HEX atlas value

#F8AB81

#F8AB81 is a warm orange HEX color close to Light Salmon. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 248, 171, 129, HSL 21, 89%, 74%, has luminance 0.5067, and belongs to the vibrant group.

orange warm vibrant

#F8AB81 Sample readable text

HEX #F8AB81

RGB rgb(248, 171, 129)

HSL hsl(21 89% 74%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 31, 48, 3)

Luminance 0.5067

Contrast Black 11.13:1White 1.89:1

CSS

--color-f8ab81: #F8AB81;
.background-f8ab81 { background-color: #F8AB81; }
.text-f8ab81 { color: #F8AB81; }

Luminance0.5067

Black text11.13:1AA Pass

White text1.89:1AA 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":"#F8AB81","rgb":[248,171,129],"hsl":[21,89,74],"cmyk":[0,31,48,3],"luminance":0.5067,"contrast":{"black":11.13,"white":1.89}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":11.13,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.89,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#FDE5D8","hex":"#FDE5D8","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.38,"contrastWhite":1.21,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#F8E682","hex":"#F8E682","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.63,"contrastWhite":1.26,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#82CEF8","hex":"#82CEF8","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.13,"contrastWhite":1.73,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Pale Gold","hex":"#E6BE8A","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.1,"contrastWhite":1.74,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Burly Wood","hex":"#DEB887","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.31,"contrastWhite":1.86,"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/f8ab81.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/pale-gold.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#82CEF8","analogous":["#F88293","#F8E682"],"triadic":["#82F8AB","#AB82F8"],"tetradic":["#93F882","#82CEF8","#E682F8"],"splitComplementary":["#82F8E6","#8293F8"],"monochromatic":["#FDE5D8","#F8AB81","#F3712B"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FDE5D8","dark":"#F3712B","saturated":"#FFA97A","desaturated":"#E9AF90","pastel":"#FEFCFB","neon":"#FFC3A3"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"light-salmon","name":"Light Salmon","hex":"#FFA07A","distance":14.798648586948742},{"slug":"dark-salmon","name":"Dark Salmon","hex":"#E9967A","distance":26.739483914241877},{"slug":"pale-gold","name":"Pale Gold","hex":"#E6BE8A","distance":27.676705006196094},{"slug":"salmon-rose","name":"Salmon Rose","hex":"#E7968B","distance":28.809720581775867},{"slug":"burly-wood","name":"Burly Wood","hex":"#DEB887","distance":29.68164415931166}]

HEX meaning and use

About #F8AB81

#F8AB81 is classified as a warm orange value with vibrant visual character. #F8AB81 is visually closest to Light Salmon, a named orange color with HEX #FFA07A.

The RGB channels are 248, 171, and 129, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 21deg 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 0.5067, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 14.80, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text11.13:1AA Pass

White text1.89:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #F8AB81 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000011.13:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.89:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#FDE5D8#000000 text · best 17.38:1#FDE5D8

#F8E682#000000 text · best 16.63:1#F8E682

#82CEF8#000000 text · best 12.13:1#82CEF8

Pale Gold#000000 text · best 12.1:1#E6BE8A

Burly Wood#000000 text · best 11.31:1#DEB887

Generated Palette

#F8AB81#F8AB81

#82CEF8#82CEF8

#F88293#F88293

#F8E682#F8E682

#FDE5D8#FDE5D8

#F3712B#F3712B

Color Harmonies

#82CEF8#82CEF8

#F88293#F88293

#F8E682#F8E682

#82F8AB#82F8AB

#AB82F8#AB82F8

Variants

#FDE5D8#FDE5D8

#F3712B#F3712B

#FFA97A#FFA97A

#E9AF90#E9AF90

#FEFCFB#FEFCFB

#FFC3A3#FFC3A3

Nearest Named Colors

Light Salmon#FFA07A

Dark Salmon#E9967A

Pale Gold#E6BE8A

Salmon Rose#E7968B

Burly Wood#DEB887

#F8AB81

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #F8AB81

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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