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#FEC990 Color

#FEC990 is rgb(254, 201, 144) in RGB, hsl(31, 98%, 78%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 21%, 43%, 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 6.44. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FEC990
HEX#FEC990
RGBrgb(254, 201, 144)
HSLhsl(31, 98%, 78%)
HSVhsv(31, 43%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 21%, 43%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(87% 0.095 68.1)
LABlab(84.80% 14.25 36.03)
LCHlch(84.80% 38.75 68.41)

What #FEC990 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 #FEC990, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Macaroni and Cheese#FFBD88ΔE 6.44Gold (Crayola)#E6BE8AΔE 7.99Mellow Apricot#F8B878ΔE 8.83Middle Yellow Red#ECB176ΔE 8.94Peach (Crayola)#FFCBA4ΔE 9.23Topaz#FFC87CΔE 9.6

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

#FEC990 Channel Values

How #FEC990 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 201 · B 1448-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 31° · S 98% · L 78%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 31° · S 43% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 21% · Y 43% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.5:1 vs white · 13.97:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FEC990 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 text1.5:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text13.97:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #FEC990 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #FEC990

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FEC990; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#FEC990
Complementary
#90C5FE
Analogous
#FE9290
Analogous
#FCFE90
Triadic
#90FEC9
Triadic
#C990FE
Split comp.
#90FCFE
Split comp.
#9290FE

Tints & Shades of #FEC990

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

#FED09F
#FED8AE
#FEDFBD
#FEE4C7
#FFEBD7
#FFF3E6

Shades

#FDAE58
#FD9526
#E87902
#B65F02
#7E4201
#4C2701

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #FEC990.

How #FEC990 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#FEC990
Protanopia#D3D390
Protanomaly#E6CF90
Deuteranopia#DCDC8D
Deuteranomaly#EBD58E
Tritanopia#FFC3C3
Tritanomaly#FFC5B1
Achromatopsia#D3D3D3

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FEC990 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-fec990: #FEC990;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FEC990;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-fec990': '#FEC990' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.996, green: 0.788, blue: 0.565)
Android XML<color name="color_fec990">#FEC990</color>
SVG fillfill="#FEC990"

More Orange Colors

#FEC990 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#FEC990 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FEC990?

#FEC990 is a light orange — rgb(254, 201, 144) in RGB and hsl(31, 98%, 78%) 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 6.44.

What is the RGB value of #FEC990?

#FEC990 is rgb(254, 201, 144) — red 254, green 201, and blue 144 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FEC990?

#FEC990 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 21%, 43%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FEC990 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FEC990 scores 1.5:1 against white and 13.97:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FEC990 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FEC990 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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