HEX atlas value

#FDA591

#FDA591 is a warm red HEX color close to Light Salmon. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 253, 165, 145, HSL 11, 96%, 78%, has luminance 0.4984, and belongs to the pastel group.

red warm pastel

#FDA591 Sample readable text

HEX #FDA591

RGB rgb(253, 165, 145)

HSL hsl(11 96% 78%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 35, 43, 1)

Luminance 0.4984

Contrast Black 10.97:1White 1.91:1

CSS

--color-fda591: #FDA591;
.background-fda591 { background-color: #FDA591; }
.text-fda591 { color: #FDA591; }

Luminance0.4984

Black text10.97:1AA Pass

White text1.91:1AA 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":"#FDA591","rgb":[253,165,145],"hsl":[11,96,78],"cmyk":[0,35,43,1],"luminance":0.4984,"contrast":{"black":10.97,"white":1.91}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":10.97,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.91,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#FFEFEB","hex":"#FFEFEB","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":18.8,"contrastWhite":1.12,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#FDDB91","hex":"#FDDB91","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.72,"contrastWhite":1.34,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#91E9FD","hex":"#91E9FD","family":"cyan","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.28,"contrastWhite":1.37,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Pastel Coral","hex":"#FFB3A7","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.26,"contrastWhite":1.71,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#F0AD9D","hex":"#F0AD9D","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.17,"contrastWhite":1.88,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm red","pastel","pastel red","Light Salmon adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","soft UI backgrounds","high-attention visual states"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/fda591.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/light-salmon.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/soft-coral.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pastel-coral.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#91E9FD","analogous":["#FD91B3","#FDDB91"],"triadic":["#91FDA5","#A591FD"],"tetradic":["#B3FD91","#91E9FD","#DB91FD"],"splitComplementary":["#91FDDB","#91B3FD"],"monochromatic":["#FFEFEB","#FDA591","#FB5B37"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FFEFEB","dark":"#FB5B37","saturated":"#FFA38F","desaturated":"#F0AD9D","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#FFC5B8"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"light-salmon","name":"Light Salmon","hex":"#FFA07A","distance":23.62202362203543},{"slug":"soft-coral","name":"Soft Coral","hex":"#F7A8A8","distance":23.958297101421877},{"slug":"pastel-coral","name":"Pastel Coral","hex":"#FFB3A7","distance":26.153393661244042},{"slug":"salmon-rose","name":"Salmon Rose","hex":"#E7968B","distance":27.294688127912362},{"slug":"salmon-pink","name":"Salmon Pink","hex":"#FF91A4","distance":27.65863337187866}]

HEX meaning and use

About #FDA591

#FDA591 is classified as a warm red value with pastel visual character. #FDA591 is visually closest to Light Salmon, a named orange color with HEX #FFA07A.

The RGB channels are 253, 165, and 145, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 11deg with 96% 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 0.4984, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 23.62, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text10.97:1AA Pass

White text1.91:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #FDA591 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000010.97:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.91:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#FFEFEB#000000 text · best 18.8:1#FFEFEB

#FDDB91#000000 text · best 15.72:1#FDDB91

#91E9FD#000000 text · best 15.28:1#91E9FD

Pastel Coral#000000 text · best 12.26:1#FFB3A7

#F0AD9D#000000 text · best 11.17:1#F0AD9D

Generated Palette

#FDA591#FDA591

#91E9FD#91E9FD

#FD91B3#FD91B3

#FDDB91#FDDB91

#FFEFEB#FFEFEB

#FB5B37#FB5B37

Color Harmonies

#91E9FD#91E9FD

#FD91B3#FD91B3

#FDDB91#FDDB91

#91FDA5#91FDA5

#A591FD#A591FD

Variants

#FFEFEB#FFEFEB

#FB5B37#FB5B37

#FFA38F#FFA38F

#F0AD9D#F0AD9D

White#FFFFFF

#FFC5B8#FFC5B8

Nearest Named Colors

Light Salmon#FFA07A

Soft Coral#F7A8A8

Pastel Coral#FFB3A7

Salmon Rose#E7968B

Salmon Pink#FF91A4

#FDA591

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #FDA591

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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