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#FECB8F Color

#FECB8F is rgb(254, 203, 143) in RGB, hsl(32, 98%, 78%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 20%, 44%, 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 7.6. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FECB8F
HEX#FECB8F
RGBrgb(254, 203, 143)
HSLhsl(32, 98%, 78%)
HSVhsv(32, 44%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 20%, 44%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(87.4% 0.096 70.6)
LABlab(85.27% 13.20 37.13)
LCHlch(85.27% 39.40 70.43)

What #FECB8F 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 #FECB8F, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Macaroni and Cheese#FFBD88ΔE 7.6Gold (Crayola)#E6BE8AΔE 8.4Topaz#FFC87CΔE 8.54Mellow Apricot#F8B878ΔE 9.04Middle Yellow Red#ECB176ΔE 9.48Deep Champagne#FAD6A5ΔE 9.85

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

#FECB8F Channel Values

How #FECB8F 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 1438-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 32° · S 98% · L 78%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 32° · S 44% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 20% · Y 44% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.48:1 vs white · 14.15:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FECB8F 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 text1.48:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text14.15:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #FECB8F in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #FECB8F

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FECB8F; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#FECB8F
Complementary
#90C3FE
Analogous
#FE9490
Analogous
#FAFE90
Triadic
#90FECB
Triadic
#CB90FE
Split comp.
#90FAFE
Split comp.
#9490FE

Tints & Shades of #FECB8F

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

#FED29F
#FED9AE
#FEE0BD
#FEE5C7
#FFECD7
#FFF3E6

Shades

#FDB058
#FD9926
#E87D02
#B66202
#7E4401
#4C2901

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #FECB8F.

How #FECB8F 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#FECB8F
Protanopia#D5D58F
Protanomaly#E6D18F
Deuteranopia#DEDE8C
Deuteranomaly#EBD68D
Tritanopia#FFC5C5
Tritanomaly#FFC7B2
Achromatopsia#D4D4D4

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FECB8F in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-fecb8f: #FECB8F;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FECB8F;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-fecb8f': '#FECB8F' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.996, green: 0.796, blue: 0.561)
Android XML<color name="color_fecb8f">#FECB8F</color>
SVG fillfill="#FECB8F"

More Orange Colors

#FECB8F sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

8b7d6bfff9f5967969fff9f0987456fff8f0987654fff8eb9b7653fff7ed9c8b6efff7ebc8ad7fdba875e3dac9eba675f1ddcff8dcd3fcf5eeff681fff9933ffb83dffd68affe7d1

#FECB8F Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FECB8F?

#FECB8F is a light orange — rgb(254, 203, 143) in RGB and hsl(32, 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 7.6.

What is the RGB value of #FECB8F?

#FECB8F is rgb(254, 203, 143) — red 254, green 203, and blue 143 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FECB8F?

#FECB8F converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 20%, 44%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FECB8F be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FECB8F scores 1.48:1 against white and 14.15:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FECB8F as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FECB8F 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 11.16, which is visibly different.

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