:1#FDF3BA

#E3F5C2#000000 text · best 18.11:1#E3F5C2

Blanched Almond#000000 text · best 18.02:1#FFEBCD

Canvas#000000 text · best 17.64:1#F4EBD0

Generated Palette

#F5EDC2#F5EDC2

#C2C9F5#C2C9F5

#F5D4C2#F5D4C2

#E3F5C2#E3F5C2

White#FFFFFF

#E8D773#E8D773

Color Harmonies

#C2C9F5#C2C9F5

#F5D4C2#F5D4C2

#E3F5C2#E3F5C2

#C2F5ED#C2F5ED

#EDC2F5#EDC2F5

Variants

White#FFFFFF

#E8D773#E8D773

#FDF3BA#FDF3BA

#EDE8C9#EDE8C9

White#FFFFFF

#FFFAE0#FFFAE0

Nearest Named Colors

Vellum#EFE3C8

Champagne#F7E7CE

Bisque#FFE4C4

Canvas#F4EBD0

Blanched Almond#FFEBCD

#F5EDC2

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #F5EDC2

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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