HEX atlas value

#F6B998

#F6B998 is a warm orange HEX color close to Pastel Coral. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 246, 185, 152, HSL 21, 84%, 78%, has luminance 0.5656, and belongs to the pastel group.

orange warm pastel

#F6B998 Sample readable text

HEX #F6B998

RGB rgb(246, 185, 152)

HSL hsl(21 84% 78%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 25, 38, 4)

Luminance 0.5656

Contrast Black 12.31:1White 1.71:1

CSS

--color-f6b998: #F6B998;
.background-f6b998 { background-color: #F6B998; }
.text-f6b998 { color: #F6B998; }

Luminance0.5656

Black text12.31:1AA Pass

White text1.71:1AA 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":"#F6B998","rgb":[246,185,152],"hsl":[21,84,78],"cmyk":[0,25,38,4],"luminance":0.5656,"contrast":{"black":12.31,"white":1.71}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":12.31,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.71,"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":"#F6E898","hex":"#F6E898","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.91,"contrastWhite":1.24,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#98D5F6","hex":"#98D5F6","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.18,"contrastWhite":1.59,"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":"#FFB68F","hex":"#FFB68F","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.34,"contrastWhite":1.7,"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/f6b998.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pastel-coral.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pale-gold.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/soft-coral.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#98D5F6","analogous":["#F698A6","#F6E898"],"triadic":["#98F6B9","#B998F6"],"tetradic":["#A6F698","#98D5F6","#E898F6"],"splitComplementary":["#98F6E8","#98A6F6"],"monochromatic":["#FDF2EC","#F6B998","#EF7F43"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FDF2EC","dark":"#EF7F43","saturated":"#FFB68F","desaturated":"#EABCA4","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#FFD1B8"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"pastel-coral","name":"Pastel Coral","hex":"#FFB3A7","distance":18.49324200890693},{"slug":"pale-gold","name":"Pale Gold","hex":"#E6BE8A","distance":21.840329667841555},{"slug":"soft-coral","name":"Soft Coral","hex":"#F7A8A8","distance":23.366642891095847},{"slug":"melon","name":"Melon","hex":"#FDBCB4","distance":29.017236257093817},{"slug":"burly-wood","name":"Burly Wood","hex":"#DEB887","distance":29.427877939124322}]

HEX meaning and use

About #F6B998

#F6B998 is classified as a warm orange value with pastel visual character. #F6B998 is visually closest to Pastel Coral, a named red color with HEX #FFB3A7.

The RGB channels are 246, 185, and 152, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 21deg 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 0.5656, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 18.49, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text12.31:1AA Pass

White text1.71:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #F6B998 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000012.31:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.71:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

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

#F6E898#000000 text · best 16.91:1#F6E898

#98D5F6#000000 text · best 13.18:1#98D5F6

Melon#000000 text · best 13.03:1#FDBCB4

#FFB68F#000000 text · best 12.34:1#FFB68F

Generated Palette

#F6B998#F6B998

#98D5F6#98D5F6

#F698A6#F698A6

#F6E898#F6E898

#FDF2EC#FDF2EC

#EF7F43#EF7F43

Color Harmonies

#98D5F6#98D5F6

#F698A6#F698A6

#F6E898#F6E898

#98F6B9#98F6B9

#B998F6#B998F6

Variants

#FDF2EC#FDF2EC

#EF7F43#EF7F43

#FFB68F#FFB68F

#EABCA4#EABCA4

White#FFFFFF

#FFD1B8#FFD1B8

Nearest Named Colors

Pastel Coral#FFB3A7

Pale Gold#E6BE8A

Soft Coral#F7A8A8

Melon#FDBCB4

Burly Wood#DEB887

#F6B998

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #F6B998

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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