HEX atlas value

#F5EDD6

#F5EDD6 is a warm yellow HEX color close to Antique White. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 245, 237, 214, HSL 45, 61%, 90%, has luminance 0.8484, and belongs to the light group.

yellow warm light

#F5EDD6 Sample readable text

HEX #F5EDD6

RGB rgb(245, 237, 214)

HSL hsl(45 61% 90%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 3, 13, 4)

Luminance 0.8484

Contrast Black 17.97:1White 1.17:1

CSS

--color-f5edd6: #F5EDD6;
.background-f5edd6 { background-color: #F5EDD6; }
.text-f5edd6 { color: #F5EDD6; }

Luminance0.8484

Black text17.97:1AA Pass

White text1.17:1AA 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":"#F5EDD6","rgb":[245,237,214],"hsl":[45,61,90],"cmyk":[0,3,13,4],"luminance":0.8484,"contrast":{"black":17.97,"white":1.17}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":17.97,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.17,"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":"Beige","hex":"#F5F5DC","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":18.98,"contrastWhite":1.11,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#EDF5D6","hex":"#EDF5D6","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":18.63,"contrastWhite":1.13,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#FBF0D0","hex":"#FBF0D0","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":18.48,"contrastWhite":1.14,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Antique White","hex":"#FAEBD7","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.93,"contrastWhite":1.17,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm yellow","light","light yellow","Antique White adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","light surfaces","highlight and warning systems"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/f5edd6.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/antique-white.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/eggshell.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/canvas.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#D6DEF5","analogous":["#F5DED6","#EDF5D6"],"triadic":["#D6F5ED","#EDD6F5"],"tetradic":["#D6F5DE","#D6DEF5","#F5D6ED"],"splitComplementary":["#D6EDF5","#DED6F5"],"monochromatic":["#FFFFFF","#F5EDD6","#E3CD8C"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FFFFFF","dark":"#E3CD8C","saturated":"#FBF0D0","desaturated":"#EFEADC","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#FFFCF5"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"antique-white","name":"Antique White","hex":"#FAEBD7","distance":5.477225575051661},{"slug":"eggshell","name":"Eggshell","hex":"#F0EAD6","distance":5.830951894845301},{"slug":"canvas","name":"Canvas","hex":"#F4EBD0","distance":6.4031242374328485},{"slug":"parchment","name":"Parchment","hex":"#F1E9D2","distance":6.928203230275509},{"slug":"beige","name":"Beige","hex":"#F5F5DC","distance":10}]

HEX meaning and use

About #F5EDD6

#F5EDD6 is classified as a warm yellow value with light visual character. #F5EDD6 is visually closest to Antique White, a named orange color with HEX #FAEBD7.

The RGB channels are 245, 237, and 214, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 45deg with 61% saturation and 90% lightness, so this page treats it as a moderate-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 light surfaces. Its luminance is 0.8484, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 5.48, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text17.97:1AA Pass

White text1.17:1AA Fail

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

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

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #F5EDD6 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000017.97:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.17:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

White#000000 text · best 21:1#FFFFFF

Beige#000000 text · best 18.98:1#F5F5DC

#EDF5D6#000000 text · best 18.63:1#EDF5D6

#FBF0D0#000000 text · best 18.48:1#FBF0D0

Antique White#000000 text · best 17.93:1#FAEBD7

Generated Palette

#F5EDD6#F5EDD6

#D6DEF5#D6DEF5

#F5DED6#F5DED6

#EDF5D6#EDF5D6

White#FFFFFF

#E3CD8C#E3CD8C

Color Harmonies

#D6DEF5#D6DEF5

#F5DED6#F5DED6

#EDF5D6#EDF5D6

#D6F5ED#D6F5ED

#EDD6F5#EDD6F5

Variants

White#FFFFFF

#E3CD8C#E3CD8C

#FBF0D0#FBF0D0

#EFEADC#EFEADC

White#FFFFFF

#FFFCF5#FFFCF5

Nearest Named Colors

Antique White#FAEBD7

Eggshell#F0EAD6

Canvas#F4EBD0

Parchment#F1E9D2

Beige#F5F5DC

#F5EDD6

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #F5EDD6

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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