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#FECB6C Color

#FECB6C is rgb(254, 203, 108) in RGB, hsl(39, 99%, 71%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 20%, 57%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Orange-yellow (Crayola) (#F8D568), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.58. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FECB6C
HEX#FECB6C
RGBrgb(254, 203, 108)
HSLhsl(39, 99%, 71%)
HSVhsv(39, 57%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 20%, 57%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(86.8% 0.127 81.3)
LABlab(84.88% 11.01 53.79)
LCHlch(84.88% 54.90 78.43)

What #FECB6C 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 #FECB6C, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Orange-yellow (Crayola)#F8D568ΔE 8.58Topaz#FFC87CΔE 8.65Lanzones#E0BC5BΔE 9.01Maximum Yellow Red#F2BA49ΔE 10.79Sunray#E3AB57ΔE 11.83Jasmine#F8DE7EΔE 12.01

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

#FECB6C Channel Values

How #FECB6C 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 203 · B 1088-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 39° · S 99% · L 71%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 39° · S 57% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 20% · Y 57% · 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 #FECB6C 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 #FECB6C in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #FECB6C

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FECB6C; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#FECB6C
Complementary
#6C9FFE
Analogous
#FE826C
Analogous
#E8FE6C
Triadic
#6CFECB
Triadic
#CB6CFE
Split comp.
#6CE8FE
Split comp.
#826CFE

Tints & Shades of #FECB6C

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

#FED280
#FED994
#FFE1A9
#FFE6B8
#FFEDCC
#FFF4E1

Shades

#FEB939
#FEA90B
#D58B01
#A76D01
#754C01
#472E00

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #FECB6C.

How #FECB6C 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#FECB6C
Protanopia#D5D56B
Protanomaly#E6D16C
Deuteranopia#DEDE68
Deuteranomaly#EBD66A
Tritanopia#FFC2C2
Tritanomaly#FFC6A7
Achromatopsia#D3D3D3

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FECB6C in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-fecb6c: #FECB6C;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FECB6C;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-fecb6c': '#FECB6C' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.996, green: 0.796, blue: 0.424)
Android XML<color name="color_fecb6c">#FECB6C</color>
SVG fillfill="#FECB6C"

More Orange Colors

#FECB6C sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

8b7d6bfff9f5967969fff9f0987456fff8f0987654fff8eb9b7653fff7ed9c8b6efff7ebc8ad7fdba875e3dac9eba675f1ddcff8dcd3fcf5eeff681fff9933ffb83dffd68affe7d1

#FECB6C Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FECB6C?

#FECB6C is a light orange — rgb(254, 203, 108) in RGB and hsl(39, 99%, 71%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Orange-yellow (Crayola) (#F8D568), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.58.

What is the RGB value of #FECB6C?

#FECB6C is rgb(254, 203, 108) — red 254, green 203, and blue 108 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FECB6C?

#FECB6C converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 20%, 57%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FECB6C be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FECB6C 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 #FECB6C as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FECB6C 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 sandybrown (#F4A460) at a CIE76 distance of 19.13, which is visibly different.

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Keep exploring: every orange in the color library, the guide to shades of orange, or the full color library.