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#FEAA85 Color

#FEAA85 is rgb(254, 170, 133) in RGB, hsl(18, 98%, 76%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 33%, 48%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Light Salmon (#FFA07A), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.96. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FEAA85
HEX#FEAA85
RGBrgb(254, 170, 133)
HSLhsl(18, 98%, 76%)
HSVhsv(18, 48%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 33%, 48%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(81.2% 0.111 44.5)
LABlab(77.45% 28.86 32.34)
LCHlch(77.45% 43.35 48.25)

What #FEAA85 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 #FEAA85, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Light Salmon#FFA07AΔE 5.96Papaya#FF9E80ΔE 6.56Vivid Tangerine#FFA089ΔE 7.61Dark Salmon#E9967AΔE 8.23Very Light Tangelo#FFB077ΔE 9.65Middle Red#E58E73ΔE 10.53

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

#FEAA85 Channel Values

How #FEAA85 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 254 · G 170 · B 1338-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 18° · S 98% · L 76%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 18° · S 48% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 33% · Y 48% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.86:1 vs white · 11.3:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FEAA85 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 text1.86:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.3:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #FEAA85 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #FEAA85

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FEAA85; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#FEAA85
Complementary
#86DAFE
Analogous
#FE869E
Analogous
#FEE686
Triadic
#86FEAA
Triadic
#AA86FE
Split comp.
#86FEE6
Split comp.
#869EFE

Tints & Shades of #FEAA85

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

#FEB495
#FEBFA4
#FECAB3
#FED8C7
#FFE3D7
#FFEDE6

Shades

#FD8653
#FD5F1C
#E34602
#B13602
#7E2701
#471601

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #FEAA85.

How #FEAA85 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#FEAA85
Protanopia#BCBC84
Protanomaly#DAB585
Deuteranopia#CBCB81
Deuteranomaly#E1BF82
Tritanopia#FFA6A6
Tritanomaly#FFA89A
Achromatopsia#BEBEBE

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FEAA85 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-feaa85: #FEAA85;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FEAA85;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-feaa85': '#FEAA85' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.996, green: 0.667, blue: 0.522)
Android XML<color name="color_feaa85">#FEAA85</color>
SVG fillfill="#FEAA85"

More Orange Colors

#FEAA85 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#FEAA85 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FEAA85?

#FEAA85 is a light orange — rgb(254, 170, 133) in RGB and hsl(18, 98%, 76%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Light Salmon (#FFA07A), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.96.

What is the RGB value of #FEAA85?

#FEAA85 is rgb(254, 170, 133) — red 254, green 170, and blue 133 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FEAA85?

#FEAA85 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 33%, 48%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FEAA85 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FEAA85 scores 1.86:1 against white and 11.3:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FEAA85 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FEAA85 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 lightsalmon (#FFA07A) at a CIE76 distance of 5.96, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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