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#FEC294 Color

#FEC294 is rgb(254, 194, 148) in RGB, hsl(26, 98%, 79%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 24%, 42%, 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 5.19. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FEC294
HEX#FEC294
RGBrgb(254, 194, 148)
HSLhsl(26, 98%, 79%)
HSVhsv(26, 42%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 24%, 42%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(85.8% 0.092 58.6)
LABlab(83.19% 18.01 31.91)
LCHlch(83.19% 36.64 60.56)

What #FEC294 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 #FEC294, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Macaroni and Cheese#FFBD88ΔE 5.19Peach (Crayola)#FFCBA4ΔE 6.24Gold (Crayola)#E6BE8AΔE 9.01Middle Yellow Red#ECB176ΔE 9.44Mellow Apricot#F8B878ΔE 10.51Burly Wood#DEB887ΔE 10.63

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

#FEC294 Channel Values

How #FEC294 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 194 · B 1488-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 26° · S 98% · L 79%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 26° · S 42% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 24% · Y 42% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.57:1 vs white · 13.36:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FEC294 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 text1.57:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text13.36:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #FEC294 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #FEC294

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FEC294; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#FEC294
Complementary
#95D0FE
Analogous
#FE959C
Analogous
#FEF795
Triadic
#95FEC2
Triadic
#C295FE
Split comp.
#95FEF7
Split comp.
#959CFE

Tints & Shades of #FEC294

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

#FECBA4
#FED1AE
#FEDABD
#FEE2CD
#FFEBDC
#FFF1E6

Shades

#FDA35D
#FD862B
#ED6802
#B65002
#7E3701
#4C2101

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #FEC294.

How #FEC294 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#FEC294
Protanopia#CECE94
Protanomaly#E3C994
Deuteranopia#D8D891
Deuteranomaly#E8D092
Tritanopia#FFBDBD
Tritanomaly#FFBFAE
Achromatopsia#CECECE

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Using #FEC294 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-fec294: #FEC294;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FEC294;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-fec294': '#FEC294' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.996, green: 0.761, blue: 0.580)
Android XML<color name="color_fec294">#FEC294</color>
SVG fillfill="#FEC294"

More Orange Colors

#FEC294 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#FEC294 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FEC294?

#FEC294 is a light orange — rgb(254, 194, 148) in RGB and hsl(26, 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 5.19.

What is the RGB value of #FEC294?

#FEC294 is rgb(254, 194, 148) — red 254, green 194, and blue 148 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FEC294?

#FEC294 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 24%, 42%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FEC294 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FEC294 scores 1.57:1 against white and 13.36:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FEC294 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FEC294 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 10.63, which is visibly different.

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