HEX atlas value

#F8A181

#F8A181 is a warm orange HEX color close to Light Salmon. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 248, 161, 129, HSL 16, 89%, 74%, has luminance 0.4703, and belongs to the vibrant group.

orange warm vibrant

#F8A181 Sample readable text

HEX #F8A181

RGB rgb(248, 161, 129)

HSL hsl(16 89% 74%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 35, 48, 3)

Luminance 0.4703

Contrast Black 10.41:1White 2.02:1

CSS

--color-f8a181: #F8A181;
.background-f8a181 { background-color: #F8A181; }
.text-f8a181 { color: #F8A181; }

Luminance0.4703

Black text10.41:1AA Pass

White text2.02:1AA 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":"#F8A181","rgb":[248,161,129],"hsl":[16,89,74],"cmyk":[0,35,48,3],"luminance":0.4703,"contrast":{"black":10.41,"white":2.02}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":10.41,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.02,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#FDE2D8","hex":"#FDE2D8","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.05,"contrastWhite":1.23,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#F8DC82","hex":"#F8DC82","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.55,"contrastWhite":1.35,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#82D8F8","hex":"#82D8F8","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.13,"contrastWhite":1.6,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Light Salmon","hex":"#FFA07A","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.56,"contrastWhite":1.99,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#E9A890","hex":"#E9A890","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.47,"contrastWhite":2.01,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm orange","vibrant","vibrant orange","Light Salmon adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","high-energy accents"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/f8a181.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/light-salmon.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/dark-salmon.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/salmon-rose.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#82D8F8","analogous":["#F8829D","#F8DC82"],"triadic":["#82F8A1","#A182F8"],"tetradic":["#9DF882","#82D8F8","#DC82F8"],"splitComplementary":["#82F8DC","#829DF8"],"monochromatic":["#FDE2D8","#F8A181","#F3602B"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FDE2D8","dark":"#F3602B","saturated":"#FF9E7A","desaturated":"#E9A890","pastel":"#FEFCFB","neon":"#FFBCA3"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"light-salmon","name":"Light Salmon","hex":"#FFA07A","distance":9.9498743710662},{"slug":"dark-salmon","name":"Dark Salmon","hex":"#E9967A","distance":19.87460691435179},{"slug":"salmon-rose","name":"Salmon Rose","hex":"#E7968B","distance":22.58317958127243},{"slug":"sandy-brown","name":"Sandy Brown","hex":"#F4A460","distance":33.37663853655727},{"slug":"light-coral","name":"Light Coral","hex":"#F08080","distance":33.97057550292606}]

HEX meaning and use

About #F8A181

#F8A181 is classified as a warm orange value with vibrant visual character. #F8A181 is visually closest to Light Salmon, a named orange color with HEX #FFA07A.

The RGB channels are 248, 161, and 129, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 16deg with 89% saturation and 74% 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 high-energy accents. Its luminance is 0.4703, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 9.95, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text10.41:1AA Pass

White text2.02:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #F8A181 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000010.41:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.02:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#FDE2D8#000000 text · best 17.05:1#FDE2D8

#F8DC82#000000 text · best 15.55:1#F8DC82

#82D8F8#000000 text · best 13.13:1#82D8F8

Light Salmon#000000 text · best 10.56:1#FFA07A

#E9A890#000000 text · best 10.47:1#E9A890

Generated Palette

#F8A181#F8A181

#82D8F8#82D8F8

#F8829D#F8829D

#F8DC82#F8DC82

#FDE2D8#FDE2D8

#F3602B#F3602B

Color Harmonies

#82D8F8#82D8F8

#F8829D#F8829D

#F8DC82#F8DC82

#82F8A1#82F8A1

#A182F8#A182F8

Variants

#FDE2D8#FDE2D8

#F3602B#F3602B

#FF9E7A#FF9E7A

#E9A890#E9A890

#FEFCFB#FEFCFB

#FFBCA3#FFBCA3

Nearest Named Colors

Light Salmon#FFA07A

Dark Salmon#E9967A

Salmon Rose#E7968B

Sandy Brown#F4A460

Light Coral#F08080

#F8A181

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #F8A181

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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