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#FEB895 Color

#FEB895 is rgb(254, 184, 149) in RGB, hsl(20, 98%, 79%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 28%, 41%, 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 8.79. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FEB895
HEX#FEB895
RGBrgb(254, 184, 149)
HSLhsl(20, 98%, 79%)
HSVhsv(20, 41%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 28%, 41%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(84% 0.094 47.6)
LABlab(80.87% 23.05 28.36)
LCHlch(80.87% 36.55 50.89)

What #FEB895 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 #FEB895, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Macaroni and Cheese#FFBD88ΔE 8.79Peach (Crayola)#FFCBA4ΔE 9.28Tumbleweed#DEAA88ΔE 10.07Blush Coral#FFB2A6ΔE 11.4Melon#FEBAADΔE 11.62Dark Salmon#E9967AΔE 12.59

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

#FEB895 Channel Values

How #FEB895 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 184 · B 1498-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 20° · S 98% · L 79%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 20° · S 41% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 28% · Y 41% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.68:1 vs white · 12.5:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FEB895 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 text1.68:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.5:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #FEB895 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #FEB895

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FEB895; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#FEB895
Complementary
#95DBFE
Analogous
#FE95A6
Analogous
#FEEC95
Triadic
#95FEB8
Triadic
#B895FE
Split comp.
#95FEEC
Split comp.
#95A6FE

Tints & Shades of #FEB895

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

#FEC2A4
#FEC9AE
#FED3BD
#FEDDCD
#FFE7DC
#FFEEE6

Shades

#FD935D
#FD712B
#ED5102
#B63E02
#7E2B01
#4C1A01

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #FEB895.

How #FEB895 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#FEB895
Protanopia#C6C694
Protanomaly#DFC195
Deuteranopia#D3D392
Deuteranomaly#E5C993
Tritanopia#FFB4B4
Tritanomaly#FFB6A9
Achromatopsia#C8C8C8

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FEB895 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-feb895: #FEB895;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FEB895;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-feb895': '#FEB895' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.996, green: 0.722, blue: 0.584)
Android XML<color name="color_feb895">#FEB895</color>
SVG fillfill="#FEB895"

More Orange Colors

#FEB895 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

8b7d6bfff9f5967969fff9f0987456fff8f0987654fff8eb9b7653fff7ed9c8b6efff7ebc8ad7fdba875e3dac9eba675f1ddcff8dcd3fcf5eeff681fff9933ffb83dffd68affe7d1

#FEB895 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FEB895?

#FEB895 is a light orange — rgb(254, 184, 149) in RGB and hsl(20, 98%, 79%) 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 8.79.

What is the RGB value of #FEB895?

#FEB895 is rgb(254, 184, 149) — red 254, green 184, and blue 149 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FEB895?

#FEB895 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 28%, 41%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FEB895 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FEB895 scores 1.68:1 against white and 12.5:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FEB895 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FEB895 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 12.59, which is visibly different.

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