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#FED1A9 Color

#FED1A9 is rgb(254, 209, 169) in RGB, hsl(28, 98%, 83%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 18%, 33%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Peach (Crayola) (#FFCBA4), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.31. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FED1A9
HEX#FED1A9
RGBrgb(254, 209, 169)
HSLhsl(28, 98%, 83%)
HSVhsv(28, 33%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 18%, 33%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(89% 0.073 63.3)
LABlab(87.08% 12.33 26.17)
LCHlch(87.08% 28.93 64.76)

What #FED1A9 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 #FED1A9, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#FED1A9 Channel Values

How #FED1A9 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 209 · B 1698-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 28° · S 98% · L 83%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 28° · S 33% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 18% · Y 33% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.41:1 vs white · 14.91:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FED1A9 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 text1.41:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text14.91:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #FED1A9

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FED1A9; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #FED1A9

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.

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Shades

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How #FED1A9 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#FED1A9
Protanopia#DADAA9
Protanomaly#E9D6A9
Deuteranopia#E1E1A7
Deuteranomaly#EDDBA8
Tritanopia#FFCDCD
Tritanomaly#FFCEBF
Achromatopsia#D9D9D9

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Using #FED1A9 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-fed1a9: #FED1A9;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FED1A9;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-fed1a9': '#FED1A9' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.996, green: 0.820, blue: 0.663)
Android XML<color name="color_fed1a9">#FED1A9</color>
SVG fillfill="#FED1A9"

More Orange Colors

#FED1A9 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#FED1A9 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FED1A9?

#FED1A9 is a lightest orange — rgb(254, 209, 169) in RGB and hsl(28, 98%, 83%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Peach (Crayola) (#FFCBA4), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.31.

What is the RGB value of #FED1A9?

#FED1A9 is rgb(254, 209, 169) — red 254, green 209, and blue 169 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FED1A9?

#FED1A9 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 18%, 33%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FED1A9 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FED1A9 scores 1.41:1 against white and 14.91:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FED1A9 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FED1A9 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 6.03, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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