HEX atlas value

#F8D5AB

#F8D5AB is a warm orange HEX color close to Apricot. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 248, 213, 171, HSL 33, 85%, 82%, has luminance 0.7049, and belongs to the pastel group.

orange warm pastel

#F8D5AB Sample readable text

HEX #F8D5AB

RGB rgb(248, 213, 171)

HSL hsl(33 85% 82%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 14, 31, 3)

Luminance 0.7049

Contrast Black 15.1:1White 1.39:1

CSS

--color-f8d5ab: #F8D5AB;
.background-f8d5ab { background-color: #F8D5AB; }
.text-f8d5ab { color: #F8D5AB; }

Luminance0.7049

Black text15.1:1AA Pass

White text1.39:1AA 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":"#F8D5AB","rgb":[248,213,171],"hsl":[33,85,82],"cmyk":[0,14,31,3],"luminance":0.7049,"contrast":{"black":15.1,"white":1.39}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":15.1,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.39,"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":"#F4F8AA","hex":"#F4F8AA","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":18.85,"contrastWhite":1.11,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Navajo White","hex":"#FFDEAD","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.3,"contrastWhite":1.29,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Wheat","hex":"#F5DEB3","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.98,"contrastWhite":1.31,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Peach Puff","hex":"#FFDAB9","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.98,"contrastWhite":1.31,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm orange","pastel","pastel orange","Apricot adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","soft UI backgrounds"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/f8d5ab.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/apricot.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/soft-peach.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/navajo-white.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#AACDF8","analogous":["#F8AEAA","#F4F8AA"],"triadic":["#AAF8D5","#D5AAF8"],"tetradic":["#AAF8AE","#AACDF8","#F8AAF4"],"splitComplementary":["#AAF4F8","#AEAAF8"],"monochromatic":["#FFFFFF","#F8D5AB","#F1AB55"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FFFFFF","dark":"#F1AB55","saturated":"#FFD6A3","desaturated":"#EED4B4","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#FFE8CC"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"apricot","name":"Apricot","hex":"#FBCEB1","distance":9.695359714832659},{"slug":"soft-peach","name":"Soft Peach","hex":"#FAD7A0","distance":11.357816691600547},{"slug":"navajo-white","name":"Navajo White","hex":"#FFDEAD","distance":11.575836902790225},{"slug":"wheat","name":"Wheat","hex":"#F5DEB3","distance":12.409673645990857},{"slug":"pastel-peach","name":"Pastel Peach","hex":"#FFDAB9","distance":16.431676725154983}]

HEX meaning and use

About #F8D5AB

#F8D5AB is classified as a warm orange value with pastel visual character. #F8D5AB is visually closest to Apricot, a named orange color with HEX #FBCEB1.

The RGB channels are 248, 213, and 171, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 33deg with 85% saturation and 82% 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 soft UI backgrounds. Its luminance is 0.7049, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 9.70, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text15.1:1AA Pass

White text1.39:1AA Fail

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

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

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #F8D5AB needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000015.1:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.39:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

White#000000 text · best 21:1#FFFFFF

#F4F8AA#000000 text · best 18.85:1#F4F8AA

Navajo White#000000 text · best 16.3:1#FFDEAD

Wheat#000000 text · best 15.98:1#F5DEB3

Peach Puff#000000 text · best 15.98:1#FFDAB9

Generated Palette

#F8D5AB#F8D5AB

#AACDF8#AACDF8

#F8AEAA#F8AEAA

#F4F8AA#F4F8AA

White#FFFFFF

#F1AB55#F1AB55

Color Harmonies

#AACDF8#AACDF8

#F8AEAA#F8AEAA

#F4F8AA#F4F8AA

#AAF8D5#AAF8D5

#D5AAF8#D5AAF8

Variants

White#FFFFFF

#F1AB55#F1AB55

#FFD6A3#FFD6A3

#EED4B4#EED4B4

White#FFFFFF

#FFE8CC#FFE8CC

Nearest Named Colors

Apricot#FBCEB1

Soft Peach#FAD7A0

Navajo White#FFDEAD

Wheat#F5DEB3

Pastel Peach#FFDAB9

#F8D5AB

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #F8D5AB

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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