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#FED0BD Color

#FED0BD is rgb(254, 208, 189) in RGB, hsl(18, 97%, 87%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 18%, 26%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Apricot (#FBCEB1), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.14. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FED0BD
HEX#FED0BD
RGBrgb(254, 208, 189)
HSLhsl(18, 97%, 87%)
HSVhsv(18, 26%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 18%, 26%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(89.2% 0.058 43.6)
LABlab(87.17% 14.70 15.89)
LCHlch(87.17% 21.64 47.23)

What #FED0BD 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 #FED0BD, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Apricot#FBCEB1ΔE 5.14Desert Sand#EDC9AFΔE 6.04Unbleached Silk#FFDDCAΔE 6.12Millennial Pink#F3CFC6ΔE 7.08Blush Peach#FFDAB9ΔE 7.72Very Pale Orange#FFDFBFΔE 8.77

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

#FED0BD Channel Values

How #FED0BD 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 208 · B 1898-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 18° · S 97% · L 87%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 18° · S 26% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 18% · Y 26% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.4:1 vs white · 14.97:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FED0BD 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 text1.4:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text14.97:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #FED0BD in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #FED0BD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FED0BD; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#FED0BD
Complementary
#BEEBFE
Analogous
#FEBECB
Analogous
#FEF1BE
Triadic
#BEFED1
Triadic
#D1BEFE
Split comp.
#BEFEF1
Split comp.
#BECBFE

Tints & Shades of #FED0BD

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

#FED8C8
#FEDCCD
#FEE3D7
#FEE6DC
#FFEDE6
#FFF1EB

Shades

#FDA781
#FC7C45
#FB5209
#C93E03
#8D2C02
#501901

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #FED0BD.

How #FED0BD 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#FED0BD
Protanopia#D9D9BD
Protanomaly#E9D5BD
Deuteranopia#E1E1BB
Deuteranomaly#EDDABC
Tritanopia#FFCECE
Tritanomaly#FFCFC7
Achromatopsia#DADADA

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FED0BD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-fed0bd: #FED0BD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FED0BD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-fed0bd': '#FED0BD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.996, green: 0.816, blue: 0.741)
Android XML<color name="color_fed0bd">#FED0BD</color>
SVG fillfill="#FED0BD"

More Orange Colors

#FED0BD sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

8b7d6bfff9f5967969fff9f0987456fff8f0987654fff8eb9b7653fff7ed9c8b6efff7ebc8ad7fdba875e3dac9eba675f1ddcff8dcd3fcf5eeff681fff9933ffb83dffd68affe7d1

#FED0BD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FED0BD?

#FED0BD is a lightest orange — rgb(254, 208, 189) in RGB and hsl(18, 97%, 87%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Apricot (#FBCEB1), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.14.

What is the RGB value of #FED0BD?

#FED0BD is rgb(254, 208, 189) — red 254, green 208, and blue 189 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FED0BD?

#FED0BD converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 18%, 26%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FED0BD be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FED0BD scores 1.4:1 against white and 14.97:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FED0BD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FED0BD 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 peachpuff (#FFDAB9) at a CIE76 distance of 7.72, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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