#FEA68F Color

#FEA68F is rgb(254, 166, 143) in RGB, hsl(12, 98%, 78%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 35%, 44%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Vivid Tangerine (#FFA089), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.55. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FEA68F

HEX#FEA68F

RGBrgb(254, 166, 143)

HSLhsl(12, 98%, 78%)

HSVhsv(12, 44%, 100%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 35%, 44%, 0%)

OKLCHoklch(80.7% 0.11 35.3)

LABlab(76.71% 31.55 26.06)

LCHlch(76.71% 40.92 39.56)

What #FEA68F 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 #FEA68F, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Vivid Tangerine#FFA089ΔE 3.55 Papaya#FF9E80ΔE 6.8 Dark Salmon#E9967AΔE 7.03 Middle Red#E58E73ΔE 9.28 Blush Coral#FFB2A6ΔE 9.4 Salmon Rose#E7968BΔE 9.51

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#FEA68F Channel Values

How #FEA68F breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 254 · G 166 · B 143	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 12° · S 98% · L 78%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 12° · S 44% · V 100%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 35% · Y 44% · K 0%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	1.9:1 vs white · 11.07:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FEA68F 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 text1.9:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text11.07:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #FEA68F

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FEA68F; 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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Analogous

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Triadic

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Split comp.

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Tints & Shades of #FEA68F

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 #FEA68F 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#FEA68F

Protanopia#B9B98E

Protanomaly#D8B28F

Deuteranopia#C9C98B

Deuteranomaly#E0BC8D

Tritanopia#FFA3A3

Tritanomaly#FFA49C

Achromatopsia#BCBCBC

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Using #FEA68F in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-fea68f: #FEA68F;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FEA68F;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-fea68f': '#FEA68F' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.996, green: 0.651, blue: 0.561)

Android XML<color name="color_fea68f">#FEA68F</color>

SVG fillfill="#FEA68F"

More Red Colors

#FEA68F sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

1f0000 fffafa 1f0005 fff5f5 1f0008 fff1f2 240000 fff1f0 240909 fff0f2 270707 ffedeb 4e0707 710f04 940000 a81c07 c0362c cdacac e30022 ee204d fa8072 ff1818 ff6467 ffb7c5

#FEA68F Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FEA68F?

#FEA68F is a light red — rgb(254, 166, 143) in RGB and hsl(12, 98%, 78%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Vivid Tangerine (#FFA089), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.55.

What is the RGB value of #FEA68F?

#FEA68F is rgb(254, 166, 143) — red 254, green 166, and blue 143 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FEA68F?

#FEA68F converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 35%, 44%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FEA68F be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FEA68F scores 1.9:1 against white and 11.07:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FEA68F as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FEA68F 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 darksalmon (#E9967A) at a CIE76 distance of 7.03, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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