HEX atlas value

#F9EC94

#F9EC94 is a warm yellow HEX color close to Khaki. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 249, 236, 148, HSL 52, 89%, 78%, has luminance 0.8227, and belongs to the pastel group.

yellow warm pastel

#F9EC94 Sample readable text

HEX #F9EC94

RGB rgb(249, 236, 148)

HSL hsl(52 89% 78%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 5, 41, 2)

Luminance 0.8227

Contrast Black 17.45:1White 1.2:1

CSS

--color-f9ec94: #F9EC94;
.background-f9ec94 { background-color: #F9EC94; }
.text-f9ec94 { color: #F9EC94; }

Luminance0.8227

Black text17.45:1AA Pass

White text1.2:1AA 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":"#F9EC94","rgb":[249,236,148],"hsl":[52,89,78],"cmyk":[0,5,41,2],"luminance":0.8227,"contrast":{"black":17.45,"white":1.2}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":17.45,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.2,"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":"#FFF08F","hex":"#FFF08F","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":18.11,"contrastWhite":1.16,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#D4F995","hex":"#D4F995","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.78,"contrastWhite":1.18,"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/f9ec94.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/butter.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#95A2F9","analogous":["#F9BA95","#D4F995"],"triadic":["#95F9EC","#EC95F9"],"tetradic":["#95F9BA","#95A2F9","#F995D4"],"splitComplementary":["#95D4F9","#BA95F9"],"monochromatic":["#FEFBEC","#F9EC94","#F4DC3E"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FEFBEC","dark":"#F4DC3E","saturated":"#FFF08F","desaturated":"#ECE2A1","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#FFF5B8"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"khaki","name":"Khaki","hex":"#F0E68C","distance":13.45362404707371},{"slug":"pastel-yellow","name":"Pastel Yellow","hex":"#FDFD96","distance":17.578395831246947},{"slug":"butter","name":"Butter","hex":"#FFF1A8","distance":21.470910553583888},{"slug":"soft-peach","name":"Soft Peach","hex":"#FAD7A0","distance":24.20743687382041},{"slug":"vanilla","name":"Vanilla","hex":"#F3E5AB","distance":24.779023386727733}]

HEX meaning and use

About #F9EC94

#F9EC94 is classified as a warm yellow value with pastel visual character. #F9EC94 is visually closest to Khaki, a named yellow color with HEX #F0E68C.

The RGB channels are 249, 236, and 148, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 52deg 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 0.8227, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 13.45, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text17.45:1AA Pass

White text1.2:1AA Fail

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

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

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #F9EC94 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000017.45:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.2:1 · 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

#FFF08F#000000 text · best 18.11:1#FFF08F

#D4F995#000000 text · best 17.78:1#D4F995

Generated Palette

#F9EC94#F9EC94

#95A2F9#95A2F9

#F9BA95#F9BA95

#D4F995#D4F995

#FEFBEC#FEFBEC

#F4DC3E#F4DC3E

Color Harmonies

#95A2F9#95A2F9

#F9BA95#F9BA95

#D4F995#D4F995

#95F9EC#95F9EC

#EC95F9#EC95F9

Variants

#FEFBEC#FEFBEC

#F4DC3E#F4DC3E

#FFF08F#FFF08F

#ECE2A1#ECE2A1

White#FFFFFF

#FFF5B8#FFF5B8

Nearest Named Colors

Khaki#F0E68C

Pastel Yellow#FDFD96

Butter#FFF1A8

Soft Peach#FAD7A0

Vanilla#F3E5AB

#F9EC94

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #F9EC94

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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