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#FECBA0 Color

#FECBA0 is rgb(254, 203, 160) in RGB, hsl(27, 98%, 81%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 20%, 37%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Peach (Crayola) (#FFCBA4), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.98. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FECBA0
HEX#FECBA0
RGBrgb(254, 203, 160)
HSLhsl(27, 98%, 81%)
HSVhsv(27, 37%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 20%, 37%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(87.7% 0.081 61.6)
LABlab(85.50% 14.52 28.73)
LCHlch(85.50% 32.19 63.19)

What #FECBA0 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 #FECBA0, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Peach (Crayola)#FFCBA4ΔE 1.98Deep Champagne#FAD6A5ΔE 6.95Apricot#FBCEB1ΔE 8.07Gold (Crayola)#E6BE8AΔE 8.22Navajo White#FFDEADΔE 9.19Nude#E3BC9AΔE 9.46

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

#FECBA0 Channel Values

How #FECBA0 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 1608-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 27° · S 98% · L 81%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 27° · S 37% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 20% · Y 37% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.47:1 vs white · 14.26:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FECBA0 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 text1.47:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text14.26:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #FECBA0 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #FECBA0

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FECBA0; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#FECBA0
Complementary
#9FD3FE
Analogous
#FE9FA4
Analogous
#FEF99F
Triadic
#9FFECA
Triadic
#CA9FFE
Split comp.
#9FFEF9
Split comp.
#9FA4FE

Tints & Shades of #FECBA0

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

#FECFA9
#FED8B8
#FEDDC2
#FFE6D2
#FFEBDC
#FFF4EB

Shades

#FDAB68
#FD8C30
#F26E02
#BB5502
#833C01
#4C2301

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #FECBA0.

How #FECBA0 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#FECBA0
Protanopia#D5D5A0
Protanomaly#E6D1A0
Deuteranopia#DEDE9E
Deuteranomaly#EBD69F
Tritanopia#FFC6C6
Tritanomaly#FFC8B8
Achromatopsia#D5D5D5

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FECBA0 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-fecba0: #FECBA0;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FECBA0;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-fecba0': '#FECBA0' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.996, green: 0.796, blue: 0.627)
Android XML<color name="color_fecba0">#FECBA0</color>
SVG fillfill="#FECBA0"

More Orange Colors

#FECBA0 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

8b7d6bfff9f5967969fff9f0987456fff8f0987654fff8eb9b7653fff7ed9c8b6efff7ebc8ad7fdba875e3dac9eba675f1ddcff8dcd3fcf5eeff681fff9933ffb83dffd68affe7d1

#FECBA0 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FECBA0?

#FECBA0 is a lightest orange — rgb(254, 203, 160) in RGB and hsl(27, 98%, 81%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Peach (Crayola) (#FFCBA4), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.98.

What is the RGB value of #FECBA0?

#FECBA0 is rgb(254, 203, 160) — red 254, green 203, and blue 160 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FECBA0?

#FECBA0 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 20%, 37%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FECBA0 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FECBA0 scores 1.47:1 against white and 14.26:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FECBA0 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FECBA0 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 navajowhite (#FFDEAD) at a CIE76 distance of 9.19, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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