HEX atlas value

#FDE991

#FDE991 is a warm yellow HEX color close to Khaki. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 253, 233, 145, HSL 49, 96%, 78%, has luminance 0.812, and belongs to the pastel group.

yellow warm pastel

#FDE991 Sample readable text

HEX #FDE991

RGB rgb(253, 233, 145)

HSL hsl(49 96% 78%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 8, 43, 1)

Luminance 0.812

Contrast Black 17.24:1White 1.22:1

CSS

--color-fde991: #FDE991;
.background-fde991 { background-color: #FDE991; }
.text-fde991 { color: #FDE991; }

Luminance0.812

Black text17.24:1AA Pass

White text1.22:1AA 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":"#FDE991","rgb":[253,233,145],"hsl":[49,96,78],"cmyk":[0,8,43,1],"luminance":0.812,"contrast":{"black":17.24,"white":1.22}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":17.24,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.22,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#FFFBEB","hex":"#FFFBEB","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":20.25,"contrastWhite":1.04,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Pastel Yellow","hex":"#FDFD96","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":19.67,"contrastWhite":1.07,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#DBFD91","hex":"#DBFD91","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":18.47,"contrastWhite":1.14,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Butter","hex":"#FFF1A8","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":18.4,"contrastWhite":1.14,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#FFEA8F","hex":"#FFEA8F","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.42,"contrastWhite":1.21,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm yellow","pastel","pastel yellow","Khaki adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","soft UI backgrounds","highlight and warning systems"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/fde991.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/khaki.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pastel-yellow.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/soft-peach.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#91A5FD","analogous":["#FDB391","#DBFD91"],"triadic":["#91FDE9","#E991FD"],"tetradic":["#91FDB3","#91A5FD","#FD91DB"],"splitComplementary":["#91DBFD","#B391FD"],"monochromatic":["#FFFBEB","#FDE991","#FBD737"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FFFBEB","dark":"#FBD737","saturated":"#FFEA8F","desaturated":"#F0E19D","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#FFF2B8"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"khaki","name":"Khaki","hex":"#F0E68C","distance":14.247806848775006},{"slug":"pastel-yellow","name":"Pastel Yellow","hex":"#FDFD96","distance":20.615528128088304},{"slug":"soft-peach","name":"Soft Peach","hex":"#FAD7A0","distance":23.62202362203543},{"slug":"butter","name":"Butter","hex":"#FFF1A8","distance":24.43358344574123},{"slug":"flax","name":"Flax","hex":"#EEDC82","distance":24.879710609249457}]

HEX meaning and use

About #FDE991

#FDE991 is classified as a warm yellow value with pastel visual character. #FDE991 is visually closest to Khaki, a named yellow color with HEX #F0E68C.

The RGB channels are 253, 233, and 145, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 49deg 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 0.812, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 14.25, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text17.24:1AA Pass

White text1.22:1AA Fail

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

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

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #FDE991 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000017.24:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.22:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#FFFBEB#000000 text · best 20.25:1#FFFBEB

Pastel Yellow#000000 text · best 19.67:1#FDFD96

#DBFD91#000000 text · best 18.47:1#DBFD91

Butter#000000 text · best 18.4:1#FFF1A8

#FFEA8F#000000 text · best 17.42:1#FFEA8F

Generated Palette

#FDE991#FDE991

#91A5FD#91A5FD

#FDB391#FDB391

#DBFD91#DBFD91

#FFFBEB#FFFBEB

#FBD737#FBD737

Color Harmonies

#91A5FD#91A5FD

#FDB391#FDB391

#DBFD91#DBFD91

#91FDE9#91FDE9

#E991FD#E991FD

Variants

#FFFBEB#FFFBEB

#FBD737#FBD737

#FFEA8F#FFEA8F

#F0E19D#F0E19D

White#FFFFFF

#FFF2B8#FFF2B8

Nearest Named Colors

Khaki#F0E68C

Pastel Yellow#FDFD96

Soft Peach#FAD7A0

Butter#FFF1A8

Flax#EEDC82

#FDE991

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #FDE991

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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