HEX atlas value

#F8ECAB

#F8ECAB is a warm yellow HEX color close to Vanilla. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 248, 236, 171, HSL 51, 85%, 82%, has luminance 0.8289, and belongs to the pastel group.

yellow warm pastel

#F8ECAB Sample readable text

HEX #F8ECAB

RGB rgb(248, 236, 171)

HSL hsl(51 85% 82%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 5, 31, 3)

Luminance 0.8289

Contrast Black 17.58:1White 1.19:1

CSS

--color-f8ecab: #F8ECAB;
.background-f8ecab { background-color: #F8ECAB; }
.text-f8ecab { color: #F8ECAB; }

Luminance0.8289

Black text17.58:1AA Pass

White text1.19:1AA 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":"#F8ECAB","rgb":[248,236,171],"hsl":[51,85,82],"cmyk":[0,5,31,3],"luminance":0.8289,"contrast":{"black":17.58,"white":1.19}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":17.58,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.19,"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":"Butter","hex":"#FFF1A8","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":18.4,"contrastWhite":1.14,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#FFF1A3","hex":"#FFF1A3","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":18.36,"contrastWhite":1.14,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#DDF8AA","hex":"#DDF8AA","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":18.08,"contrastWhite":1.16,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Peach","hex":"#FFE5B4","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.12,"contrastWhite":1.23,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm yellow","pastel","pastel yellow","Vanilla adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","soft UI backgrounds","highlight and warning systems"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/f8ecab.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/vanilla.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/butter.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pale-goldenrod.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#AAB6F8","analogous":["#F8C5AA","#DDF8AA"],"triadic":["#AAF8EC","#ECAAF8"],"tetradic":["#AAF8C5","#AAB6F8","#F8AADD"],"splitComplementary":["#AADDF8","#C5AAF8"],"monochromatic":["#FFFFFF","#F8ECAB","#F1DA55"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FFFFFF","dark":"#F1DA55","saturated":"#FFF1A3","desaturated":"#EEE5B4","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#FFF7CC"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"vanilla","name":"Vanilla","hex":"#F3E5AB","distance":8.602325267042627},{"slug":"butter","name":"Butter","hex":"#FFF1A8","distance":9.1104335791443},{"slug":"pale-goldenrod","name":"Pale Goldenrod","hex":"#EEE8AA","distance":10.816653826391969},{"slug":"peach","name":"Peach","hex":"#FFE5B4","distance":13.379088160259652},{"slug":"moccasin","name":"Moccasin","hex":"#FFE4B5","distance":14.594519519326424}]

HEX meaning and use

About #F8ECAB

#F8ECAB is classified as a warm yellow value with pastel visual character. #F8ECAB is visually closest to Vanilla, a named yellow color with HEX #F3E5AB.

The RGB channels are 248, 236, and 171, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 51deg 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 0.8289, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 8.60, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text17.58:1AA Pass

White text1.19:1AA Fail

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

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

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #F8ECAB needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000017.58:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.19:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

White#000000 text · best 21:1#FFFFFF

Butter#000000 text · best 18.4:1#FFF1A8

#FFF1A3#000000 text · best 18.36:1#FFF1A3

#DDF8AA#000000 text · best 18.08:1#DDF8AA

Peach#000000 text · best 17.12:1#FFE5B4

Generated Palette

#F8ECAB#F8ECAB

#AAB6F8#AAB6F8

#F8C5AA#F8C5AA

#DDF8AA#DDF8AA

White#FFFFFF

#F1DA55#F1DA55

Color Harmonies

#AAB6F8#AAB6F8

#F8C5AA#F8C5AA

#DDF8AA#DDF8AA

#AAF8EC#AAF8EC

#ECAAF8#ECAAF8

Variants

White#FFFFFF

#F1DA55#F1DA55

#FFF1A3#FFF1A3

#EEE5B4#EEE5B4

White#FFFFFF

#FFF7CC#FFF7CC

Nearest Named Colors

Vanilla#F3E5AB

Butter#FFF1A8

Pale Goldenrod#EEE8AA

Peach#FFE5B4

Moccasin#FFE4B5

#F8ECAB

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #F8ECAB

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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