HEX atlas value

#F9E994

#F9E994 is a warm yellow HEX color close to Khaki. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 249, 233, 148, HSL 50, 89%, 78%, has luminance 0.8056, and belongs to the pastel group.

yellow warm pastel

#F9E994 Sample readable text

HEX #F9E994

RGB rgb(249, 233, 148)

HSL hsl(50 89% 78%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 6, 41, 2)

Luminance 0.8056

Contrast Black 17.11:1White 1.23:1

CSS

--color-f9e994: #F9E994;
.background-f9e994 { background-color: #F9E994; }
.text-f9e994 { color: #F9E994; }

Luminance0.8056

Black text17.11:1AA Pass

White text1.23:1AA 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":"#F9E994","rgb":[249,233,148],"hsl":[50,89,78],"cmyk":[0,6,41,2],"luminance":0.8056,"contrast":{"black":17.11,"white":1.23}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":17.11,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.23,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#FEFBEC","hex":"#FEFBEC","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":20.22,"contrastWhite":1.04,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Pastel Yellow","hex":"#FDFD96","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":19.67,"contrastWhite":1.07,"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":"#D8F995","hex":"#D8F995","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.9,"contrastWhite":1.17,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#FFEC8F","hex":"#FFEC8F","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.65,"contrastWhite":1.19,"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/f9e994.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/khaki.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pastel-yellow.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/soft-peach.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#95A6F9","analogous":["#F9B695","#D8F995"],"triadic":["#95F9E8","#E895F9"],"tetradic":["#95F9B6","#95A6F9","#F995D8"],"splitComplementary":["#95D8F9","#B695F9"],"monochromatic":["#FEFBEC","#F9E994","#F4D63E"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FEFBEC","dark":"#F4D63E","saturated":"#FFEC8F","desaturated":"#ECE0A1","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#FFF3B8"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"khaki","name":"Khaki","hex":"#F0E68C","distance":12.409673645990857},{"slug":"pastel-yellow","name":"Pastel Yellow","hex":"#FDFD96","distance":20.493901531919196},{"slug":"soft-peach","name":"Soft Peach","hex":"#FAD7A0","distance":21.656407827707714},{"slug":"butter","name":"Butter","hex":"#FFF1A8","distance":22.360679774997898},{"slug":"vanilla","name":"Vanilla","hex":"#F3E5AB","distance":24.1039415863879}]

HEX meaning and use

About #F9E994

#F9E994 is classified as a warm yellow value with pastel visual character. #F9E994 is visually closest to Khaki, a named yellow color with HEX #F0E68C.

The RGB channels are 249, 233, and 148, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 50deg 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 0.8056, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 12.41, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text17.11:1AA Pass

White text1.23:1AA Fail

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

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

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #F9E994 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000017.11:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.23:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#FEFBEC#000000 text · best 20.22:1#FEFBEC

Pastel Yellow#000000 text · best 19.67:1#FDFD96

Butter#000000 text · best 18.4:1#FFF1A8

#D8F995#000000 text · best 17.9:1#D8F995

#FFEC8F#000000 text · best 17.65:1#FFEC8F

Generated Palette

#F9E994#F9E994

#95A6F9#95A6F9

#F9B695#F9B695

#D8F995#D8F995

#FEFBEC#FEFBEC

#F4D63E#F4D63E

Color Harmonies

#95A6F9#95A6F9

#F9B695#F9B695

#D8F995#D8F995

#95F9E8#95F9E8

#E895F9#E895F9

Variants

#FEFBEC#FEFBEC

#F4D63E#F4D63E

#FFEC8F#FFEC8F

#ECE0A1#ECE0A1

White#FFFFFF

#FFF3B8#FFF3B8

Nearest Named Colors

Khaki#F0E68C

Pastel Yellow#FDFD96

Soft Peach#FAD7A0

Butter#FFF1A8

Vanilla#F3E5AB

#F9E994

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #F9E994

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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