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#FED0BE Color

#FED0BE is rgb(254, 208, 190) in RGB, hsl(17, 97%, 87%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 18%, 25%, 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 5.64. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FED0BE
HEX#FED0BE
RGBrgb(254, 208, 190)
HSLhsl(17, 97%, 87%)
HSVhsv(17, 25%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 18%, 25%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(89.3% 0.058 42.5)
LABlab(87.19% 14.80 15.39)
LCHlch(87.19% 21.35 46.13)

What #FED0BE 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 #FED0BE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Apricot#FBCEB1ΔE 5.64Unbleached Silk#FFDDCAΔE 6.05Desert Sand#EDC9AFΔE 6.31Millennial Pink#F3CFC6ΔE 6.68Blush Peach#FFDAB9ΔE 8.13Light Red#FFCCCBΔE 8.52

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

#FED0BE Channel Values

How #FED0BE 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 1908-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 17° · S 97% · L 87%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 17° · S 25% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 18% · Y 25% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.4:1 vs white · 14.98:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FED0BE 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 text14.98:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #FED0BE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #FED0BE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FED0BE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#FED0BE
Complementary
#BEECFE
Analogous
#FEBECC
Analogous
#FEF0BE
Triadic
#BEFED0
Triadic
#D0BEFE
Split comp.
#BEFEF0
Split comp.
#BECCFE

Tints & Shades of #FED0BE

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

#FED7C8
#FEDBCD
#FEE2D7
#FEE6DC
#FFEDE6
#FFF1EB

Shades

#FDA481
#FC7945
#FB4E09
#C93B03
#8D2902
#501801

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #FED0BE.

How #FED0BE 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#FED0BE
Protanopia#D9D9BE
Protanomaly#E9D5BE
Deuteranopia#E1E1BC
Deuteranomaly#EDDABD
Tritanopia#FFCECE
Tritanomaly#FFCFC8
Achromatopsia#DADADA

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FED0BE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-fed0be: #FED0BE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FED0BE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-fed0be': '#FED0BE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.996, green: 0.816, blue: 0.745)
Android XML<color name="color_fed0be">#FED0BE</color>
SVG fillfill="#FED0BE"

More Orange Colors

#FED0BE sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

8b7d6bfff9f5967969fff9f0987456fff8f0987654fff8eb9b7653fff7ed9c8b6efff7ebc8ad7fdba875e3dac9eba675f1ddcff8dcd3fcf5eeff681fff9933ffb83dffd68affe7d1

#FED0BE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FED0BE?

#FED0BE is a lightest orange — rgb(254, 208, 190) in RGB and hsl(17, 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 5.64.

What is the RGB value of #FED0BE?

#FED0BE is rgb(254, 208, 190) — red 254, green 208, and blue 190 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FED0BE?

#FED0BE converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 18%, 25%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FED0BE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FED0BE scores 1.4:1 against white and 14.98:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FED0BE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FED0BE 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 8.13, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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