HEX atlas value

#FEE4B9

#FEE4B9 is a warm orange HEX color close to Moccasin. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 254, 228, 185, HSL 37, 97%, 86%, has luminance 0.8006, and belongs to the light and pastel groups.

orange warm light pastel

#FEE4B9 Sample readable text

HEX #FEE4B9

RGB rgb(254, 228, 185)

HSL hsl(37 97% 86%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 10, 27, 0)

Luminance 0.8006

Contrast Black 17.01:1White 1.23:1

CSS

--color-fee4b9: #FEE4B9;
.background-fee4b9 { background-color: #FEE4B9; }
.text-fee4b9 { color: #FEE4B9; }

Luminance0.8006

Black text17.01:1AA Pass

White text1.23:1AA 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":"#FEE4B9","rgb":[254,228,185],"hsl":[37,97,86],"cmyk":[0,10,27,0],"luminance":0.8006,"contrast":{"black":17.01,"white":1.23}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":17.01,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.23,"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":"#F6FEB9","hex":"#F6FEB9","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":19.8,"contrastWhite":1.06,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Bisque","hex":"#FFE4C4","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.15,"contrastWhite":1.22,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Peach","hex":"#FFE5B4","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.12,"contrastWhite":1.23,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#FFE4B8","hex":"#FFE4B8","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.04,"contrastWhite":1.23,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm orange","light","pastel","light orange","pastel orange","Moccasin 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/fee4b9.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/moccasin.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/peach.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pastel-peach.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#B9D3FE","analogous":["#FEC1B9","#F6FEB9"],"triadic":["#B9FEE3","#E3B9FE"],"tetradic":["#B9FEC1","#B9D3FE","#FEB9F6"],"splitComplementary":["#B9F6FE","#C1B9FE"],"monochromatic":["#FFFFFF","#FEE4B9","#FDC05E"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FFFFFF","dark":"#FDC05E","saturated":"#FFE4B8","desaturated":"#F6E2C1","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#FFF3E0"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"moccasin","name":"Moccasin","hex":"#FFE4B5","distance":4.123105625617661},{"slug":"peach","name":"Peach","hex":"#FFE5B4","distance":5.196152422706632},{"slug":"pastel-peach","name":"Pastel Peach","hex":"#FFDAB9","distance":10.04987562112089},{"slug":"peach-puff","name":"Peach Puff","hex":"#FFDAB9","distance":10.04987562112089},{"slug":"bisque","name":"Bisque","hex":"#FFE4C4","distance":11.045361017187261}]

HEX meaning and use

About #FEE4B9

#FEE4B9 is classified as a warm orange value with light and pastel visual character. #FEE4B9 is visually closest to Moccasin, a named orange color with HEX #FFE4B5.

The RGB channels are 254, 228, and 185, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 37deg 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 0.8006, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 4.12, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text17.01:1AA Pass

White text1.23:1AA Fail

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

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

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #FEE4B9 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000017.01:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.23:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

White#000000 text · best 21:1#FFFFFF

#F6FEB9#000000 text · best 19.8:1#F6FEB9

Bisque#000000 text · best 17.15:1#FFE4C4

Peach#000000 text · best 17.12:1#FFE5B4

#FFE4B8#000000 text · best 17.04:1#FFE4B8

Generated Palette

#FEE4B9#FEE4B9

#B9D3FE#B9D3FE

#FEC1B9#FEC1B9

#F6FEB9#F6FEB9

White#FFFFFF

#FDC05E#FDC05E

Color Harmonies

#B9D3FE#B9D3FE

#FEC1B9#FEC1B9

#F6FEB9#F6FEB9

#B9FEE3#B9FEE3

#E3B9FE#E3B9FE

Variants

White#FFFFFF

#FDC05E#FDC05E

#FFE4B8#FFE4B8

#F6E2C1#F6E2C1

White#FFFFFF

#FFF3E0#FFF3E0

Nearest Named Colors

Moccasin#FFE4B5

Peach#FFE5B4

Pastel Peach#FFDAB9

Peach Puff#FFDAB9

Bisque#FFE4C4

#FEE4B9

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #FEE4B9

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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