HEX atlas value

#F6B698

#F6B698 is a warm orange HEX color close to Pastel Coral. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 246, 182, 152, HSL 19, 84%, 78%, has luminance 0.5532, and belongs to the pastel group.

orange warm pastel

#F6B698 Sample readable text

HEX #F6B698

RGB rgb(246, 182, 152)

HSL hsl(19 84% 78%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 26, 38, 4)

Luminance 0.5532

Contrast Black 12.06:1White 1.74:1

CSS

--color-f6b698: #F6B698;
.background-f6b698 { background-color: #F6B698; }
.text-f6b698 { color: #F6B698; }

Luminance0.5532

Black text12.06:1AA Pass

White text1.74:1AA 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":"#F6B698","rgb":[246,182,152],"hsl":[19,84,78],"cmyk":[0,26,38,4],"luminance":0.5532,"contrast":{"black":12.06,"white":1.74}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":12.06,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.74,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#FDF2EC","hex":"#FDF2EC","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":19.09,"contrastWhite":1.1,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#F6E598","hex":"#F6E598","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.58,"contrastWhite":1.27,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#98D8F6","hex":"#98D8F6","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.49,"contrastWhite":1.56,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Melon","hex":"#FDBCB4","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.03,"contrastWhite":1.61,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Pastel Coral","hex":"#FFB3A7","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.26,"contrastWhite":1.71,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm orange","pastel","pastel orange","Pastel Coral adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","soft UI backgrounds"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/f6b698.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pastel-coral.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/soft-coral.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pale-gold.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#98D8F6","analogous":["#F698A9","#F6E598"],"triadic":["#98F6B6","#B698F6"],"tetradic":["#A9F698","#98D8F6","#E598F6"],"splitComplementary":["#98F6E5","#98A9F6"],"monochromatic":["#FDF2EC","#F6B698","#EF7A43"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FDF2EC","dark":"#EF7A43","saturated":"#FFB28F","desaturated":"#EABAA4","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#FFCEB8"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"pastel-coral","name":"Pastel Coral","hex":"#FFB3A7","distance":17.74823934929885},{"slug":"soft-coral","name":"Soft Coral","hex":"#F7A8A8","distance":21.283796653792763},{"slug":"pale-gold","name":"Pale Gold","hex":"#E6BE8A","distance":22.715633383201094},{"slug":"burly-wood","name":"Burly Wood","hex":"#DEB887","distance":29.478805945967352},{"slug":"melon","name":"Melon","hex":"#FDBCB4","distance":29.478805945967352}]

HEX meaning and use

About #F6B698

#F6B698 is classified as a warm orange value with pastel visual character. #F6B698 is visually closest to Pastel Coral, a named red color with HEX #FFB3A7.

The RGB channels are 246, 182, and 152, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 19deg with 84% saturation and 78% 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 0.5532, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 17.75, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text12.06:1AA Pass

White text1.74:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #F6B698 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000012.06:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.74:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#FDF2EC#000000 text · best 19.09:1#FDF2EC

#F6E598#000000 text · best 16.58:1#F6E598

#98D8F6#000000 text · best 13.49:1#98D8F6

Melon#000000 text · best 13.03:1#FDBCB4

Pastel Coral#000000 text · best 12.26:1#FFB3A7

Generated Palette

#F6B698#F6B698

#98D8F6#98D8F6

#F698A9#F698A9

#F6E598#F6E598

#FDF2EC#FDF2EC

#EF7A43#EF7A43

Color Harmonies

#98D8F6#98D8F6

#F698A9#F698A9

#F6E598#F6E598

#98F6B6#98F6B6

#B698F6#B698F6

Variants

#FDF2EC#FDF2EC

#EF7A43#EF7A43

#FFB28F#FFB28F

#EABAA4#EABAA4

White#FFFFFF

#FFCEB8#FFCEB8

Nearest Named Colors

Pastel Coral#FFB3A7

Soft Coral#F7A8A8

Pale Gold#E6BE8A

Burly Wood#DEB887

Melon#FDBCB4

#F6B698

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #F6B698

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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