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#FED5BD Color

#FED5BD is rgb(254, 213, 189) in RGB, hsl(22, 97%, 87%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 16%, 26%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Apricot (#FBCEB1), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.05. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FED5BD
HEX#FED5BD
RGBrgb(254, 213, 189)
HSLhsl(22, 97%, 87%)
HSVhsv(22, 26%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 16%, 26%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(90.2% 0.056 52.1)
LABlab(88.37% 12.24 17.54)
LCHlch(88.37% 21.39 55.09)

What #FED5BD 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 #FED5BD, 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.

#FED5BD Channel Values

How #FED5BD 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 213 · B 1898-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 22° · S 97% · L 87%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 22° · S 26% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 16% · Y 26% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.36:1 vs white · 15.47:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FED5BD 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 text1.36:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text15.47:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #FED5BD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FED5BD; 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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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #FED5BD

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

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #FED5BD.

How #FED5BD 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#FED5BD
Protanopia#DDDDBD
Protanomaly#EBDABD
Deuteranopia#E4E4BB
Deuteranomaly#EFDEBC
Tritanopia#FFD2D2
Tritanomaly#FFD3CA
Achromatopsia#DDDDDD

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Using #FED5BD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-fed5bd: #FED5BD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FED5BD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-fed5bd': '#FED5BD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.996, green: 0.835, blue: 0.741)
Android XML<color name="color_fed5bd">#FED5BD</color>
SVG fillfill="#FED5BD"

More Orange Colors

#FED5BD sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#FED5BD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FED5BD?

#FED5BD is a lightest orange — rgb(254, 213, 189) in RGB and hsl(22, 97%, 87%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Apricot (#FBCEB1), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.05.

What is the RGB value of #FED5BD?

#FED5BD is rgb(254, 213, 189) — red 254, green 213, and blue 189 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FED5BD?

#FED5BD converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 16%, 26%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FED5BD be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FED5BD scores 1.36:1 against white and 15.47:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FED5BD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FED5BD 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 4.67, which is very hard to tell apart.

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