HEX atlas value

#F6EDE9

#F6EDE9 is a warm orange HEX color close to Linen. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 246, 237, 233, HSL 18, 42%, 94%, has luminance 0.8604, and belongs to the light group.

orange warm light

#F6EDE9 Sample readable text

HEX #F6EDE9

RGB rgb(246, 237, 233)

HSL hsl(18 42% 94%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 4, 5, 4)

Luminance 0.8604

Contrast Black 18.21:1White 1.15:1

CSS

--color-f6ede9: #F6EDE9;
.background-f6ede9 { background-color: #F6EDE9; }
.text-f6ede9 { color: #F6EDE9; }

Luminance0.8604

Black text18.21:1AA Pass

White text1.15:1AA 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":"#F6EDE9","rgb":[246,237,233],"hsl":[18,42,94],"cmyk":[0,4,5,4],"luminance":0.8604,"contrast":{"black":18.21,"white":1.15}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":18.21,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.15,"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":"Old Lace","hex":"#FDF5E6","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":19.38,"contrastWhite":1.08,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#F6F4E9","hex":"#F6F4E9","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":19.04,"contrastWhite":1.1,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Warm White","hex":"#F8F4E3","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":19.04,"contrastWhite":1.1,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Linen White","hex":"#FAF0E6","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":18.67,"contrastWhite":1.12,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm orange","light","light orange","Linen adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","light surfaces"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/f6ede9.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/linen.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/linen-white.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/marble-white.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#E9F2F6","analogous":["#F6E9EC","#F6F4E9"],"triadic":["#E9F6ED","#EDE9F6"],"tetradic":["#ECF6E9","#E9F2F6","#F4E9F6"],"splitComplementary":["#E9F6F4","#E9ECF6"],"monochromatic":["#FFFFFF","#F6EDE9","#DCB8A8"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FFFFFF","dark":"#DCB8A8","saturated":"#F9ECE6","desaturated":"#F3EEED","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#FFFFFF"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"linen","name":"Linen","hex":"#FAF0E6","distance":5.830951894845301},{"slug":"linen-white","name":"Linen White","hex":"#FAF0E6","distance":5.830951894845301},{"slug":"marble-white","name":"Marble White","hex":"#F2F0E6","distance":5.830951894845301},{"slug":"warm-white","name":"Warm White","hex":"#F8F4E3","distance":9.433981132056603},{"slug":"old-lace","name":"Old Lace","hex":"#FDF5E6","distance":11.045361017187261}]

HEX meaning and use

About #F6EDE9

#F6EDE9 is classified as a warm orange value with light visual character. #F6EDE9 is visually closest to Linen, a named orange color with HEX #FAF0E6.

The RGB channels are 246, 237, and 233, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 18deg with 42% saturation and 94% lightness, so this page treats it as a moderate-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 light surfaces. Its luminance is 0.8604, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 5.83, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text18.21:1AA Pass

White text1.15:1AA Fail

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

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

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #F6EDE9 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000018.21:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.15:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

White#000000 text · best 21:1#FFFFFF

Old Lace#000000 text · best 19.38:1#FDF5E6

#F6F4E9#000000 text · best 19.04:1#F6F4E9

Warm White#000000 text · best 19.04:1#F8F4E3

Linen White#000000 text · best 18.67:1#FAF0E6

Generated Palette

#F6EDE9#F6EDE9

#E9F2F6#E9F2F6

#F6E9EC#F6E9EC

#F6F4E9#F6F4E9

White#FFFFFF

#DCB8A8#DCB8A8

Color Harmonies

#E9F2F6#E9F2F6

#F6E9EC#F6E9EC

#F6F4E9#F6F4E9

#E9F6ED#E9F6ED

#EDE9F6#EDE9F6

Variants

White#FFFFFF

#DCB8A8#DCB8A8

#F9ECE6#F9ECE6

#F3EEED#F3EEED

White#FFFFFF

Nearest Named Colors

Linen#FAF0E6

Linen White#FAF0E6

Marble White#F2F0E6

Warm White#F8F4E3

Old Lace#FDF5E6

#F6EDE9

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #F6EDE9

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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