HEX atlas value

#F8D9AB

#F8D9AB is a warm orange HEX color close to Navajo White. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 248, 217, 171, HSL 36, 85%, 82%, has luminance 0.7252, and belongs to the pastel group.

orange warm pastel

#F8D9AB Sample readable text

HEX #F8D9AB

RGB rgb(248, 217, 171)

HSL hsl(36 85% 82%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 13, 31, 3)

Luminance 0.7252

Contrast Black 15.5:1White 1.35:1

CSS

--color-f8d9ab: #F8D9AB;
.background-f8d9ab { background-color: #F8D9AB; }
.text-f8d9ab { color: #F8D9AB; }

Luminance0.7252

Black text15.5:1AA Pass

White text1.35:1AA 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":"#F8D9AB","rgb":[248,217,171],"hsl":[36,85,82],"cmyk":[0,13,31,3],"luminance":0.7252,"contrast":{"black":15.5,"white":1.35}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":15.5,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.35,"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":"#F0F8AA","hex":"#F0F8AA","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":18.71,"contrastWhite":1.12,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Vanilla","hex":"#F3E5AB","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.61,"contrastWhite":1.26,"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"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm orange","pastel","pastel orange","Navajo White adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","soft UI backgrounds"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/f8d9ab.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/navajo-white.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/wheat.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/soft-peach.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#AAC9F8","analogous":["#F8B2AA","#F0F8AA"],"triadic":["#AAF8D9","#D9AAF8"],"tetradic":["#AAF8B2","#AAC9F8","#F8AAF0"],"splitComplementary":["#AAF0F8","#B2AAF8"],"monochromatic":["#FFFFFF","#F8D9AB","#F1B355"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FFFFFF","dark":"#F1B355","saturated":"#FFDAA3","desaturated":"#EED7B4","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#FFEBCC"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"navajo-white","name":"Navajo White","hex":"#FFDEAD","distance":8.831760866327848},{"slug":"wheat","name":"Wheat","hex":"#F5DEB3","distance":9.899494936611665},{"slug":"soft-peach","name":"Soft Peach","hex":"#FAD7A0","distance":11.357816691600547},{"slug":"apricot","name":"Apricot","hex":"#FBCEB1","distance":12.884098726725126},{"slug":"vanilla","name":"Vanilla","hex":"#F3E5AB","distance":13}]

HEX meaning and use

About #F8D9AB

#F8D9AB is classified as a warm orange value with pastel visual character. #F8D9AB is visually closest to Navajo White, a named orange color with HEX #FFDEAD.

The RGB channels are 248, 217, and 171, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 36deg 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 0.7252, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 8.83, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text15.5:1AA Pass

White text1.35:1AA Fail

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

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

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #F8D9AB needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000015.5:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.35:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

White#000000 text · best 21:1#FFFFFF

#F0F8AA#000000 text · best 18.71:1#F0F8AA

Vanilla#000000 text · best 16.61:1#F3E5AB

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

Wheat#000000 text · best 15.98:1#F5DEB3

Generated Palette

#F8D9AB#F8D9AB

#AAC9F8#AAC9F8

#F8B2AA#F8B2AA

#F0F8AA#F0F8AA

White#FFFFFF

#F1B355#F1B355

Color Harmonies

#AAC9F8#AAC9F8

#F8B2AA#F8B2AA

#F0F8AA#F0F8AA

#AAF8D9#AAF8D9

#D9AAF8#D9AAF8

Variants

White#FFFFFF

#F1B355#F1B355

#FFDAA3#FFDAA3

#EED7B4#EED7B4

White#FFFFFF

#FFEBCC#FFEBCC

Nearest Named Colors

Navajo White#FFDEAD

Wheat#F5DEB3

Soft Peach#FAD7A0

Apricot#FBCEB1

Vanilla#F3E5AB

#F8D9AB

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #F8D9AB

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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