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#FAD89E Color

#FAD89E is rgb(250, 216, 158) in RGB, hsl(38, 90%, 80%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 14%, 37%, 2%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Deep Champagne (#FAD6A5), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.39. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FAD89E
HEX#FAD89E
RGBrgb(250, 216, 158)
HSLhsl(38, 90%, 80%)
HSVhsv(38, 37%, 98%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 14%, 37%, 2%)
OKLCHoklch(89.7% 0.083 80.6)
LABlab(88.24% 6.43 33.25)
LCHlch(88.24% 33.87 79.05)

What #FAD89E Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #FAD89E, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every orange in the library.

#FAD89E Channel Values

How #FAD89E breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 250 · G 216 · B 1588-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 38° · S 90% · L 80%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 38° · S 37% · V 98%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 14% · Y 37% · K 2%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.37:1 vs white · 15.38:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FAD89E background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.37:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text15.38:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #FAD89E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FAD89E; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #FAD89E

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

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How #FAD89E Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#FAD89E
Protanopia#DEDE9E
Protanomaly#EADC9E
Deuteranopia#E4E49C
Deuteranomaly#EDDF9D
Tritanopia#FFD2D2
Tritanomaly#FDD4BF
Achromatopsia#DCDCDC

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FAD89E in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-fad89e: #FAD89E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FAD89E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-fad89e': '#FAD89E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.980, green: 0.847, blue: 0.620)
Android XML<color name="color_fad89e">#FAD89E</color>
SVG fillfill="#FAD89E"

More Orange Colors

#FAD89E sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#FAD89E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FAD89E?

#FAD89E is a lightest orange — rgb(250, 216, 158) in RGB and hsl(38, 90%, 80%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Deep Champagne (#FAD6A5), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.39.

What is the RGB value of #FAD89E?

#FAD89E is rgb(250, 216, 158) — red 250, green 216, and blue 158 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FAD89E?

#FAD89E converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 14%, 37%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FAD89E be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FAD89E scores 1.37:1 against white and 15.38:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FAD89E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FAD89E is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is navajowhite (#FFDEAD) at a CIE76 distance of 5.18, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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