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#FEB285 Color

#FEB285 is rgb(254, 178, 133) in RGB, hsl(22, 98%, 76%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 30%, 48%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Macaroni and Cheese (#FFBD88), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.88. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FEB285
HEX#FEB285
RGBrgb(254, 178, 133)
HSLhsl(22, 98%, 76%)
HSVhsv(22, 48%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 30%, 48%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(82.6% 0.107 51.4)
LABlab(79.26% 24.88 34.65)
LCHlch(79.26% 42.66 54.32)

What #FEB285 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 #FEB285, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Macaroni and Cheese#FFBD88ΔE 5.88Very Light Tangelo#FFB077ΔE 6.63Middle Yellow Red#ECB176ΔE 9.09Mellow Apricot#F8B878ΔE 9.53Light Salmon#FFA07AΔE 9.54Fawn#E5AA70ΔE 9.73

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

#FEB285 Channel Values

How #FEB285 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 178 · B 1338-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 22° · S 98% · L 76%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 22° · S 48% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 30% · Y 48% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.76:1 vs white · 11.92:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FEB285 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 text1.76:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.92:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #FEB285 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #FEB285

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FEB285; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#FEB285
Complementary
#86D2FE
Analogous
#FE8696
Analogous
#FEEE86
Triadic
#86FEB2
Triadic
#B286FE
Split comp.
#86FEEE
Split comp.
#8696FE

Tints & Shades of #FEB285

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

#FEBB95
#FEC5A4
#FECFB3
#FEDCC7
#FFE5D7
#FFEFE6

Shades

#FD9253
#FD6E1C
#E35502
#B14202
#7E2F01
#471A01

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #FEB285.

How #FEB285 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#FEB285
Protanopia#C2C284
Protanomaly#DDBC85
Deuteranopia#CFCF81
Deuteranomaly#E3C483
Tritanopia#FFADAD
Tritanomaly#FFAF9F
Achromatopsia#C3C3C3

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FEB285 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-feb285: #FEB285;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FEB285;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-feb285': '#FEB285' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.996, green: 0.698, blue: 0.522)
Android XML<color name="color_feb285">#FEB285</color>
SVG fillfill="#FEB285"

More Orange Colors

#FEB285 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

8b7d6bfff9f5967969fff9f0987456fff8f0987654fff8eb9b7653fff7ed9c8b6efff7ebc8ad7fdba875e3dac9eba675f1ddcff8dcd3fcf5eeff681fff9933ffb83dffd68affe7d1

#FEB285 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FEB285?

#FEB285 is a light orange — rgb(254, 178, 133) in RGB and hsl(22, 98%, 76%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Macaroni and Cheese (#FFBD88), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.88.

What is the RGB value of #FEB285?

#FEB285 is rgb(254, 178, 133) — red 254, green 178, and blue 133 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FEB285?

#FEB285 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 30%, 48%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FEB285 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FEB285 scores 1.76:1 against white and 11.92:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FEB285 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FEB285 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 9.54, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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