HEX atlas value

#FED8B9

#FED8B9 is a warm orange HEX color close to Pastel Peach. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 254, 216, 185, HSL 27, 97%, 86%, has luminance 0.7369, and belongs to the light and pastel groups.

orange warm light pastel

#FED8B9 Sample readable text

HEX #FED8B9

RGB rgb(254, 216, 185)

HSL hsl(27 97% 86%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 15, 27, 0)

Luminance 0.7369

Contrast Black 15.74:1White 1.33:1

CSS

--color-fed8b9: #FED8B9;
.background-fed8b9 { background-color: #FED8B9; }
.text-fed8b9 { color: #FED8B9; }

Luminance0.7369

Black text15.74:1AA Pass

White text1.33:1AA 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":"#FED8B9","rgb":[254,216,185],"hsl":[27,97,86],"cmyk":[0,15,27,0],"luminance":0.7369,"contrast":{"black":15.74,"white":1.33}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":15.74,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.33,"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":"#FEFAB9","hex":"#FEFAB9","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":19.59,"contrastWhite":1.07,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Moccasin","hex":"#FFE4B5","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.02,"contrastWhite":1.23,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Peach Puff","hex":"#FFDAB9","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.98,"contrastWhite":1.31,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Wheat","hex":"#F5DEB3","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.98,"contrastWhite":1.31,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm orange","light","pastel","light orange","pastel orange","Pastel Peach 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/fed8b9.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pastel-peach.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/peach-puff.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/wheat.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#B9DFFE","analogous":["#FEB9BC","#FEFAB9"],"triadic":["#B9FED8","#D8B9FE"],"tetradic":["#BCFEB9","#B9DFFE","#FAB9FE"],"splitComplementary":["#B9FEFA","#B9BCFE"],"monochromatic":["#FFFFFF","#FED8B9","#FDA55E"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FFFFFF","dark":"#FDA55E","saturated":"#FFD8B8","desaturated":"#F6D9C1","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#FFEEE0"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"pastel-peach","name":"Pastel Peach","hex":"#FFDAB9","distance":2.23606797749979},{"slug":"peach-puff","name":"Peach Puff","hex":"#FFDAB9","distance":2.23606797749979},{"slug":"wheat","name":"Wheat","hex":"#F5DEB3","distance":12.36931687685298},{"slug":"moccasin","name":"Moccasin","hex":"#FFE4B5","distance":12.68857754044952},{"slug":"apricot","name":"Apricot","hex":"#FBCEB1","distance":13.152946437965905}]

HEX meaning and use

About #FED8B9

#FED8B9 is classified as a warm orange value with light and pastel visual character. #FED8B9 is visually closest to Pastel Peach, a named orange color with HEX #FFDAB9.

The RGB channels are 254, 216, and 185, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 27deg with 97% saturation and 86% 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 0.7369, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 2.24, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text15.74:1AA Pass

White text1.33:1AA Fail

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

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

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #FED8B9 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000015.74:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.33:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

White#000000 text · best 21:1#FFFFFF

#FEFAB9#000000 text · best 19.59:1#FEFAB9

Moccasin#000000 text · best 17.02:1#FFE4B5

Peach Puff#000000 text · best 15.98:1#FFDAB9

Wheat#000000 text · best 15.98:1#F5DEB3

Generated Palette

#FED8B9#FED8B9

#B9DFFE#B9DFFE

#FEB9BC#FEB9BC

#FEFAB9#FEFAB9

White#FFFFFF

#FDA55E#FDA55E

Color Harmonies

#B9DFFE#B9DFFE

#FEB9BC#FEB9BC

#FEFAB9#FEFAB9

#B9FED8#B9FED8

#D8B9FE#D8B9FE

Variants

White#FFFFFF

#FDA55E#FDA55E

#FFD8B8#FFD8B8

#F6D9C1#F6D9C1

White#FFFFFF

#FFEEE0#FFEEE0

Nearest Named Colors

Pastel Peach#FFDAB9

Peach Puff#FFDAB9

Wheat#F5DEB3

Moccasin#FFE4B5

Apricot#FBCEB1

#FED8B9

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #FED8B9

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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