HEX atlas value

#F5EFAD

#F5EFAD is a warm yellow HEX color close to Pale Goldenrod. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 245, 239, 173, HSL 55, 78%, 82%, has luminance 0.8416, and belongs to the pastel group.

yellow warm pastel

#F5EFAD Sample readable text

HEX #F5EFAD

RGB rgb(245, 239, 173)

HSL hsl(55 78% 82%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 2, 29, 4)

Luminance 0.8416

Contrast Black 17.83:1White 1.18:1

CSS

--color-f5efad: #F5EFAD;
.background-f5efad { background-color: #F5EFAD; }
.text-f5efad { color: #F5EFAD; }

Luminance0.8416

Black text17.83:1AA 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":"#F5EFAD","rgb":[245,239,173],"hsl":[55,78,82],"cmyk":[0,2,29,4],"luminance":0.8416,"contrast":{"black":17.83,"white":1.18}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":17.83,"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":"#FFF7A3","hex":"#FFF7A3","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":19.09,"contrastWhite":1.1,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Butter","hex":"#FFF1A8","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":18.4,"contrastWhite":1.14,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#D7F5AD","hex":"#D7F5AD","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.55,"contrastWhite":1.2,"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"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm yellow","pastel","pastel yellow","Pale Goldenrod 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/f5efad.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pale-goldenrod.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/vanilla.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/butter.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#ADB3F5","analogous":["#F5CBAD","#D7F5AD"],"triadic":["#ADF5EF","#EFADF5"],"tetradic":["#ADF5CB","#ADB3F5","#F5ADD7"],"splitComplementary":["#ADD7F5","#CBADF5"],"monochromatic":["#FFFFFF","#F5EFAD","#EBDF5C"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FFFFFF","dark":"#EBDF5C","saturated":"#FFF7A3","desaturated":"#EBE7B7","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#FFFBCC"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"pale-goldenrod","name":"Pale Goldenrod","hex":"#EEE8AA","distance":10.344080432788601},{"slug":"vanilla","name":"Vanilla","hex":"#F3E5AB","distance":10.392304845413264},{"slug":"butter","name":"Butter","hex":"#FFF1A8","distance":11.357816691600547},{"slug":"peach","name":"Peach","hex":"#FFE5B4","distance":15.7797338380595},{"slug":"moccasin","name":"Moccasin","hex":"#FFE4B5","distance":16.881943016134134}]

HEX meaning and use

About #F5EFAD

#F5EFAD is classified as a warm yellow value with pastel visual character. #F5EFAD is visually closest to Pale Goldenrod, a named yellow color with HEX #EEE8AA.

The RGB channels are 245, 239, and 173, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 55deg 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 0.8416, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 10.34, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text17.83:1AA 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 #F5EFAD needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000017.83:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.18:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

White#000000 text · best 21:1#FFFFFF

#FFF7A3#000000 text · best 19.09:1#FFF7A3

Butter#000000 text · best 18.4:1#FFF1A8

#D7F5AD#000000 text · best 17.55:1#D7F5AD

Peach#000000 text · best 17.12:1#FFE5B4

Generated Palette

#F5EFAD#F5EFAD

#ADB3F5#ADB3F5

#F5CBAD#F5CBAD

#D7F5AD#D7F5AD

White#FFFFFF

#EBDF5C#EBDF5C

Color Harmonies

#ADB3F5#ADB3F5

#F5CBAD#F5CBAD

#D7F5AD#D7F5AD

#ADF5EF#ADF5EF

#EFADF5#EFADF5

Variants

White#FFFFFF

#EBDF5C#EBDF5C

#FFF7A3#FFF7A3

#EBE7B7#EBE7B7

White#FFFFFF

#FFFBCC#FFFBCC

Nearest Named Colors

Pale Goldenrod#EEE8AA

Vanilla#F3E5AB

Butter#FFF1A8

Peach#FFE5B4

Moccasin#FFE4B5

#F5EFAD

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #F5EFAD

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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