HEX atlas value

#FDAE91

#FDAE91 is a warm orange HEX color close to Pastel Coral. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 253, 174, 145, HSL 16, 96%, 78%, has luminance 0.532, and belongs to the pastel group.

orange warm pastel

#FDAE91 Sample readable text

HEX #FDAE91

RGB rgb(253, 174, 145)

HSL hsl(16 96% 78%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 31, 43, 1)

Luminance 0.532

Contrast Black 11.64:1White 1.8:1

CSS

--color-fdae91: #FDAE91;
.background-fdae91 { background-color: #FDAE91; }
.text-fdae91 { color: #FDAE91; }

Luminance0.532

Black text11.64:1AA Pass

White text1.8:1AA 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":"#FDAE91","rgb":[253,174,145],"hsl":[16,96,78],"cmyk":[0,31,43,1],"luminance":0.532,"contrast":{"black":11.64,"white":1.8}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":11.64,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.8,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#FFF0EB","hex":"#FFF0EB","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":18.92,"contrastWhite":1.11,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#FDE491","hex":"#FDE491","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.68,"contrastWhite":1.26,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#91E0FD","hex":"#91E0FD","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.28,"contrastWhite":1.47,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Pastel Coral","hex":"#FFB3A7","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.26,"contrastWhite":1.71,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Pale Gold","hex":"#E6BE8A","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.1,"contrastWhite":1.74,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm orange","pastel","pastel orange","Pastel Coral adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","soft UI backgrounds"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/fdae91.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pastel-coral.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/soft-coral.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/light-salmon.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#91E0FD","analogous":["#FD91AA","#FDE491"],"triadic":["#91FDAE","#AE91FD"],"tetradic":["#AAFD91","#91E0FD","#E491FD"],"splitComplementary":["#91FDE4","#91AAFD"],"monochromatic":["#FFF0EB","#FDAE91","#FB6B37"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FFF0EB","dark":"#FB6B37","saturated":"#FFAD8F","desaturated":"#F0B49D","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#FFCBB8"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"pastel-coral","name":"Pastel Coral","hex":"#FFB3A7","distance":22.64950330581225},{"slug":"soft-coral","name":"Soft Coral","hex":"#F7A8A8","distance":24.515301344262525},{"slug":"light-salmon","name":"Light Salmon","hex":"#FFA07A","distance":27},{"slug":"pale-gold","name":"Pale Gold","hex":"#E6BE8A","distance":28.879058156387302},{"slug":"salmon-rose","name":"Salmon Rose","hex":"#E7968B","distance":33.1058907144937}]

HEX meaning and use

About #FDAE91

#FDAE91 is classified as a warm orange value with pastel visual character. #FDAE91 is visually closest to Pastel Coral, a named red color with HEX #FFB3A7.

The RGB channels are 253, 174, and 145, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 16deg 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 0.532, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 22.65, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text11.64:1AA Pass

White text1.8:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #FDAE91 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000011.64:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.8:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#FFF0EB#000000 text · best 18.92:1#FFF0EB

#FDE491#000000 text · best 16.68:1#FDE491

#91E0FD#000000 text · best 14.28:1#91E0FD

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

Pale Gold#000000 text · best 12.1:1#E6BE8A

Generated Palette

#FDAE91#FDAE91

#91E0FD#91E0FD

#FD91AA#FD91AA

#FDE491#FDE491

#FFF0EB#FFF0EB

#FB6B37#FB6B37

Color Harmonies

#91E0FD#91E0FD

#FD91AA#FD91AA

#FDE491#FDE491

#91FDAE#91FDAE

#AE91FD#AE91FD

Variants

#FFF0EB#FFF0EB

#FB6B37#FB6B37

#FFAD8F#FFAD8F

#F0B49D#F0B49D

White#FFFFFF

#FFCBB8#FFCBB8

Nearest Named Colors

Pastel Coral#FFB3A7

Soft Coral#F7A8A8

Light Salmon#FFA07A

Pale Gold#E6BE8A

Salmon Rose#E7968B

#FDAE91

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #FDAE91

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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