HEX atlas value

#F9D394

#F9D394 is a warm orange HEX color close to Soft Peach. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 249, 211, 148, HSL 37, 89%, 78%, has luminance 0.6887, and belongs to the pastel group.

#F9D394 Sample readable text
HEX #F9D394
RGB rgb(249, 211, 148)
HSL hsl(37 89% 78%)
CMYK cmyk(0, 15, 41, 2)
Luminance 0.6887
Contrast Black 14.77:1White 1.42:1

CSS

--color-f9d394: #F9D394;
.background-f9d394 { background-color: #F9D394; }
.text-f9d394 { color: #F9D394; }

Machine-readable data

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

Structured HEX color data for conversion, WCAG checks, CSS generation, automation, and AI ingestion.

AI-Ready Dataset v1.0.0
Luminance0.6887
Black text14.77:1AA Pass
White text1.42:1AA 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
Download JSON Open API
Structured sections
Color systems
{"hex":"#F9D394","rgb":[249,211,148],"hsl":[37,89,78],"cmyk":[0,15,41,2],"luminance":0.6887,"contrast":{"black":14.77,"white":1.42}}
WCAG
{"AA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"AAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}
Safe pairings
[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":14.77,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.42,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]
Accessible alternatives
[{"name":"#FEF7EC","hex":"#FEF7EC","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":19.73,"contrastWhite":1.06,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#EDF995","hex":"#EDF995","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":18.59,"contrastWhite":1.13,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Khaki","hex":"#F0E68C","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.4,"contrastWhite":1.28,"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":"Soft Peach","hex":"#FAD7A0","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.29,"contrastWhite":1.37,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]}]
AI context
{"semanticGroups":["warm orange","pastel","pastel orange","Soft Peach adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","soft UI backgrounds"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/f9d394.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/soft-peach.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/khaki.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/flax.json"]}
Harmonies
{"complementary":"#95BBF9","analogous":["#F9A195","#EDF995"],"triadic":["#95F9D3","#D395F9"],"tetradic":["#95F9A1","#95BBF9","#F995ED"],"splitComplementary":["#95EDF9","#A195F9"],"monochromatic":["#FEF7EC","#F9D394","#F4AE3E"]}
Variants
{"light":"#FEF7EC","dark":"#F4AE3E","saturated":"#FFD48F","desaturated":"#ECD0A1","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#FFE4B8"}
Nearest named colors
[{"slug":"soft-peach","name":"Soft Peach","hex":"#FAD7A0","distance":12.68857754044952},{"slug":"khaki","name":"Khaki","hex":"#F0E68C","distance":22.494443758403985},{"slug":"flax","name":"Flax","hex":"#EEDC82","distance":22.93468988235943},{"slug":"topaz","name":"Topaz","hex":"#FFC87C","distance":27.073972741361768},{"slug":"navajo-white","name":"Navajo White","hex":"#FFDEAD","distance":27.964262908219126}]

HEX meaning and use

About #F9D394

#F9D394 is classified as a warm orange value with pastel visual character. #F9D394 is visually closest to Soft Peach, a named orange color with HEX #FAD7A0.

The RGB channels are 249, 211, and 148, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 37deg 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 0.6887, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 12.69, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text14.77:1AA Pass
White text1.42:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #F9D394 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000014.77:1 · AAA
White text#FFFFFF1.42:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#FEF7EC#000000 text · best 19.73:1#FEF7EC
#EDF995#000000 text · best 18.59:1#EDF995
Khaki#000000 text · best 16.4:1#F0E68C
Navajo White#000000 text · best 16.3:1#FFDEAD
Soft Peach#000000 text · best 15.29:1#FAD7A0

Generated Palette

#F9D394#F9D394
#95BBF9#95BBF9
#F9A195#F9A195
#EDF995#EDF995
#FEF7EC#FEF7EC
#F4AE3E#F4AE3E

Color Harmonies

#95BBF9#95BBF9
#F9A195#F9A195
#EDF995#EDF995
#95F9D3#95F9D3
#D395F9#D395F9

Variants

#FEF7EC#FEF7EC
#F4AE3E#F4AE3E
#FFD48F#FFD48F
#ECD0A1#ECD0A1
White#FFFFFF
#FFE4B8#FFE4B8

Nearest Named Colors