HEX atlas value

#F6EED5

#F6EED5 is a warm yellow HEX color close to Antique White. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 246, 238, 213, HSL 45, 65%, 90%, has luminance 0.8555, and belongs to the light group.

yellow warm light

#F6EED5 Sample readable text

HEX #F6EED5

RGB rgb(246, 238, 213)

HSL hsl(45 65% 90%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 3, 13, 4)

Luminance 0.8555

Contrast Black 18.11:1White 1.16:1

CSS

--color-f6eed5: #F6EED5;
.background-f6eed5 { background-color: #F6EED5; }
.text-f6eed5 { color: #F6EED5; }

Luminance0.8555

Black text18.11:1AA Pass

White text1.16:1AA 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":"#F6EED5","rgb":[246,238,213],"hsl":[45,65,90],"cmyk":[0,3,13,4],"luminance":0.8555,"contrast":{"black":18.11,"white":1.16}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":18.11,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.16,"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":"#EEF6D5","hex":"#EEF6D5","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":18.78,"contrastWhite":1.12,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#FCF1CF","hex":"#FCF1CF","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":18.62,"contrastWhite":1.13,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Papaya Whip","hex":"#FFEFD5","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":18.56,"contrastWhite":1.13,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Antique White","hex":"#FAEBD7","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.93,"contrastWhite":1.17,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm yellow","light","light yellow","Antique White adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","light surfaces","highlight and warning systems"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/f6eed5.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/antique-white.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/canvas.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/eggshell.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#D5DDF6","analogous":["#F6DDD5","#EEF6D5"],"triadic":["#D5F6EE","#EED5F6"],"tetradic":["#D5F6DD","#D5DDF6","#F6D5EE"],"splitComplementary":["#D5EEF6","#DDD5F6"],"monochromatic":["#FFFFFF","#F6EED5","#E6CF89"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FFFFFF","dark":"#E6CF89","saturated":"#FCF1CF","desaturated":"#F0EBDB","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#FFFCF5"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"antique-white","name":"Antique White","hex":"#FAEBD7","distance":5.385164807134504},{"slug":"canvas","name":"Canvas","hex":"#F4EBD0","distance":6.164414002968976},{"slug":"eggshell","name":"Eggshell","hex":"#F0EAD6","distance":7.280109889280518},{"slug":"parchment","name":"Parchment","hex":"#F1E9D2","distance":7.681145747868608},{"slug":"papaya-whip","name":"Papaya Whip","hex":"#FFEFD5","distance":9.055385138137417}]

HEX meaning and use

About #F6EED5

#F6EED5 is classified as a warm yellow value with light visual character. #F6EED5 is visually closest to Antique White, a named orange color with HEX #FAEBD7.

The RGB channels are 246, 238, and 213, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 45deg with 65% saturation and 90% 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 0.8555, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 5.39, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text18.11:1AA Pass

White text1.16:1AA Fail

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

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

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #F6EED5 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000018.11:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.16:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

White#000000 text · best 21:1#FFFFFF

#EEF6D5#000000 text · best 18.78:1#EEF6D5

#FCF1CF#000000 text · best 18.62:1#FCF1CF

Papaya Whip#000000 text · best 18.56:1#FFEFD5

Antique White#000000 text · best 17.93:1#FAEBD7

Generated Palette

#F6EED5#F6EED5

#D5DDF6#D5DDF6

#F6DDD5#F6DDD5

#EEF6D5#EEF6D5

White#FFFFFF

#E6CF89#E6CF89

Color Harmonies

#D5DDF6#D5DDF6

#F6DDD5#F6DDD5

#EEF6D5#EEF6D5

#D5F6EE#D5F6EE

#EED5F6#EED5F6

Variants

White#FFFFFF

#E6CF89#E6CF89

#FCF1CF#FCF1CF

#F0EBDB#F0EBDB

White#FFFFFF

#FFFCF5#FFFCF5

Nearest Named Colors

Antique White#FAEBD7

Canvas#F4EBD0

Eggshell#F0EAD6

Parchment#F1E9D2

Papaya Whip#FFEFD5

#F6EED5

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #F6EED5

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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