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#FED48A Color

#FED48A is rgb(254, 212, 138) in RGB, hsl(38, 98%, 77%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 17%, 46%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Topaz (#FFC87C), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.97. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FED48A
HEX#FED48A
RGBrgb(254, 212, 138)
HSLhsl(38, 98%, 77%)
HSVhsv(38, 46%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 17%, 46%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(89% 0.103 81)
LABlab(87.38% 8.43 42.29)
LCHlch(87.38% 43.12 78.72)

What #FED48A 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 #FED48A, 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.

#FED48A Channel Values

How #FED48A 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 212 · B 1388-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 38° · S 98% · L 77%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 38° · S 46% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 17% · Y 46% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.4:1 vs white · 15:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FED48A 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 text15:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #FED48A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FED48A; 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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Tints & Shades of #FED48A

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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Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #FED48A.

How #FED48A 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#FED48A
Protanopia#DCDC8A
Protanomaly#EAD98A
Deuteranopia#E3E388
Deuteranomaly#EEDD89
Tritanopia#FFCDCD
Tritanomaly#FFD0B6
Achromatopsia#DADADA

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FED48A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-fed48a: #FED48A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FED48A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-fed48a': '#FED48A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.996, green: 0.831, blue: 0.541)
Android XML<color name="color_fed48a">#FED48A</color>
SVG fillfill="#FED48A"

More Orange Colors

#FED48A sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#FED48A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FED48A?

#FED48A is a light orange — rgb(254, 212, 138) in RGB and hsl(38, 98%, 77%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Topaz (#FFC87C), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.97.

What is the RGB value of #FED48A?

#FED48A is rgb(254, 212, 138) — red 254, green 212, and blue 138 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FED48A?

#FED48A converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 17%, 46%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FED48A be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FED48A scores 1.4:1 against white and 15:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FED48A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FED48A 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 14.17, which is visibly different.

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