HEX atlas value

#FDC991

#FDC991 is a warm orange HEX color close to Soft Peach. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 253, 201, 145, HSL 31, 96%, 78%, has luminance 0.647, and belongs to the pastel group.

orange warm pastel

#FDC991 Sample readable text

HEX #FDC991

RGB rgb(253, 201, 145)

HSL hsl(31 96% 78%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 21, 43, 1)

Luminance 0.647

Contrast Black 13.94:1White 1.51:1

CSS

--color-fdc991: #FDC991;
.background-fdc991 { background-color: #FDC991; }
.text-fdc991 { color: #FDC991; }

Luminance0.647

Black text13.94:1AA Pass

White text1.51:1AA 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":"#FDC991","rgb":[253,201,145],"hsl":[31,96,78],"cmyk":[0,21,43,1],"luminance":0.647,"contrast":{"black":13.94,"white":1.51}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":13.94,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.51,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#FBFD91","hex":"#FBFD91","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":19.56,"contrastWhite":1.07,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#FFF5EB","hex":"#FFF5EB","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":19.51,"contrastWhite":1.08,"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":"Flax","hex":"#EEDC82","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.2,"contrastWhite":1.38,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#FFC98F","hex":"#FFC98F","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14,"contrastWhite":1.5,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm orange","pastel","pastel orange","Soft Peach adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","soft UI backgrounds"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/fdc991.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/soft-peach.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/topaz.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pale-gold.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#91C5FD","analogous":["#FD9391","#FBFD91"],"triadic":["#91FDC9","#C991FD"],"tetradic":["#91FD93","#91C5FD","#FD91FB"],"splitComplementary":["#91FBFD","#9391FD"],"monochromatic":["#FFF5EB","#FDC991","#FB9C37"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FFF5EB","dark":"#FB9C37","saturated":"#FFC98F","desaturated":"#F0C89D","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#FFDCB8"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"soft-peach","name":"Soft Peach","hex":"#FAD7A0","distance":20.73644135332772},{"slug":"topaz","name":"Topaz","hex":"#FFC87C","distance":21.118712081942874},{"slug":"pale-gold","name":"Pale Gold","hex":"#E6BE8A","distance":26.43860813280457},{"slug":"flax","name":"Flax","hex":"#EEDC82","distance":28.478061731796284},{"slug":"pastel-coral","name":"Pastel Coral","hex":"#FFB3A7","distance":31.176914536239792}]

HEX meaning and use

About #FDC991

#FDC991 is classified as a warm orange value with pastel visual character. #FDC991 is visually closest to Soft Peach, a named orange color with HEX #FAD7A0.

The RGB channels are 253, 201, and 145, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 31deg 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 0.647, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 20.74, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text13.94:1AA Pass

White text1.51:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #FDC991 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000013.94:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.51:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#FBFD91#000000 text · best 19.56:1#FBFD91

#FFF5EB#000000 text · best 19.51:1#FFF5EB

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

Flax#000000 text · best 15.2:1#EEDC82

#FFC98F#000000 text · best 14:1#FFC98F

Generated Palette

#FDC991#FDC991

#91C5FD#91C5FD

#FD9391#FD9391

#FBFD91#FBFD91

#FFF5EB#FFF5EB

#FB9C37#FB9C37

Color Harmonies

#91C5FD#91C5FD

#FD9391#FD9391

#FBFD91#FBFD91

#91FDC9#91FDC9

#C991FD#C991FD

Variants

#FFF5EB#FFF5EB

#FB9C37#FB9C37

#FFC98F#FFC98F

#F0C89D#F0C89D

White#FFFFFF

#FFDCB8#FFDCB8

Nearest Named Colors

Soft Peach#FAD7A0

Topaz#FFC87C

Pale Gold#E6BE8A

Flax#EEDC82

Pastel Coral#FFB3A7

#FDC991

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #FDC991

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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