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#FEAE85 Color

#FEAE85 is rgb(254, 174, 133) in RGB, hsl(20, 98%, 76%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 31%, 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 7.56. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FEAE85
HEX#FEAE85
RGBrgb(254, 174, 133)
HSLhsl(20, 98%, 76%)
HSVhsv(20, 48%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 31%, 48%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(81.9% 0.109 47.9)
LABlab(78.35% 26.87 33.49)
LCHlch(78.35% 42.94 51.26)

What #FEAE85 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 #FEAE85, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Light Salmon#FFA07AΔE 7.56Very Light Tangelo#FFB077ΔE 7.9Macaroni and Cheese#FFBD88ΔE 8.32Papaya#FF9E80ΔE 8.9Dark Salmon#E9967AΔE 9.99Vivid Tangerine#FFA089ΔE 10.04

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

#FEAE85 Channel Values

How #FEAE85 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 174 · B 1338-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 20° · S 98% · L 76%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 20° · S 48% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 31% · Y 48% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.81:1 vs white · 11.61:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FEAE85 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 text11.61:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #FEAE85 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #FEAE85

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FEAE85; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#FEAE85
Complementary
#86D6FE
Analogous
#FE869A
Analogous
#FEEA86
Triadic
#86FEAE
Triadic
#AE86FE
Split comp.
#86FEEA
Split comp.
#869AFE

Tints & Shades of #FEAE85

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

#FEB895
#FEC2A4
#FECCB3
#FEDAC7
#FFE4D7
#FFEEE6

Shades

#FD8C53
#FD671C
#E34D02
#B13C02
#7E2B01
#471801

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #FEAE85.

How #FEAE85 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#FEAE85
Protanopia#BFBF84
Protanomaly#DBB885
Deuteranopia#CDCD81
Deuteranomaly#E2C182
Tritanopia#FFAAAA
Tritanomaly#FFAB9C
Achromatopsia#C1C1C1

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FEAE85 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-feae85: #FEAE85;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FEAE85;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-feae85': '#FEAE85' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.996, green: 0.682, blue: 0.522)
Android XML<color name="color_feae85">#FEAE85</color>
SVG fillfill="#FEAE85"

More Orange Colors

#FEAE85 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#FEAE85 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FEAE85?

#FEAE85 is a light orange — rgb(254, 174, 133) in RGB and hsl(20, 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 7.56.

What is the RGB value of #FEAE85?

#FEAE85 is rgb(254, 174, 133) — red 254, green 174, and blue 133 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FEAE85?

#FEAE85 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 31%, 48%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FEAE85 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FEAE85 scores 1.81:1 against white and 11.61:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FEAE85 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FEAE85 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 7.56, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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