HEX atlas value

#FDF6A5

#FDF6A5 is a warm yellow HEX color close to Butter. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 253, 246, 165, HSL 55, 96%, 82%, has luminance 0.8951, and belongs to the pastel group.

yellow warm pastel

#FDF6A5 Sample readable text

HEX #FDF6A5

RGB rgb(253, 246, 165)

HSL hsl(55 96% 82%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 3, 35, 1)

Luminance 0.8951

Contrast Black 18.9:1White 1.11:1

CSS

--color-fdf6a5: #FDF6A5;
.background-fdf6a5 { background-color: #FDF6A5; }
.text-fdf6a5 { color: #FDF6A5; }

Luminance0.8951

Black text18.9:1AA Pass

White text1.11:1AA 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":"#FDF6A5","rgb":[253,246,165],"hsl":[55,96,82],"cmyk":[0,3,35,1],"luminance":0.8951,"contrast":{"black":18.9,"white":1.11}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":18.9,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.11,"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":"Pastel Yellow","hex":"#FDFD96","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":19.67,"contrastWhite":1.07,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Soft Yellow","hex":"#FFF8B8","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":19.37,"contrastWhite":1.08,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#FFF7A3","hex":"#FFF7A3","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":19.09,"contrastWhite":1.1,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#D8FDA5","hex":"#D8FDA5","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":18.51,"contrastWhite":1.13,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm yellow","pastel","pastel yellow","Butter 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/fdf6a5.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/butter.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pastel-yellow.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/soft-yellow.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#A5ACFD","analogous":["#FDCAA5","#D8FDA5"],"triadic":["#A5FDF6","#F6A5FD"],"tetradic":["#A5FDCA","#A5ACFD","#FDA5D8"],"splitComplementary":["#A5D8FD","#CAA5FD"],"monochromatic":["#FFFFFF","#FDF6A5","#FBED4B"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FFFFFF","dark":"#FBED4B","saturated":"#FFF7A3","desaturated":"#F3EDAF","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#FFFBCC"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"butter","name":"Butter","hex":"#FFF1A8","distance":6.164414002968976},{"slug":"pastel-yellow","name":"Pastel Yellow","hex":"#FDFD96","distance":16.55294535724685},{"slug":"soft-yellow","name":"Soft Yellow","hex":"#FFF8B8","distance":19.209372712298546},{"slug":"vanilla","name":"Vanilla","hex":"#F3E5AB","distance":20.615528128088304},{"slug":"pale-goldenrod","name":"Pale Goldenrod","hex":"#EEE8AA","distance":21.118712081942874}]

HEX meaning and use

About #FDF6A5

#FDF6A5 is classified as a warm yellow value with pastel visual character. #FDF6A5 is visually closest to Butter, a named yellow color with HEX #FFF1A8.

The RGB channels are 253, 246, and 165, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 55deg with 96% saturation and 82% 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 0.8951, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 6.16, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text18.9:1AA Pass

White text1.11:1AA Fail

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

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

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #FDF6A5 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000018.9:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.11:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

White#000000 text · best 21:1#FFFFFF

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

Soft Yellow#000000 text · best 19.37:1#FFF8B8

#FFF7A3#000000 text · best 19.09:1#FFF7A3

#D8FDA5#000000 text · best 18.51:1#D8FDA5

Generated Palette

#FDF6A5#FDF6A5

#A5ACFD#A5ACFD

#FDCAA5#FDCAA5

#D8FDA5#D8FDA5

White#FFFFFF

#FBED4B#FBED4B

Color Harmonies

#A5ACFD#A5ACFD

#FDCAA5#FDCAA5

#D8FDA5#D8FDA5

#A5FDF6#A5FDF6

#F6A5FD#F6A5FD

Variants

White#FFFFFF

#FBED4B#FBED4B

#FFF7A3#FFF7A3

#F3EDAF#F3EDAF

White#FFFFFF

#FFFBCC#FFFBCC

Nearest Named Colors

Butter#FFF1A8

Pastel Yellow#FDFD96

Soft Yellow#FFF8B8

Vanilla#F3E5AB

Pale Goldenrod#EEE8AA

#FDF6A5

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #FDF6A5

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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