HEX atlas value

#F8FAE6

#F8FAE6 is a warm yellow HEX color close to Warm White. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 248, 250, 230, HSL 66, 67%, 94%, has luminance 0.9404, and belongs to the light group.

yellow warm light

#F8FAE6 Sample readable text

HEX #F8FAE6

RGB rgb(248, 250, 230)

HSL hsl(66 67% 94%)

CMYK cmyk(1, 0, 8, 2)

Luminance 0.9404

Contrast Black 19.81:1White 1.06:1

CSS

--color-f8fae6: #F8FAE6;
.background-f8fae6 { background-color: #F8FAE6; }
.text-f8fae6 { color: #F8FAE6; }

Luminance0.9404

Black text19.81:1AA Pass

White text1.06:1AA 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":"#F8FAE6","rgb":[248,250,230],"hsl":[66,67,94],"cmyk":[1,0,8,2],"luminance":0.9404,"contrast":{"black":19.81,"white":1.06}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":19.81,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.06,"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":"Light Yellow","hex":"#FFFFE0","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":20.63,"contrastWhite":1.02,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#FBFDE2","hex":"#FBFDE2","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":20.25,"contrastWhite":1.04,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#EEFAE5","hex":"#EEFAE5","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":19.44,"contrastWhite":1.08,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Old Lace","hex":"#FDF5E6","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":19.38,"contrastWhite":1.08,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm yellow","light","light yellow","Warm White adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","light surfaces","highlight and warning systems"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/f8fae6.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/warm-white.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/old-lace.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/linen.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#E7E5FA","analogous":["#FAF2E5","#EEFAE5"],"triadic":["#E5F8FA","#FAE5F8"],"tetradic":["#E5FAF2","#E7E5FA","#FAE5EE"],"splitComplementary":["#E5EEFA","#F2E5FA"],"monochromatic":["#FFFFFF","#F8FAE6","#E3EB99"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FFFFFF","dark":"#E3EB99","saturated":"#FBFDE2","desaturated":"#F5F7E9","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#FFFFFF"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"warm-white","name":"Warm White","hex":"#F8F4E3","distance":6.708203932499369},{"slug":"old-lace","name":"Old Lace","hex":"#FDF5E6","distance":7.0710678118654755},{"slug":"linen","name":"Linen","hex":"#FAF0E6","distance":10.198039027185569},{"slug":"linen-white","name":"Linen White","hex":"#FAF0E6","distance":10.198039027185569},{"slug":"light-yellow","name":"Light Yellow","hex":"#FFFFE0","distance":10.488088481701515}]

HEX meaning and use

About #F8FAE6

#F8FAE6 is classified as a warm yellow value with light visual character. #F8FAE6 is visually closest to Warm White, a named yellow color with HEX #F8F4E3.

The RGB channels are 248, 250, and 230, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 66deg with 67% saturation and 94% lightness, so this page treats it as a moderate-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 light surfaces. Its luminance is 0.9404, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 6.71, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text19.81:1AA Pass

White text1.06:1AA Fail

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

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

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #F8FAE6 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000019.81:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.06:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

White#000000 text · best 21:1#FFFFFF

Light Yellow#000000 text · best 20.63:1#FFFFE0

#FBFDE2#000000 text · best 20.25:1#FBFDE2

#EEFAE5#000000 text · best 19.44:1#EEFAE5

Old Lace#000000 text · best 19.38:1#FDF5E6

Generated Palette

#F8FAE6#F8FAE6

#E7E5FA#E7E5FA

#FAF2E5#FAF2E5

#EEFAE5#EEFAE5

White#FFFFFF

#E3EB99#E3EB99

Color Harmonies

#E7E5FA#E7E5FA

#FAF2E5#FAF2E5

#EEFAE5#EEFAE5

#E5F8FA#E5F8FA

#FAE5F8#FAE5F8

Variants

White#FFFFFF

#E3EB99#E3EB99

#FBFDE2#FBFDE2

#F5F7E9#F5F7E9

White#FFFFFF

Nearest Named Colors

Warm White#F8F4E3

Old Lace#FDF5E6

Linen#FAF0E6

Linen White#FAF0E6

Light Yellow#FFFFE0

#F8FAE6

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #F8FAE6

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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