HEX atlas value

#F6C298

#F6C298 is a warm orange HEX color close to Pale Gold. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 246, 194, 152, HSL 27, 84%, 78%, has luminance 0.6044, and belongs to the pastel group.

orange warm pastel

#F6C298 Sample readable text

HEX #F6C298

RGB rgb(246, 194, 152)

HSL hsl(27 84% 78%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 21, 38, 4)

Luminance 0.6044

Contrast Black 13.09:1White 1.6:1

CSS

--color-f6c298: #F6C298;
.background-f6c298 { background-color: #F6C298; }
.text-f6c298 { color: #F6C298; }

Luminance0.6044

Black text13.09:1AA Pass

White text1.6:1AA 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":"#F6C298","rgb":[246,194,152],"hsl":[27,84,78],"cmyk":[0,21,38,4],"luminance":0.6044,"contrast":{"black":13.09,"white":1.6}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":13.09,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.6,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#FDF4EC","hex":"#FDF4EC","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":19.33,"contrastWhite":1.09,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#F6F198","hex":"#F6F198","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.95,"contrastWhite":1.17,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Soft Peach","hex":"#FAD7A0","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.29,"contrastWhite":1.37,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Apricot","hex":"#FBCEB1","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.57,"contrastWhite":1.44,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Desert Sand","hex":"#EDC9AF","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.57,"contrastWhite":1.55,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm orange","pastel","pastel orange","Pale Gold adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","soft UI backgrounds"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/f6c298.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pale-gold.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/soft-peach.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pastel-coral.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#98CCF6","analogous":["#F6989C","#F6F198"],"triadic":["#98F6C2","#C298F6"],"tetradic":["#9CF698","#98CCF6","#F198F6"],"splitComplementary":["#98F6F1","#989CF6"],"monochromatic":["#FDF4EC","#F6C298","#EF9043"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FDF4EC","dark":"#EF9043","saturated":"#FFC18F","desaturated":"#EAC3A4","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#FFD8B8"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"pale-gold","name":"Pale Gold","hex":"#E6BE8A","distance":21.633307652783937},{"slug":"soft-peach","name":"Soft Peach","hex":"#FAD7A0","distance":22.825424421026653},{"slug":"pastel-coral","name":"Pastel Coral","hex":"#FFB3A7","distance":23.043437243605826},{"slug":"desert-sand","name":"Desert Sand","hex":"#EDC9AF","distance":25.67099530598687},{"slug":"apricot","name":"Apricot","hex":"#FBCEB1","distance":28.178005607210743}]

HEX meaning and use

About #F6C298

#F6C298 is classified as a warm orange value with pastel visual character. #F6C298 is visually closest to Pale Gold, a named orange color with HEX #E6BE8A.

The RGB channels are 246, 194, and 152, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 27deg 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 0.6044, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 21.63, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text13.09:1AA Pass

White text1.6:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #F6C298 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000013.09:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.6:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#FDF4EC#000000 text · best 19.33:1#FDF4EC

#F6F198#000000 text · best 17.95:1#F6F198

Soft Peach#000000 text · best 15.29:1#FAD7A0

Apricot#000000 text · best 14.57:1#FBCEB1

Desert Sand#000000 text · best 13.57:1#EDC9AF

Generated Palette

#F6C298#F6C298

#98CCF6#98CCF6

#F6989C#F6989C

#F6F198#F6F198

#FDF4EC#FDF4EC

#EF9043#EF9043

Color Harmonies

#98CCF6#98CCF6

#F6989C#F6989C

#F6F198#F6F198

#98F6C2#98F6C2

#C298F6#C298F6

Variants

#FDF4EC#FDF4EC

#EF9043#EF9043

#FFC18F#FFC18F

#EAC3A4#EAC3A4

White#FFFFFF

#FFD8B8#FFD8B8

Nearest Named Colors

Pale Gold#E6BE8A

Soft Peach#FAD7A0

Pastel Coral#FFB3A7

Desert Sand#EDC9AF

Apricot#FBCEB1

#F6C298

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #F6C298

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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