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#FEBE86 Color

#FEBE86 is rgb(254, 190, 134) in RGB, hsl(28, 98%, 76%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 25%, 47%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Macaroni and Cheese (#FFBD88), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.53. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FEBE86
HEX#FEBE86
RGBrgb(254, 190, 134)
HSLhsl(28, 98%, 76%)
HSVhsv(28, 47%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 25%, 47%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(84.8% 0.103 61.9)
LABlab(82.06% 18.99 37.66)
LCHlch(82.06% 42.18 63.25)

What #FEBE86 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 #FEBE86, 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 orange in the library.

#FEBE86 Channel Values

How #FEBE86 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 190 · B 1348-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 28° · S 98% · L 76%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 28° · S 47% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 25% · Y 47% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.62:1 vs white · 12.92:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FEBE86 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 text1.62:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.92:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #FEBE86

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FEBE86; 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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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #FEBE86

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

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #FEBE86.

How #FEBE86 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#FEBE86
Protanopia#CBCB85
Protanomaly#E1C686
Deuteranopia#D6D683
Deuteranomaly#E7CD84
Tritanopia#FFB8B8
Tritanomaly#FFBBA6
Achromatopsia#CBCBCB

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FEBE86 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-febe86: #FEBE86;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FEBE86;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-febe86': '#FEBE86' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.996, green: 0.745, blue: 0.525)
Android XML<color name="color_febe86">#FEBE86</color>
SVG fillfill="#FEBE86"

More Orange Colors

#FEBE86 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#FEBE86 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FEBE86?

#FEBE86 is a light orange — rgb(254, 190, 134) in RGB and hsl(28, 98%, 76%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Macaroni and Cheese (#FFBD88), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.53.

What is the RGB value of #FEBE86?

#FEBE86 is rgb(254, 190, 134) — red 254, green 190, and blue 134 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FEBE86?

#FEBE86 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 25%, 47%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FEBE86 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FEBE86 scores 1.62:1 against white and 12.92:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FEBE86 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FEBE86 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 burlywood (#DEB887) at a CIE76 distance of 13.06, which is visibly different.

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