HEX atlas value

#F8D981

#F8D981 is a warm orange HEX color close to Flax. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 248, 217, 129, HSL 44, 89%, 74%, has luminance 0.7117, and belongs to the vibrant group.

orange warm vibrant

#F8D981 Sample readable text

HEX #F8D981

RGB rgb(248, 217, 129)

HSL hsl(44 89% 74%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 13, 48, 3)

Luminance 0.7117

Contrast Black 15.23:1White 1.38:1

CSS

--color-f8d981: #F8D981;
.background-f8d981 { background-color: #F8D981; }
.text-f8d981 { color: #F8D981; }

Luminance0.7117

Black text15.23:1AA Pass

White text1.38:1AA 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":"#F8D981","rgb":[248,217,129],"hsl":[44,89,74],"cmyk":[0,13,48,3],"luminance":0.7117,"contrast":{"black":15.23,"white":1.38}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":15.23,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.38,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#FDF3D8","hex":"#FDF3D8","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":18.99,"contrastWhite":1.11,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#DCF882","hex":"#DCF882","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.79,"contrastWhite":1.18,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Khaki","hex":"#F0E68C","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.4,"contrastWhite":1.28,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#FFDC7A","hex":"#FFDC7A","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.77,"contrastWhite":1.33,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Soft Peach","hex":"#FAD7A0","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.29,"contrastWhite":1.37,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm orange","vibrant","vibrant orange","Flax adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","high-energy accents"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/f8d981.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/flax.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/khaki.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/topaz.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#82A1F8","analogous":["#F89D82","#DCF882"],"triadic":["#82F8D8","#D882F8"],"tetradic":["#82F89D","#82A1F8","#F882DC"],"splitComplementary":["#82DCF8","#9D82F8"],"monochromatic":["#FDF3D8","#F8D981","#F3BD2B"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FDF3D8","dark":"#F3BD2B","saturated":"#FFDC7A","desaturated":"#E9D190","pastel":"#FEFDFB","neon":"#FFE7A3"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"flax","name":"Flax","hex":"#EEDC82","distance":10.488088481701515},{"slug":"khaki","name":"Khaki","hex":"#F0E68C","distance":18.81488772222678},{"slug":"topaz","name":"Topaz","hex":"#FFC87C","distance":19.05255888325765},{"slug":"straw","name":"Straw","hex":"#E4D96F","distance":26.90724809414742},{"slug":"soft-peach","name":"Soft Peach","hex":"#FAD7A0","distance":31.12876483254676}]

HEX meaning and use

About #F8D981

#F8D981 is classified as a warm orange value with vibrant visual character. #F8D981 is visually closest to Flax, a named yellow color with HEX #EEDC82.

The RGB channels are 248, 217, and 129, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 44deg 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 0.7117, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 10.49, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text15.23:1AA Pass

White text1.38:1AA Fail

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

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

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #F8D981 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000015.23:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.38:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#FDF3D8#000000 text · best 18.99:1#FDF3D8

#DCF882#000000 text · best 17.79:1#DCF882

Khaki#000000 text · best 16.4:1#F0E68C

#FFDC7A#000000 text · best 15.77:1#FFDC7A

Soft Peach#000000 text · best 15.29:1#FAD7A0

Generated Palette

#F8D981#F8D981

#82A1F8#82A1F8

#F89D82#F89D82

#DCF882#DCF882

#FDF3D8#FDF3D8

#F3BD2B#F3BD2B

Color Harmonies

#82A1F8#82A1F8

#F89D82#F89D82

#DCF882#DCF882

#82F8D8#82F8D8

#D882F8#D882F8

Variants

#FDF3D8#FDF3D8

#F3BD2B#F3BD2B

#FFDC7A#FFDC7A

#E9D190#E9D190

#FEFDFB#FEFDFB

#FFE7A3#FFE7A3

Nearest Named Colors

Flax#EEDC82

Khaki#F0E68C

Topaz#FFC87C

Straw#E4D96F

Soft Peach#FAD7A0

#F8D981

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #F8D981

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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