HEX atlas value

#F9D994

#F9D994 is a warm orange HEX color close to Soft Peach. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 249, 217, 148, HSL 41, 89%, 78%, has luminance 0.719, and belongs to the pastel group.

orange warm pastel

#F9D994 Sample readable text

HEX #F9D994

RGB rgb(249, 217, 148)

HSL hsl(41 89% 78%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 13, 41, 2)

Luminance 0.719

Contrast Black 15.38:1White 1.37:1

CSS

--color-f9d994: #F9D994;
.background-f9d994 { background-color: #F9D994; }
.text-f9d994 { color: #F9D994; }

Luminance0.719

Black text15.38:1AA Pass

White text1.37:1AA 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":"#F9D994","rgb":[249,217,148],"hsl":[41,89,78],"cmyk":[0,13,41,2],"luminance":0.719,"contrast":{"black":15.38,"white":1.37}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":15.38,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.37,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#FEF8EC","hex":"#FEF8EC","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":19.85,"contrastWhite":1.06,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#E7F995","hex":"#E7F995","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":18.38,"contrastWhite":1.14,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Vanilla","hex":"#F3E5AB","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.61,"contrastWhite":1.26,"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"]}]

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/f9d994.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":"#95B5F9","analogous":["#F9A795","#E7F995"],"triadic":["#95F9D9","#D995F9"],"tetradic":["#95F9A7","#95B5F9","#F995E7"],"splitComplementary":["#95E7F9","#A795F9"],"monochromatic":["#FEF8EC","#F9D994","#F4BA3E"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FEF8EC","dark":"#F4BA3E","saturated":"#FFDB8F","desaturated":"#ECD5A1","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#FFE8B8"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"soft-peach","name":"Soft Peach","hex":"#FAD7A0","distance":12.206555615733702},{"slug":"khaki","name":"Khaki","hex":"#F0E68C","distance":17.72004514666935},{"slug":"flax","name":"Flax","hex":"#EEDC82","distance":21.307275752662516},{"slug":"navajo-white","name":"Navajo White","hex":"#FFDEAD","distance":26.19160170741759},{"slug":"vanilla","name":"Vanilla","hex":"#F3E5AB","distance":26.627053911388696}]

HEX meaning and use

About #F9D994

#F9D994 is classified as a warm orange value with pastel visual character. #F9D994 is visually closest to Soft Peach, a named orange color with HEX #FAD7A0.

The RGB channels are 249, 217, and 148, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 41deg 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 0.719, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 12.21, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text15.38:1AA Pass

White text1.37:1AA Fail

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

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

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #F9D994 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000015.38:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.37:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#FEF8EC#000000 text · best 19.85:1#FEF8EC

#E7F995#000000 text · best 18.38:1#E7F995

Vanilla#000000 text · best 16.61:1#F3E5AB

Khaki#000000 text · best 16.4:1#F0E68C

Navajo White#000000 text · best 16.3:1#FFDEAD

Generated Palette

#F9D994#F9D994

#95B5F9#95B5F9

#F9A795#F9A795

#E7F995#E7F995

#FEF8EC#FEF8EC

#F4BA3E#F4BA3E

Color Harmonies

#95B5F9#95B5F9

#F9A795#F9A795

#E7F995#E7F995

#95F9D9#95F9D9

#D995F9#D995F9

Variants

#FEF8EC#FEF8EC

#F4BA3E#F4BA3E

#FFDB8F#FFDB8F

#ECD5A1#ECD5A1

White#FFFFFF

#FFE8B8#FFE8B8

Nearest Named Colors

Soft Peach#FAD7A0

Khaki#F0E68C

Flax#EEDC82

Navajo White#FFDEAD

Vanilla#F3E5AB

#F9D994

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #F9D994

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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