HEX atlas value

#FAF9A8

#FAF9A8 is a warm yellow HEX color close to Butter. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 250, 249, 168, HSL 59, 89%, 82%, has luminance 0.909, and belongs to the pastel group.

yellow warm pastel

#FAF9A8 Sample readable text

HEX #FAF9A8

RGB rgb(250, 249, 168)

HSL hsl(59 89% 82%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 0, 33, 2)

Luminance 0.909

Contrast Black 19.18:1White 1.09:1

CSS

--color-faf9a8: #FAF9A8;
.background-faf9a8 { background-color: #FAF9A8; }
.text-faf9a8 { color: #FAF9A8; }

Luminance0.909

Black text19.18:1AA Pass

White text1.09:1AA 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":"#FAF9A8","rgb":[250,249,168],"hsl":[59,89,82],"cmyk":[0,0,33,2],"luminance":0.909,"contrast":{"black":19.18,"white":1.09}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":19.18,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.09,"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":"#FFFDA3","hex":"#FFFDA3","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":19.83,"contrastWhite":1.06,"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":"Soft Yellow","hex":"#FFF8B8","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":19.37,"contrastWhite":1.08,"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"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm yellow","pastel","pastel yellow","Butter 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/faf9a8.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/butter.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/soft-yellow.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pastel-yellow.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#A8AAFA","analogous":["#FAD0A8","#D2FAA8"],"triadic":["#A8FAF9","#F9A8FA"],"tetradic":["#A8FAD0","#A8AAFA","#FAA8D2"],"splitComplementary":["#A8D2FA","#D0A8FA"],"monochromatic":["#FFFFFF","#FAF9A8","#F5F251"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FFFFFF","dark":"#F5F251","saturated":"#FFFDA3","desaturated":"#F0EFB2","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#FFFECC"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"butter","name":"Butter","hex":"#FFF1A8","distance":9.433981132056603},{"slug":"soft-yellow","name":"Soft Yellow","hex":"#FFF8B8","distance":16.792855623746664},{"slug":"pastel-yellow","name":"Pastel Yellow","hex":"#FDFD96","distance":18.681541692269406},{"slug":"pale-goldenrod","name":"Pale Goldenrod","hex":"#EEE8AA","distance":20.904544960366874},{"slug":"vanilla","name":"Vanilla","hex":"#F3E5AB","distance":21.400934559032695}]

HEX meaning and use

About #FAF9A8

#FAF9A8 is classified as a warm yellow value with pastel visual character. #FAF9A8 is visually closest to Butter, a named yellow color with HEX #FFF1A8.

The RGB channels are 250, 249, and 168, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 59deg 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 0.909, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 9.43, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text19.18:1AA Pass

White text1.09:1AA Fail

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

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

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #FAF9A8 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000019.18:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.09:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

White#000000 text · best 21:1#FFFFFF

#FFFDA3#000000 text · best 19.83:1#FFFDA3

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

Soft Yellow#000000 text · best 19.37:1#FFF8B8

Butter#000000 text · best 18.4:1#FFF1A8

Generated Palette

#FAF9A8#FAF9A8

#A8AAFA#A8AAFA

#FAD0A8#FAD0A8

#D2FAA8#D2FAA8

White#FFFFFF

#F5F251#F5F251

Color Harmonies

#A8AAFA#A8AAFA

#FAD0A8#FAD0A8

#D2FAA8#D2FAA8

#A8FAF9#A8FAF9

#F9A8FA#F9A8FA

Variants

White#FFFFFF

#F5F251#F5F251

#FFFDA3#FFFDA3

#F0EFB2#F0EFB2

White#FFFFFF

#FFFECC#FFFECC

Nearest Named Colors

Butter#FFF1A8

Soft Yellow#FFF8B8

Pastel Yellow#FDFD96

Pale Goldenrod#EEE8AA

Vanilla#F3E5AB

#FAF9A8

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #FAF9A8

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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