HEX atlas value

#FDEFE2

#FDEFE2 is a warm orange HEX color close to Linen. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 253, 239, 226, HSL 29, 87%, 94%, has luminance 0.8811, and belongs to the light and pastel groups.

orange warm light pastel

#FDEFE2 Sample readable text

HEX #FDEFE2

RGB rgb(253, 239, 226)

HSL hsl(29 87% 94%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 6, 11, 1)

Luminance 0.8811

Contrast Black 18.62:1White 1.13:1

CSS

--color-fdefe2: #FDEFE2;
.background-fdefe2 { background-color: #FDEFE2; }
.text-fdefe2 { color: #FDEFE2; }

Luminance0.8811

Black text18.62:1AA Pass

White text1.13:1AA 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":"#FDEFE2","rgb":[253,239,226],"hsl":[29,87,94],"cmyk":[0,6,11,1],"luminance":0.8811,"contrast":{"black":18.62,"white":1.13}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":18.62,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.13,"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":"#FDFDE2","hex":"#FDFDE2","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":20.32,"contrastWhite":1.03,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Cornsilk","hex":"#FFF8DC","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":19.71,"contrastWhite":1.07,"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"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm orange","light","pastel","light orange","pastel orange","Linen adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","soft UI backgrounds","light surfaces"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/fdefe2.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/linen.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/linen-white.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/warm-white.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#E2F0FD","analogous":["#FDE2E3","#FDFDE2"],"triadic":["#E2FDEF","#EFE2FD"],"tetradic":["#E3FDE2","#E2F0FD","#FDE2FD"],"splitComplementary":["#E2FDFD","#E2E3FD"],"monochromatic":["#FFFFFF","#FDEFE2","#F7C08D"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FFFFFF","dark":"#F7C08D","saturated":"#FFEFE0","desaturated":"#FAEFE6","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#FFFFFF"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"linen","name":"Linen","hex":"#FAF0E6","distance":5.0990195135927845},{"slug":"linen-white","name":"Linen White","hex":"#FAF0E6","distance":5.0990195135927845},{"slug":"warm-white","name":"Warm White","hex":"#F8F4E3","distance":7.14142842854285},{"slug":"old-lace","name":"Old Lace","hex":"#FDF5E6","distance":7.211102550927978},{"slug":"cornsilk","name":"Cornsilk","hex":"#FFF8DC","distance":11}]

HEX meaning and use

About #FDEFE2

#FDEFE2 is classified as a warm orange value with light and pastel visual character. #FDEFE2 is visually closest to Linen, a named orange color with HEX #FAF0E6.

The RGB channels are 253, 239, and 226, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 29deg 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 0.8811, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 5.10, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text18.62:1AA Pass

White text1.13:1AA Fail

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

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

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #FDEFE2 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000018.62:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.13:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

White#000000 text · best 21:1#FFFFFF

#FDFDE2#000000 text · best 20.32:1#FDFDE2

Cornsilk#000000 text · best 19.71:1#FFF8DC

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

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

Generated Palette

#FDEFE2#FDEFE2

#E2F0FD#E2F0FD

#FDE2E3#FDE2E3

#FDFDE2#FDFDE2

White#FFFFFF

#F7C08D#F7C08D

Color Harmonies

#E2F0FD#E2F0FD

#FDE2E3#FDE2E3

#FDFDE2#FDFDE2

#E2FDEF#E2FDEF

#EFE2FD#EFE2FD

Variants

White#FFFFFF

#F7C08D#F7C08D

#FFEFE0#FFEFE0

#FAEFE6#FAEFE6

White#FFFFFF

Nearest Named Colors

Linen#FAF0E6

Linen White#FAF0E6

Warm White#F8F4E3

Old Lace#FDF5E6

Cornsilk#FFF8DC

#FDEFE2

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #FDEFE2

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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