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#FEAC9A Color

#FEAC9A is rgb(254, 172, 154) in RGB, hsl(11, 98%, 80%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 32%, 39%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Blush Coral (#FFB2A6), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.74. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FEAC9A
HEX#FEAC9A
RGBrgb(254, 172, 154)
HSLhsl(11, 98%, 80%)
HSVhsv(11, 39%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 32%, 39%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(81.9% 0.101 32.9)
LABlab(78.22% 29.41 22.18)
LCHlch(78.22% 36.84 37.02)

What #FEAC9A 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 #FEAC9A, 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 red in the library.

#FEAC9A Channel Values

How #FEAC9A 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 172 · B 1548-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 11° · S 98% · L 80%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 11° · S 39% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 32% · Y 39% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.81:1 vs white · 11.58:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FEAC9A 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 text1.81:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.58:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #FEAC9A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FEAC9A; 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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Tints & Shades of #FEAC9A

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.

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How #FEAC9A 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#FEAC9A
Protanopia#BDBD99
Protanomaly#DAB79A
Deuteranopia#CCCC96
Deuteranomaly#E2C098
Tritanopia#FFAAAA
Tritanomaly#FFABA4
Achromatopsia#C0C0C0

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Using #FEAC9A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-feac9a: #FEAC9A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FEAC9A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-feac9a': '#FEAC9A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.996, green: 0.675, blue: 0.604)
Android XML<color name="color_feac9a">#FEAC9A</color>
SVG fillfill="#FEAC9A"

More Red Colors

#FEAC9A sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#FEAC9A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FEAC9A?

#FEAC9A is a lightest red — rgb(254, 172, 154) in RGB and hsl(11, 98%, 80%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Blush Coral (#FFB2A6), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.74.

What is the RGB value of #FEAC9A?

#FEAC9A is rgb(254, 172, 154) — red 254, green 172, and blue 154 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FEAC9A?

#FEAC9A converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 32%, 39%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FEAC9A be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FEAC9A scores 1.81:1 against white and 11.58:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FEAC9A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FEAC9A 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 10.08, which is visibly different.

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