HEX atlas value

#F5F8AB

#F5F8AB is a warm yellow HEX color close to Butter. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 245, 248, 171, HSL 62, 85%, 82%, has luminance 0.8949, and belongs to the pastel group.

yellow warm pastel

#F5F8AB Sample readable text

HEX #F5F8AB

RGB rgb(245, 248, 171)

HSL hsl(62 85% 82%)

CMYK cmyk(1, 0, 31, 3)

Luminance 0.8949

Contrast Black 18.9:1White 1.11:1

CSS

--color-f5f8ab: #F5F8AB;
.background-f5f8ab { background-color: #F5F8AB; }
.text-f5f8ab { color: #F5F8AB; }

Luminance0.8949

Black text18.9:1AA Pass

White text1.11:1AA 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":"#F5F8AB","rgb":[245,248,171],"hsl":[62,85,82],"cmyk":[1,0,31,3],"luminance":0.8949,"contrast":{"black":18.9,"white":1.11}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":18.9,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.11,"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":"#FCFFA3","hex":"#FCFFA3","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":19.97,"contrastWhite":1.05,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Pastel Yellow","hex":"#FDFD96","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":19.67,"contrastWhite":1.07,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Soft Yellow","hex":"#FFF8B8","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":19.37,"contrastWhite":1.08,"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"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm yellow","pastel","pastel yellow","Butter 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/f5f8ab.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/butter.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/soft-yellow.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pale-goldenrod.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#ADAAF8","analogous":["#F8D4AA","#CEF8AA"],"triadic":["#AAF6F8","#F8AAF6"],"tetradic":["#AAF8D4","#ADAAF8","#F8AACE"],"splitComplementary":["#AACEF8","#D4AAF8"],"monochromatic":["#FFFFFF","#F5F8AB","#ECF155"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FFFFFF","dark":"#ECF155","saturated":"#FCFFA3","desaturated":"#ECEEB4","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#FDFFCC"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"butter","name":"Butter","hex":"#FFF1A8","distance":12.569805089976535},{"slug":"soft-yellow","name":"Soft Yellow","hex":"#FFF8B8","distance":16.401219466856727},{"slug":"pale-goldenrod","name":"Pale Goldenrod","hex":"#EEE8AA","distance":17.4928556845359},{"slug":"vanilla","name":"Vanilla","hex":"#F3E5AB","distance":19.1049731745428},{"slug":"pastel-yellow","name":"Pastel Yellow","hex":"#FDFD96","distance":23.021728866442675}]

HEX meaning and use

About #F5F8AB

#F5F8AB is classified as a warm yellow value with pastel visual character. #F5F8AB is visually closest to Butter, a named yellow color with HEX #FFF1A8.

The RGB channels are 245, 248, and 171, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 62deg with 85% 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 0.8949, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 12.57, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text18.9:1AA Pass

White text1.11:1AA Fail

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

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

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #F5F8AB needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000018.9:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.11:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

White#000000 text · best 21:1#FFFFFF

#FCFFA3#000000 text · best 19.97:1#FCFFA3

Pastel Yellow#000000 text · best 19.67:1#FDFD96

Soft Yellow#000000 text · best 19.37:1#FFF8B8

Butter#000000 text · best 18.4:1#FFF1A8

Generated Palette

#F5F8AB#F5F8AB

#ADAAF8#ADAAF8

#F8D4AA#F8D4AA

#CEF8AA#CEF8AA

White#FFFFFF

#ECF155#ECF155

Color Harmonies

#ADAAF8#ADAAF8

#F8D4AA#F8D4AA

#CEF8AA#CEF8AA

#AAF6F8#AAF6F8

#F8AAF6#F8AAF6

Variants

White#FFFFFF

#ECF155#ECF155

#FCFFA3#FCFFA3

#ECEEB4#ECEEB4

White#FFFFFF

#FDFFCC#FDFFCC

Nearest Named Colors

Butter#FFF1A8

Soft Yellow#FFF8B8

Pale Goldenrod#EEE8AA

Vanilla#F3E5AB

Pastel Yellow#FDFD96

#F5F8AB

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #F5F8AB

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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