HEX atlas value

#FDE9E3

#FDE9E3 is a warm red HEX color close to Misty Rose. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 253, 233, 227, HSL 14, 87%, 94%, has luminance 0.8471, and belongs to the light and pastel groups.

red warm light pastel

#FDE9E3 Sample readable text

HEX #FDE9E3

RGB rgb(253, 233, 227)

HSL hsl(14 87% 94%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 8, 10, 1)

Luminance 0.8471

Contrast Black 17.94:1White 1.17:1

CSS

--color-fde9e3: #FDE9E3;
.background-fde9e3 { background-color: #FDE9E3; }
.text-fde9e3 { color: #FDE9E3; }

Luminance0.8471

Black text17.94:1AA Pass

White text1.17:1AA 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":"#FDE9E3","rgb":[253,233,227],"hsl":[14,87,94],"cmyk":[0,8,10,1],"luminance":0.8471,"contrast":{"black":17.94,"white":1.17}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":17.94,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.17,"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":"#FDF6E2","hex":"#FDF6E2","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":19.46,"contrastWhite":1.08,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Old Lace","hex":"#FDF5E6","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":19.38,"contrastWhite":1.08,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Warm White","hex":"#F8F4E3","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":19.04,"contrastWhite":1.1,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#E2F7FD","hex":"#E2F7FD","family":"cyan","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":18.96,"contrastWhite":1.11,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm red","light","pastel","light red","pastel red","Misty Rose adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","soft UI backgrounds","light surfaces","high-attention visual states"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/fde9e3.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/misty-rose.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/linen.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/linen-white.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#E2F7FD","analogous":["#FDE2E9","#FDF6E2"],"triadic":["#E2FDE9","#E9E2FD"],"tetradic":["#E9FDE2","#E2F7FD","#F6E2FD"],"splitComplementary":["#E2FDF6","#E2E9FD"],"monochromatic":["#FFFFFF","#FDE9E3","#F7A58D"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FFFFFF","dark":"#F7A58D","saturated":"#FFE8E0","desaturated":"#FAEAE6","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#FFFFFF"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"misty-rose","name":"Misty Rose","hex":"#FFE4E1","distance":5.744562646538029},{"slug":"linen","name":"Linen","hex":"#FAF0E6","distance":8.18535277187245},{"slug":"linen-white","name":"Linen White","hex":"#FAF0E6","distance":8.18535277187245},{"slug":"warm-white","name":"Warm White","hex":"#F8F4E3","distance":12.083045973594572},{"slug":"old-lace","name":"Old Lace","hex":"#FDF5E6","distance":12.36931687685298}]

HEX meaning and use

About #FDE9E3

#FDE9E3 is classified as a warm red value with light and pastel visual character. #FDE9E3 is visually closest to Misty Rose, a named red color with HEX #FFE4E1.

The RGB channels are 253, 233, and 227, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 14deg with 87% saturation and 94% 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 0.8471, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 5.74, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text17.94:1AA Pass

White text1.17:1AA Fail

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

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

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #FDE9E3 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000017.94:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.17:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

White#000000 text · best 21:1#FFFFFF

#FDF6E2#000000 text · best 19.46:1#FDF6E2

Old Lace#000000 text · best 19.38:1#FDF5E6

Warm White#000000 text · best 19.04:1#F8F4E3

#E2F7FD#000000 text · best 18.96:1#E2F7FD

Generated Palette

#FDE9E3#FDE9E3

#E2F7FD#E2F7FD

#FDE2E9#FDE2E9

#FDF6E2#FDF6E2

White#FFFFFF

#F7A58D#F7A58D

Color Harmonies

#E2F7FD#E2F7FD

#FDE2E9#FDE2E9

#FDF6E2#FDF6E2

#E2FDE9#E2FDE9

#E9E2FD#E9E2FD

Variants

White#FFFFFF

#F7A58D#F7A58D

#FFE8E0#FFE8E0

#FAEAE6#FAEAE6

White#FFFFFF

Nearest Named Colors

Misty Rose#FFE4E1

Linen#FAF0E6

Linen White#FAF0E6

Warm White#F8F4E3

Old Lace#FDF5E6

#FDE9E3

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #FDE9E3

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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