HEX atlas value

#FAC5A8

#FAC5A8 is a warm orange HEX color close to Apricot. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 250, 197, 168, HSL 21, 89%, 82%, has luminance 0.6308, and belongs to the pastel group.

orange warm pastel

#FAC5A8 Sample readable text

HEX #FAC5A8

RGB rgb(250, 197, 168)

HSL hsl(21 89% 82%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 21, 33, 2)

Luminance 0.6308

Contrast Black 13.62:1White 1.54:1

CSS

--color-fac5a8: #FAC5A8;
.background-fac5a8 { background-color: #FAC5A8; }
.text-fac5a8 { color: #FAC5A8; }

Luminance0.6308

Black text13.62:1AA Pass

White text1.54:1AA 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":"#FAC5A8","rgb":[250,197,168],"hsl":[21,89,82],"cmyk":[0,21,33,2],"luminance":0.6308,"contrast":{"black":13.62,"white":1.54}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":13.62,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.54,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"White","hex":"#FFFFFF","family":"gray","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":21,"contrastWhite":1,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#FAEEA8","hex":"#FAEEA8","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.86,"contrastWhite":1.18,"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"]},{"name":"Apricot","hex":"#FBCEB1","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.57,"contrastWhite":1.44,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#A8DDFA","hex":"#A8DDFA","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.39,"contrastWhite":1.46,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm orange","pastel","pastel orange","Apricot adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","soft UI backgrounds"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/fac5a8.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/apricot.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/desert-sand.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/melon.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#A8DDFA","analogous":["#FAA8B5","#FAEEA8"],"triadic":["#A8FAC5","#C5A8FA"],"tetradic":["#B5FAA8","#A8DDFA","#EEA8FA"],"splitComplementary":["#A8FAEE","#A8B5FA"],"monochromatic":["#FFFFFF","#FAC5A8","#F58B51"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FFFFFF","dark":"#F58B51","saturated":"#FFC3A3","desaturated":"#F0C8B2","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#FFDECC"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"apricot","name":"Apricot","hex":"#FBCEB1","distance":12.767145334803704},{"slug":"desert-sand","name":"Desert Sand","hex":"#EDC9AF","distance":15.297058540778355},{"slug":"melon","name":"Melon","hex":"#FDBCB4","distance":15.297058540778355},{"slug":"pastel-coral","name":"Pastel Coral","hex":"#FFB3A7","distance":18.708286933869708},{"slug":"soft-peach","name":"Soft Peach","hex":"#FAD7A0","distance":19.697715603592208}]

HEX meaning and use

About #FAC5A8

#FAC5A8 is classified as a warm orange value with pastel visual character. #FAC5A8 is visually closest to Apricot, a named orange color with HEX #FBCEB1.

The RGB channels are 250, 197, and 168, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 21deg with 89% saturation and 82% 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 0.6308, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 12.77, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text13.62:1AA Pass

White text1.54:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #FAC5A8 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000013.62:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.54:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

White#000000 text · best 21:1#FFFFFF

#FAEEA8#000000 text · best 17.86:1#FAEEA8

Soft Peach#000000 text · best 15.29:1#FAD7A0

Apricot#000000 text · best 14.57:1#FBCEB1

#A8DDFA#000000 text · best 14.39:1#A8DDFA

Generated Palette

#FAC5A8#FAC5A8

#A8DDFA#A8DDFA

#FAA8B5#FAA8B5

#FAEEA8#FAEEA8

White#FFFFFF

#F58B51#F58B51

Color Harmonies

#A8DDFA#A8DDFA

#FAA8B5#FAA8B5

#FAEEA8#FAEEA8

#A8FAC5#A8FAC5

#C5A8FA#C5A8FA

Variants

White#FFFFFF

#F58B51#F58B51

#FFC3A3#FFC3A3

#F0C8B2#F0C8B2

White#FFFFFF

#FFDECC#FFDECC

Nearest Named Colors

Apricot#FBCEB1

Desert Sand#EDC9AF

Melon#FDBCB4

Pastel Coral#FFB3A7

Soft Peach#FAD7A0

#FAC5A8

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #FAC5A8

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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