HEX atlas value

#FDE091

#FDE091 is a warm orange HEX color close to Khaki. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 253, 224, 145, HSL 44, 96%, 78%, has luminance 0.7624, and belongs to the pastel group.

orange warm pastel

#FDE091 Sample readable text

HEX #FDE091

RGB rgb(253, 224, 145)

HSL hsl(44 96% 78%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 11, 43, 1)

Luminance 0.7624

Contrast Black 16.25:1White 1.29:1

CSS

--color-fde091: #FDE091;
.background-fde091 { background-color: #FDE091; }
.text-fde091 { color: #FDE091; }

Luminance0.7624

Black text16.25:1AA Pass

White text1.29:1AA 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":"#FDE091","rgb":[253,224,145],"hsl":[44,96,78],"cmyk":[0,11,43,1],"luminance":0.7624,"contrast":{"black":16.25,"white":1.29}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":16.25,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.29,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#FFF9EB","hex":"#FFF9EB","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":20,"contrastWhite":1.05,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#E4FD91","hex":"#E4FD91","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":18.76,"contrastWhite":1.12,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Vanilla","hex":"#F3E5AB","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.61,"contrastWhite":1.26,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#FFE18F","hex":"#FFE18F","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.42,"contrastWhite":1.28,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Khaki","hex":"#F0E68C","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.4,"contrastWhite":1.28,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm orange","pastel","pastel orange","Khaki adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","soft UI backgrounds"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/fde091.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/khaki.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/soft-peach.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/flax.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#91AEFD","analogous":["#FDAA91","#E4FD91"],"triadic":["#91FDE0","#E091FD"],"tetradic":["#91FDAA","#91AEFD","#FD91E4"],"splitComplementary":["#91E4FD","#AA91FD"],"monochromatic":["#FFF9EB","#FDE091","#FBC737"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FFF9EB","dark":"#FBC737","saturated":"#FFE18F","desaturated":"#F0DA9D","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#FFECB8"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"khaki","name":"Khaki","hex":"#F0E68C","distance":15.165750888103101},{"slug":"soft-peach","name":"Soft Peach","hex":"#FAD7A0","distance":17.74823934929885},{"slug":"flax","name":"Flax","hex":"#EEDC82","distance":21.587033144922902},{"slug":"navajo-white","name":"Navajo White","hex":"#FFDEAD","distance":28.142494558940577},{"slug":"vanilla","name":"Vanilla","hex":"#F3E5AB","distance":28.30194339616981}]

HEX meaning and use

About #FDE091

#FDE091 is classified as a warm orange value with pastel visual character. #FDE091 is visually closest to Khaki, a named yellow color with HEX #F0E68C.

The RGB channels are 253, 224, and 145, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 44deg 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 0.7624, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 15.17, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text16.25:1AA Pass

White text1.29:1AA Fail

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

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

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #FDE091 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000016.25:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.29:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#FFF9EB#000000 text · best 20:1#FFF9EB

#E4FD91#000000 text · best 18.76:1#E4FD91

Vanilla#000000 text · best 16.61:1#F3E5AB

#FFE18F#000000 text · best 16.42:1#FFE18F

Khaki#000000 text · best 16.4:1#F0E68C

Generated Palette

#FDE091#FDE091

#91AEFD#91AEFD

#FDAA91#FDAA91

#E4FD91#E4FD91

#FFF9EB#FFF9EB

#FBC737#FBC737

Color Harmonies

#91AEFD#91AEFD

#FDAA91#FDAA91

#E4FD91#E4FD91

#91FDE0#91FDE0

#E091FD#E091FD

Variants

#FFF9EB#FFF9EB

#FBC737#FBC737

#FFE18F#FFE18F

#F0DA9D#F0DA9D

White#FFFFFF

#FFECB8#FFECB8

Nearest Named Colors

Khaki#F0E68C

Soft Peach#FAD7A0

Flax#EEDC82

Navajo White#FFDEAD

Vanilla#F3E5AB

#FDE091

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #FDE091

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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