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#FEC495 Color

#FEC495 is rgb(254, 196, 149) in RGB, hsl(27, 98%, 79%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 23%, 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 5.65. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FEC495
HEX#FEC495
RGBrgb(254, 196, 149)
HSLhsl(27, 98%, 79%)
HSVhsv(27, 41%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 23%, 41%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(86.2% 0.09 60.2)
LABlab(83.68% 17.10 32.02)
LCHlch(83.68% 36.30 61.90)

What #FEC495 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 #FEC495, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Macaroni and Cheese#FFBD88ΔE 5.65Peach (Crayola)#FFCBA4ΔE 5.81Gold (Crayola)#E6BE8AΔE 8.4Middle Yellow Red#ECB176ΔE 9.66Burly Wood#DEB887ΔE 10.21Deep Champagne#FAD6A5ΔE 10.41

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

#FEC495 Channel Values

How #FEC495 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 196 · B 1498-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 27° · S 98% · L 79%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 27° · S 41% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 23% · Y 41% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.55:1 vs white · 13.54:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FEC495 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 text1.55:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text13.54:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #FEC495 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #FEC495

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FEC495; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#FEC495
Complementary
#95CFFE
Analogous
#FE959A
Analogous
#FEF995
Triadic
#95FEC4
Triadic
#C495FE
Split comp.
#95FEF9
Split comp.
#959AFE

Tints & Shades of #FEC495

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

#FECDA4
#FED2AE
#FEDBBD
#FEE3CD
#FFEBDC
#FFF1E6

Shades

#FDA55D
#FD892B
#ED6C02
#B65302
#7E3A01
#4C2301

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #FEC495.

How #FEC495 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#FEC495
Protanopia#CFCF95
Protanomaly#E4CB95
Deuteranopia#D9D992
Deuteranomaly#E9D193
Tritanopia#FFBFBF
Tritanomaly#FFC1B0
Achromatopsia#CFCFCF

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FEC495 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-fec495: #FEC495;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FEC495;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-fec495': '#FEC495' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.996, green: 0.769, blue: 0.584)
Android XML<color name="color_fec495">#FEC495</color>
SVG fillfill="#FEC495"

More Orange Colors

#FEC495 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#FEC495 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FEC495?

#FEC495 is a light orange — rgb(254, 196, 149) in RGB and hsl(27, 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 5.65.

What is the RGB value of #FEC495?

#FEC495 is rgb(254, 196, 149) — red 254, green 196, and blue 149 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FEC495?

#FEC495 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 23%, 41%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FEC495 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FEC495 scores 1.55:1 against white and 13.54:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FEC495 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FEC495 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 10.21, which is visibly different.

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