HEX atlas value

#F8B381

#F8B381 is a warm orange HEX color close to Light Salmon. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 248, 179, 129, HSL 25, 89%, 74%, has luminance 0.5378, and belongs to the vibrant group.

orange warm vibrant

#F8B381 Sample readable text

HEX #F8B381

RGB rgb(248, 179, 129)

HSL hsl(25 89% 74%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 28, 48, 3)

Luminance 0.5378

Contrast Black 11.76:1White 1.79:1

CSS

--color-f8b381: #F8B381;
.background-f8b381 { background-color: #F8B381; }
.text-f8b381 { color: #F8B381; }

Luminance0.5378

Black text11.76:1AA Pass

White text1.79:1AA 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":"#F8B381","rgb":[248,179,129],"hsl":[25,89,74],"cmyk":[0,28,48,3],"luminance":0.5378,"contrast":{"black":11.76,"white":1.79}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":11.76,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.79,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#FDE8D8","hex":"#FDE8D8","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.71,"contrastWhite":1.19,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#F8EE82","hex":"#F8EE82","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.54,"contrastWhite":1.2,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Topaz","hex":"#FFC87C","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.8,"contrastWhite":1.52,"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":"#FFB27A","hex":"#FFB27A","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.9,"contrastWhite":1.76,"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/f8b381.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/light-salmon.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/topaz.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pale-gold.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#82C7F8","analogous":["#F8828C","#F8EE82"],"triadic":["#82F8B3","#B382F8"],"tetradic":["#8CF882","#82C7F8","#EE82F8"],"splitComplementary":["#82F8EE","#828CF8"],"monochromatic":["#FDE8D8","#F8B381","#F37E2B"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FDE8D8","dark":"#F37E2B","saturated":"#FFB27A","desaturated":"#E9B590","pastel":"#FEFCFB","neon":"#FFC9A3"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"light-salmon","name":"Light Salmon","hex":"#FFA07A","distance":21.42428528562855},{"slug":"topaz","name":"Topaz","hex":"#FFC87C","distance":22.693611435820433},{"slug":"pale-gold","name":"Pale Gold","hex":"#E6BE8A","distance":22.93468988235943},{"slug":"burly-wood","name":"Burly Wood","hex":"#DEB887","distance":27.147743920996454},{"slug":"dark-salmon","name":"Dark Salmon","hex":"#E9967A","distance":33.391615714128}]

HEX meaning and use

About #F8B381

#F8B381 is classified as a warm orange value with vibrant visual character. #F8B381 is visually closest to Light Salmon, a named orange color with HEX #FFA07A.

The RGB channels are 248, 179, and 129, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 25deg 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 0.5378, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 21.42, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text11.76:1AA Pass

White text1.79:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #F8B381 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000011.76:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.79:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#FDE8D8#000000 text · best 17.71:1#FDE8D8

#F8EE82#000000 text · best 17.54:1#F8EE82

Topaz#000000 text · best 13.8:1#FFC87C

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

#FFB27A#000000 text · best 11.9:1#FFB27A

Generated Palette

#F8B381#F8B381

#82C7F8#82C7F8

#F8828C#F8828C

#F8EE82#F8EE82

#FDE8D8#FDE8D8

#F37E2B#F37E2B

Color Harmonies

#82C7F8#82C7F8

#F8828C#F8828C

#F8EE82#F8EE82

#82F8B3#82F8B3

#B382F8#B382F8

Variants

#FDE8D8#FDE8D8

#F37E2B#F37E2B

#FFB27A#FFB27A

#E9B590#E9B590

#FEFCFB#FEFCFB

#FFC9A3#FFC9A3

Nearest Named Colors

Light Salmon#FFA07A

Topaz#FFC87C

Pale Gold#E6BE8A

Burly Wood#DEB887

Dark Salmon#E9967A

#F8B381

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #F8B381

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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