HEX atlas value

#FAD0A8

#FAD0A8 is a warm orange HEX color close to Apricot. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 250, 208, 168, HSL 29, 89%, 82%, has luminance 0.6826, and belongs to the pastel group.

orange warm pastel

#FAD0A8 Sample readable text

HEX #FAD0A8

RGB rgb(250, 208, 168)

HSL hsl(29 89% 82%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 17, 33, 2)

Luminance 0.6826

Contrast Black 14.65:1White 1.43:1

CSS

--color-fad0a8: #FAD0A8;
.background-fad0a8 { background-color: #FAD0A8; }
.text-fad0a8 { color: #FAD0A8; }

Luminance0.6826

Black text14.65:1AA Pass

White text1.43:1AA 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":"#FAD0A8","rgb":[250,208,168],"hsl":[29,89,82],"cmyk":[0,17,33,2],"luminance":0.6826,"contrast":{"black":14.65,"white":1.43}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":14.65,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.43,"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":"#FAF9A8","hex":"#FAF9A8","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":19.18,"contrastWhite":1.09,"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"]},{"name":"Soft Peach","hex":"#FAD7A0","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.29,"contrastWhite":1.37,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#FFD0A3","hex":"#FFD0A3","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.8,"contrastWhite":1.42,"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/fad0a8.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/apricot.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/soft-peach.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/navajo-white.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#A8D2FA","analogous":["#FAA8AA","#FAF9A8"],"triadic":["#A8FAD0","#D0A8FA"],"tetradic":["#AAFAA8","#A8D2FA","#F9A8FA"],"splitComplementary":["#A8FAF9","#A8AAFA"],"monochromatic":["#FFFFFF","#FAD0A8","#F5A051"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FFFFFF","dark":"#F5A051","saturated":"#FFD0A3","desaturated":"#F0D0B2","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#FFE5CC"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"apricot","name":"Apricot","hex":"#FBCEB1","distance":9.273618495495704},{"slug":"soft-peach","name":"Soft Peach","hex":"#FAD7A0","distance":10.63014581273465},{"slug":"navajo-white","name":"Navajo White","hex":"#FFDEAD","distance":15.684387141358123},{"slug":"desert-sand","name":"Desert Sand","hex":"#EDC9AF","distance":16.34013463836819},{"slug":"feldspar","name":"Feldspar","hex":"#F0CDB7","distance":18.275666882497067}]

HEX meaning and use

About #FAD0A8

#FAD0A8 is classified as a warm orange value with pastel visual character. #FAD0A8 is visually closest to Apricot, a named orange color with HEX #FBCEB1.

The RGB channels are 250, 208, and 168, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 29deg 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 0.6826, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 9.27, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text14.65:1AA Pass

White text1.43:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #FAD0A8 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000014.65:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.43:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

White#000000 text · best 21:1#FFFFFF

#FAF9A8#000000 text · best 19.18:1#FAF9A8

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

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

#FFD0A3#000000 text · best 14.8:1#FFD0A3

Generated Palette

#FAD0A8#FAD0A8

#A8D2FA#A8D2FA

#FAA8AA#FAA8AA

#FAF9A8#FAF9A8

White#FFFFFF

#F5A051#F5A051

Color Harmonies

#A8D2FA#A8D2FA

#FAA8AA#FAA8AA

#FAF9A8#FAF9A8

#A8FAD0#A8FAD0

#D0A8FA#D0A8FA

Variants

White#FFFFFF

#F5A051#F5A051

#FFD0A3#FFD0A3

#F0D0B2#F0D0B2

White#FFFFFF

#FFE5CC#FFE5CC

Nearest Named Colors

Apricot#FBCEB1

Soft Peach#FAD7A0

Navajo White#FFDEAD

Desert Sand#EDC9AF

Feldspar#F0CDB7

#FAD0A8

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #FAD0A8

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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