HEX atlas value

#F9E494

#F9E494 is a warm yellow HEX color close to Khaki. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 249, 228, 148, HSL 48, 89%, 78%, has luminance 0.7776, and belongs to the pastel group.

yellow warm pastel

#F9E494 Sample readable text

HEX #F9E494

RGB rgb(249, 228, 148)

HSL hsl(48 89% 78%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 8, 41, 2)

Luminance 0.7776

Contrast Black 16.55:1White 1.27:1

CSS

--color-f9e494: #F9E494;
.background-f9e494 { background-color: #F9E494; }
.text-f9e494 { color: #F9E494; }

Luminance0.7776

Black text16.55:1AA Pass

White text1.27:1AA 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":"#F9E494","rgb":[249,228,148],"hsl":[48,89,78],"cmyk":[0,8,41,2],"luminance":0.7776,"contrast":{"black":16.55,"white":1.27}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":16.55,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.27,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#FEFAEC","hex":"#FEFAEC","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":20.1,"contrastWhite":1.04,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Butter","hex":"#FFF1A8","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":18.4,"contrastWhite":1.14,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#DBF995","hex":"#DBF995","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":18,"contrastWhite":1.17,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#FFE98F","hex":"#FFE98F","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.3,"contrastWhite":1.21,"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"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm yellow","pastel","pastel yellow","Khaki adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","soft UI backgrounds","highlight and warning systems"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/f9e494.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/khaki.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/soft-peach.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/flax.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#95A9F9","analogous":["#F9B395","#DBF995"],"triadic":["#95F9E5","#E595F9"],"tetradic":["#95F9B3","#95A9F9","#F995DB"],"splitComplementary":["#95DBF9","#B395F9"],"monochromatic":["#FEFAEC","#F9E494","#F4CF3E"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FEFAEC","dark":"#F4CF3E","saturated":"#FFE98F","desaturated":"#ECDDA1","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#FFF1B8"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"khaki","name":"Khaki","hex":"#F0E68C","distance":12.206555615733702},{"slug":"soft-peach","name":"Soft Peach","hex":"#FAD7A0","distance":17.72004514666935},{"slug":"flax","name":"Flax","hex":"#EEDC82","distance":22.561028345356956},{"slug":"vanilla","name":"Vanilla","hex":"#F3E5AB","distance":23.790754506740637},{"slug":"butter","name":"Butter","hex":"#FFF1A8","distance":24.596747752497688}]

HEX meaning and use

About #F9E494

#F9E494 is classified as a warm yellow value with pastel visual character. #F9E494 is visually closest to Khaki, a named yellow color with HEX #F0E68C.

The RGB channels are 249, 228, and 148, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 48deg 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 0.7776, 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 text16.55:1AA Pass

White text1.27:1AA Fail

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

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

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #F9E494 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000016.55:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.27:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#FEFAEC#000000 text · best 20.1:1#FEFAEC

Butter#000000 text · best 18.4:1#FFF1A8

#DBF995#000000 text · best 18:1#DBF995

#FFE98F#000000 text · best 17.3:1#FFE98F

Vanilla#000000 text · best 16.61:1#F3E5AB

Generated Palette

#F9E494#F9E494

#95A9F9#95A9F9

#F9B395#F9B395

#DBF995#DBF995

#FEFAEC#FEFAEC

#F4CF3E#F4CF3E

Color Harmonies

#95A9F9#95A9F9

#F9B395#F9B395

#DBF995#DBF995

#95F9E5#95F9E5

#E595F9#E595F9

Variants

#FEFAEC#FEFAEC

#F4CF3E#F4CF3E

#FFE98F#FFE98F

#ECDDA1#ECDDA1

White#FFFFFF

#FFF1B8#FFF1B8

Nearest Named Colors

Khaki#F0E68C

Soft Peach#FAD7A0

Flax#EEDC82

Vanilla#F3E5AB

Butter#FFF1A8

#F9E494

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #F9E494

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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