HEX atlas value

#F9CBBD

#F9CBBD is a warm red HEX color close to Feldspar. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 249, 203, 189, HSL 14, 83%, 86%, has luminance 0.6653, and belongs to the light and pastel groups.

red warm light pastel

#F9CBBD Sample readable text

HEX #F9CBBD

RGB rgb(249, 203, 189)

HSL hsl(14 83% 86%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 18, 24, 2)

Luminance 0.6653

Contrast Black 14.31:1White 1.47:1

CSS

--color-f9cbbd: #F9CBBD;
.background-f9cbbd { background-color: #F9CBBD; }
.text-f9cbbd { color: #F9CBBD; }

Luminance0.6653

Black text14.31:1AA Pass

White text1.47:1AA 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":"#F9CBBD","rgb":[249,203,189],"hsl":[14,83,86],"cmyk":[0,18,24,2],"luminance":0.6653,"contrast":{"black":14.31,"white":1.47}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":14.31,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.47,"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":"#F9E9BE","hex":"#F9E9BE","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.43,"contrastWhite":1.2,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#BEEBF9","hex":"#BEEBF9","family":"cyan","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.44,"contrastWhite":1.28,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Peach Puff","hex":"#FFDAB9","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.98,"contrastWhite":1.31,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#F1D0C6","hex":"#F1D0C6","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.58,"contrastWhite":1.44,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm red","light","pastel","light red","pastel red","Feldspar adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","soft UI backgrounds","light surfaces","high-attention visual states"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/f9cbbd.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/feldspar.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/morganite.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/baby-pink.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#BEEBF9","analogous":["#F9BECD","#F9E9BE"],"triadic":["#BEF9CB","#CBBEF9"],"tetradic":["#CDF9BE","#BEEBF9","#E9BEF9"],"splitComplementary":["#BEF9E9","#BECDF9"],"monochromatic":["#FFFFFF","#F9CBBD","#F1896A"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FFFFFF","dark":"#F1896A","saturated":"#FFC8B8","desaturated":"#F1D0C6","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#FFE8E0"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"feldspar","name":"Feldspar","hex":"#F0CDB7","distance":11},{"slug":"morganite","name":"Morganite","hex":"#F5C6C6","distance":11.045361017187261},{"slug":"baby-pink","name":"Baby Pink","hex":"#F4C2C2","distance":11.445523142259598},{"slug":"apricot","name":"Apricot","hex":"#FBCEB1","distance":12.529964086141668},{"slug":"pastel-peach","name":"Pastel Peach","hex":"#FFDAB9","distance":16.64331697709324}]

HEX meaning and use

About #F9CBBD

#F9CBBD is classified as a warm red value with light and pastel visual character. #F9CBBD is visually closest to Feldspar, a named orange color with HEX #F0CDB7.

The RGB channels are 249, 203, and 189, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 14deg with 83% saturation and 86% 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 0.6653, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 11.00, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text14.31:1AA Pass

White text1.47:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #F9CBBD needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000014.31:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.47:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

White#000000 text · best 21:1#FFFFFF

#F9E9BE#000000 text · best 17.43:1#F9E9BE

#BEEBF9#000000 text · best 16.44:1#BEEBF9

Peach Puff#000000 text · best 15.98:1#FFDAB9

#F1D0C6#000000 text · best 14.58:1#F1D0C6

Generated Palette

#F9CBBD#F9CBBD

#BEEBF9#BEEBF9

#F9BECD#F9BECD

#F9E9BE#F9E9BE

White#FFFFFF

#F1896A#F1896A

Color Harmonies

#BEEBF9#BEEBF9

#F9BECD#F9BECD

#F9E9BE#F9E9BE

#BEF9CB#BEF9CB

#CBBEF9#CBBEF9

Variants

White#FFFFFF

#F1896A#F1896A

#FFC8B8#FFC8B8

#F1D0C6#F1D0C6

White#FFFFFF

#FFE8E0#FFE8E0

Nearest Named Colors

Feldspar#F0CDB7

Morganite#F5C6C6

Baby Pink#F4C2C2

Apricot#FBCEB1

Pastel Peach#FFDAB9

#F9CBBD

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #F9CBBD

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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