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HEX atlas value

#FEF9E1

#FEF9E1 is a warm yellow HEX color close to Cornsilk. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 254, 249, 225, HSL 50, 94%, 94%, has luminance 0.9426, and belongs to the light and pastel groups.

yellowwarmlightpastel
#FEF9E1 Sample readable text
HEX #FEF9E1
RGB rgb(254, 249, 225)
HSL hsl(50 94% 94%)
CMYK cmyk(0, 2, 11, 0)
Luminance 0.9426
Contrast Black 19.85:1White 1.06:1

CSS

--color-fef9e1: #FEF9E1;
.background-fef9e1 { background-color: #FEF9E1; }
.text-fef9e1 { color: #FEF9E1; }

Machine-readable data

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

Structured HEX color data for conversion, WCAG checks, CSS generation, automation, and AI ingestion.

AI-Ready Dataset v1.0.0
Luminance0.9426
Black text19.85:1AA Pass
White text1.06:1AA 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
Download JSON Open API
Structured sections
Color systems
{"hex":"#FEF9E1","rgb":[254,249,225],"hsl":[50,94,94],"cmyk":[0,2,11,0],"luminance":0.9426,"contrast":{"black":19.85,"white":1.06}}
WCAG
{"AA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"AAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]}
Safe pairings
[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":19.85,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.06,"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":"Light Yellow","hex":"#FFFFE0","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":20.63,"contrastWhite":1.02,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#F4FEE1","hex":"#F4FEE1","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":20.11,"contrastWhite":1.04,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#FFFAE0","hex":"#FFFAE0","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":20,"contrastWhite":1.05,"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"]}]
AI context
{"semanticGroups":["warm yellow","light","pastel","light yellow","pastel yellow","Cornsilk adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","soft UI backgrounds","light surfaces","highlight and warning systems"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/fef9e1.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/cornsilk.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/light-yellow.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/old-lace.json"]}
Harmonies
{"complementary":"#E1E6FE","analogous":["#FEEBE1","#F4FEE1"],"triadic":["#E1FEF9","#F9E1FE"],"tetradic":["#E1FEEB","#E1E6FE","#FEE1F4"],"splitComplementary":["#E1F4FE","#EBE1FE"],"monochromatic":["#FFFFFF","#FEF9E1","#FBE888"]}
Variants
{"light":"#FFFFFF","dark":"#FBE888","saturated":"#FFFAE0","desaturated":"#FBF7E5","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#FFFFFF"}
Nearest named colors
[{"slug":"cornsilk","name":"Cornsilk","hex":"#FFF8DC","distance":5.196152422706632},{"slug":"light-yellow","name":"Light Yellow","hex":"#FFFFE0","distance":6.164414002968976},{"slug":"old-lace","name":"Old Lace","hex":"#FDF5E6","distance":6.48074069840786},{"slug":"warm-white","name":"Warm White","hex":"#F8F4E3","distance":8.06225774829855},{"slug":"beige","name":"Beige","hex":"#F5F5DC","distance":11.045361017187261}]
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HEX meaning and use

About #FEF9E1

#FEF9E1 is classified as a warm yellow value with light and pastel visual character. #FEF9E1 is visually closest to Cornsilk, a named yellow color with HEX #FFF8DC.

The RGB channels are 254, 249, and 225, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 50deg with 94% 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 0.9426, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 5.20, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text19.85:1AA Pass
White text1.06:1AA Fail

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

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

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #FEF9E1 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000019.85:1 · AAA
White text#FFFFFF1.06:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

White#000000 text · best 21:1#FFFFFF
Light Yellow#000000 text · best 20.63:1#FFFFE0
#F4FEE1#000000 text · best 20.11:1#F4FEE1
#FFFAE0#000000 text · best 20:1#FFFAE0
Cornsilk#000000 text · best 19.71:1#FFF8DC

Generated Palette

#FEF9E1#FEF9E1
#E1E6FE#E1E6FE
#FEEBE1#FEEBE1
#F4FEE1#F4FEE1
White#FFFFFF
#FBE888#FBE888

Color Harmonies

#E1E6FE#E1E6FE
#FEEBE1#FEEBE1
#F4FEE1#F4FEE1
#E1FEF9#E1FEF9
#F9E1FE#F9E1FE

Variants

White#FFFFFF
#FBE888#FBE888
#FFFAE0#FFFAE0
#FBF7E5#FBF7E5
White#FFFFFF
White#FFFFFF

Nearest Named Colors

Cornsilk#FFF8DC
Light Yellow#FFFFE0
Old Lace#FDF5E6
Warm White#F8F4E3
Beige#F5F5DC

Related HEX Guides

Cornsilk colorOpen the nearest named color reference for #FFF8DC.Light Yellow colorOpen the nearest named color reference for #FFFFE0.Old Lace colorOpen the nearest named color reference for #FDF5E6.Yellow color familyBrowse named yellow colors related to this HEX value.Warm colorsExplore colors with similar temperature behavior.Light colorsFind colors in the light group.Pastel colorsFind colors in the pastel group.Color palettesBrowse palette systems related to generated color combinations.Compare colorsCompare named colors near this HEX value.Accessible colorsBrowse WCAG-friendly named colors and safe text options.#FEF9E1 APIOpen the machine-readable JSON record for this HEX value.