HEX atlas value

#F9C494

#F9C494 is a warm orange HEX color close to Pale Gold. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 249, 196, 148, HSL 29, 89%, 78%, has luminance 0.6176, and belongs to the pastel group.

orange warm pastel

#F9C494 Sample readable text

HEX #F9C494

RGB rgb(249, 196, 148)

HSL hsl(29 89% 78%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 21, 41, 2)

Luminance 0.6176

Contrast Black 13.35:1White 1.57:1

CSS

--color-f9c494: #F9C494;
.background-f9c494 { background-color: #F9C494; }
.text-f9c494 { color: #F9C494; }

Luminance0.6176

Black text13.35:1AA Pass

White text1.57:1AA 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":"#F9C494","rgb":[249,196,148],"hsl":[29,89,78],"cmyk":[0,21,41,2],"luminance":0.6176,"contrast":{"black":13.35,"white":1.57}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":13.35,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.57,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#FEF4EC","hex":"#FEF4EC","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":19.37,"contrastWhite":1.08,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#F9F795","hex":"#F9F795","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":18.77,"contrastWhite":1.12,"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"]},{"name":"Topaz","hex":"#FFC87C","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.8,"contrastWhite":1.52,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#FFC58F","hex":"#FFC58F","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.64,"contrastWhite":1.54,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm orange","pastel","pastel orange","Pale Gold adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","soft UI backgrounds"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/f9c494.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pale-gold.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/soft-peach.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/topaz.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#95C9F9","analogous":["#F99597","#F9F795"],"triadic":["#95F9C5","#C595F9"],"tetradic":["#97F995","#95C9F9","#F795F9"],"splitComplementary":["#95F9F7","#9597F9"],"monochromatic":["#FEF4EC","#F9C494","#F4963E"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FEF4EC","dark":"#F4963E","saturated":"#FFC58F","desaturated":"#ECC6A1","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#FFDAB8"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"pale-gold","name":"Pale Gold","hex":"#E6BE8A","distance":22.293496809607955},{"slug":"soft-peach","name":"Soft Peach","hex":"#FAD7A0","distance":22.494443758403985},{"slug":"topaz","name":"Topaz","hex":"#FFC87C","distance":25.059928172283335},{"slug":"pastel-coral","name":"Pastel Coral","hex":"#FFB3A7","distance":26.19160170741759},{"slug":"desert-sand","name":"Desert Sand","hex":"#EDC9AF","distance":29.966648127543394}]

HEX meaning and use

About #F9C494

#F9C494 is classified as a warm orange value with pastel visual character. #F9C494 is visually closest to Pale Gold, a named orange color with HEX #E6BE8A.

The RGB channels are 249, 196, and 148, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 29deg with 89% saturation and 78% 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 0.6176, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 22.29, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text13.35:1AA Pass

White text1.57:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #F9C494 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000013.35:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.57:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#FEF4EC#000000 text · best 19.37:1#FEF4EC

#F9F795#000000 text · best 18.77:1#F9F795

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

Topaz#000000 text · best 13.8:1#FFC87C

#FFC58F#000000 text · best 13.64:1#FFC58F

Generated Palette

#F9C494#F9C494

#95C9F9#95C9F9

#F99597#F99597

#F9F795#F9F795

#FEF4EC#FEF4EC

#F4963E#F4963E

Color Harmonies

#95C9F9#95C9F9

#F99597#F99597

#F9F795#F9F795

#95F9C5#95F9C5

#C595F9#C595F9

Variants

#FEF4EC#FEF4EC

#F4963E#F4963E

#FFC58F#FFC58F

#ECC6A1#ECC6A1

White#FFFFFF

#FFDAB8#FFDAB8

Nearest Named Colors

Pale Gold#E6BE8A

Soft Peach#FAD7A0

Topaz#FFC87C

Pastel Coral#FFB3A7

Desert Sand#EDC9AF

#F9C494

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #F9C494

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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