HEX atlas value

#FDC2A5

#FDC2A5 is a warm orange HEX color close to Pastel Coral. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 253, 194, 165, HSL 20, 96%, 82%, has luminance 0.6218, and belongs to the pastel group.

orange warm pastel

#FDC2A5 Sample readable text

HEX #FDC2A5

RGB rgb(253, 194, 165)

HSL hsl(20 96% 82%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 23, 35, 1)

Luminance 0.6218

Contrast Black 13.44:1White 1.56:1

CSS

--color-fdc2a5: #FDC2A5;
.background-fdc2a5 { background-color: #FDC2A5; }
.text-fdc2a5 { color: #FDC2A5; }

Luminance0.6218

Black text13.44:1AA Pass

White text1.56:1AA 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":"#FDC2A5","rgb":[253,194,165],"hsl":[20,96,82],"cmyk":[0,23,35,1],"luminance":0.6218,"contrast":{"black":13.44,"white":1.56}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":13.44,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.56,"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":"#FDEEA5","hex":"#FDEEA5","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.95,"contrastWhite":1.17,"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":"#A5E0FD","hex":"#A5E0FD","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.68,"contrastWhite":1.43,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Apricot","hex":"#FBCEB1","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.57,"contrastWhite":1.44,"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/fdc2a5.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pastel-coral.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/melon.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/apricot.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#A5E0FD","analogous":["#FDA5B4","#FDEEA5"],"triadic":["#A5FDC2","#C2A5FD"],"tetradic":["#B4FDA5","#A5E0FD","#EEA5FD"],"splitComplementary":["#A5FDEE","#A5B4FD"],"monochromatic":["#FFFFFF","#FDC2A5","#FB864B"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FFFFFF","dark":"#FB864B","saturated":"#FFC2A3","desaturated":"#F3C6AF","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#FFDDCC"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"pastel-coral","name":"Pastel Coral","hex":"#FFB3A7","distance":15.264337522473747},{"slug":"melon","name":"Melon","hex":"#FDBCB4","distance":16.15549442140351},{"slug":"apricot","name":"Apricot","hex":"#FBCEB1","distance":17.08800749063506},{"slug":"desert-sand","name":"Desert Sand","hex":"#EDC9AF","distance":20.12461179749811},{"slug":"soft-peach","name":"Soft Peach","hex":"#FAD7A0","distance":21.79449471770337}]

HEX meaning and use

About #FDC2A5

#FDC2A5 is classified as a warm orange value with pastel visual character. #FDC2A5 is visually closest to Pastel Coral, a named red color with HEX #FFB3A7.

The RGB channels are 253, 194, and 165, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 20deg with 96% 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 0.6218, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 15.26, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text13.44:1AA Pass

White text1.56:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #FDC2A5 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000013.44:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.56:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

White#000000 text · best 21:1#FFFFFF

#FDEEA5#000000 text · best 17.95:1#FDEEA5

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

#A5E0FD#000000 text · best 14.68:1#A5E0FD

Apricot#000000 text · best 14.57:1#FBCEB1

Generated Palette

#FDC2A5#FDC2A5

#A5E0FD#A5E0FD

#FDA5B4#FDA5B4

#FDEEA5#FDEEA5

White#FFFFFF

#FB864B#FB864B

Color Harmonies

#A5E0FD#A5E0FD

#FDA5B4#FDA5B4

#FDEEA5#FDEEA5

#A5FDC2#A5FDC2

#C2A5FD#C2A5FD

Variants

White#FFFFFF

#FB864B#FB864B

#FFC2A3#FFC2A3

#F3C6AF#F3C6AF

White#FFFFFF

#FFDDCC#FFDDCC

Nearest Named Colors

Pastel Coral#FFB3A7

Melon#FDBCB4

Apricot#FBCEB1

Desert Sand#EDC9AF

Soft Peach#FAD7A0

#FDC2A5

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #FDC2A5

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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