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HEX atlas value

#F6DA98

#F6DA98 is a warm orange HEX color close to Soft Peach. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 246, 218, 152, HSL 42, 84%, 78%, has luminance 0.72, and belongs to the pastel group.

orangewarmpastel
#F6DA98 Sample readable text
HEX #F6DA98
RGB rgb(246, 218, 152)
HSL hsl(42 84% 78%)
CMYK cmyk(0, 11, 38, 4)
Luminance 0.72
Contrast Black 15.4:1White 1.36:1

CSS

--color-f6da98: #F6DA98;
.background-f6da98 { background-color: #F6DA98; }
.text-f6da98 { color: #F6DA98; }

Machine-readable data

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

Structured HEX color data for conversion, WCAG checks, CSS generation, automation, and AI ingestion.

AI-Ready Dataset v1.0.0
Luminance0.72
Black text15.4:1AA Pass
White text1.36:1AA 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
Download JSON Open API
Structured sections
Color systems
{"hex":"#F6DA98","rgb":[246,218,152],"hsl":[42,84,78],"cmyk":[0,11,38,4],"luminance":0.72,"contrast":{"black":15.4,"white":1.36}}
WCAG
{"AA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"AAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]}
Safe pairings
[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":15.4,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.36,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]
Accessible alternatives
[{"name":"#FDF8EC","hex":"#FDF8EC","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":19.81,"contrastWhite":1.06,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#E3F698","hex":"#E3F698","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.9,"contrastWhite":1.17,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Vanilla","hex":"#F3E5AB","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.61,"contrastWhite":1.26,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Khaki","hex":"#F0E68C","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.4,"contrastWhite":1.28,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Navajo White","hex":"#FFDEAD","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.3,"contrastWhite":1.29,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]}]
AI context
{"semanticGroups":["warm orange","pastel","pastel orange","Soft Peach adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","soft UI backgrounds"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/f6da98.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/soft-peach.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/khaki.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/vanilla.json"]}
Harmonies
{"complementary":"#98B4F6","analogous":["#F6AB98","#E3F698"],"triadic":["#98F6DA","#DA98F6"],"tetradic":["#98F6AB","#98B4F6","#F698E3"],"splitComplementary":["#98E3F6","#AB98F6"],"monochromatic":["#FDF8EC","#F6DA98","#EFBB43"]}
Variants
{"light":"#FDF8EC","dark":"#EFBB43","saturated":"#FFDD8F","desaturated":"#EAD5A4","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#FFEAB8"}
Nearest named colors
[{"slug":"soft-peach","name":"Soft Peach","hex":"#FAD7A0","distance":9.433981132056603},{"slug":"khaki","name":"Khaki","hex":"#F0E68C","distance":18},{"slug":"vanilla","name":"Vanilla","hex":"#F3E5AB","distance":22.15851980616034},{"slug":"navajo-white","name":"Navajo White","hex":"#FFDEAD","distance":23.194827009486403},{"slug":"flax","name":"Flax","hex":"#EEDC82","distance":23.49468024894146}]
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HEX meaning and use

About #F6DA98

#F6DA98 is classified as a warm orange value with pastel visual character. #F6DA98 is visually closest to Soft Peach, a named orange color with HEX #FAD7A0.

The RGB channels are 246, 218, and 152, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 42deg 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 0.72, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 9.43, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text15.4:1AA Pass
White text1.36:1AA Fail

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

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

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #F6DA98 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000015.4:1 · AAA
White text#FFFFFF1.36:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#FDF8EC#000000 text · best 19.81:1#FDF8EC
#E3F698#000000 text · best 17.9:1#E3F698
Vanilla#000000 text · best 16.61:1#F3E5AB
Khaki#000000 text · best 16.4:1#F0E68C
Navajo White#000000 text · best 16.3:1#FFDEAD

Generated Palette

#F6DA98#F6DA98
#98B4F6#98B4F6
#F6AB98#F6AB98
#E3F698#E3F698
#FDF8EC#FDF8EC
#EFBB43#EFBB43

Color Harmonies

#98B4F6#98B4F6
#F6AB98#F6AB98
#E3F698#E3F698
#98F6DA#98F6DA
#DA98F6#DA98F6

Variants

#FDF8EC#FDF8EC
#EFBB43#EFBB43
#FFDD8F#FFDD8F
#EAD5A4#EAD5A4
White#FFFFFF
#FFEAB8#FFEAB8

Nearest Named Colors

Soft Peach#FAD7A0
Khaki#F0E68C
Vanilla#F3E5AB
Navajo White#FFDEAD
Flax#EEDC82

Related HEX Guides

Soft Peach colorOpen the nearest named color reference for #FAD7A0.Khaki colorOpen the nearest named color reference for #F0E68C.Vanilla colorOpen the nearest named color reference for #F3E5AB.Orange color familyBrowse named orange colors related to this HEX value.Warm colorsExplore colors with similar temperature behavior.Pastel colorsFind colors in the pastel group.Color palettesBrowse palette systems related to generated color combinations.Compare colorsCompare named colors near this HEX value.Accessible colorsBrowse WCAG-friendly named colors and safe text options.#F6DA98 APIOpen the machine-readable JSON record for this HEX value.