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#FED69A Color

#FED69A is rgb(254, 214, 154) in RGB, hsl(36, 98%, 80%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 16%, 39%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Deep Champagne (#FAD6A5), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.01. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FED69A
HEX#FED69A
RGBrgb(254, 214, 154)
HSLhsl(36, 98%, 80%)
HSVhsv(36, 39%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 16%, 39%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(89.6% 0.088 77.4)
LABlab(88.07% 8.64 35.15)
LCHlch(88.07% 36.19 76.18)

What #FED69A 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 #FED69A, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Deep Champagne#FAD6A5ΔE 6.01Navajo White#FFDEADΔE 7.25Gold (Crayola)#E6BE8AΔE 9.08Peach#FFE5B4ΔE 9.93Moccasin#FFE4B5ΔE 10.25Peach (Crayola)#FFCBA4ΔE 10.84

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

#FED69A Channel Values

How #FED69A 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 214 · B 1548-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 36° · S 98% · L 80%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 36° · S 39% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 16% · Y 39% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.37:1 vs white · 15.3:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FED69A 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 text1.37:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text15.3:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #FED69A in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #FED69A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FED69A; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#FED69A
Complementary
#9AC2FE
Analogous
#FEA49A
Analogous
#F4FE9A
Triadic
#9AFED6
Triadic
#D69AFE
Split comp.
#9AF4FE
Split comp.
#A49AFE

Tints & Shades of #FED69A

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

#FEDCA9
#FEE0B3
#FEE6C2
#FEEACD
#FFF1DC
#FFF5E6

Shades

#FDBF62
#FDA92B
#ED8F02
#BB7102
#834F01
#4C2E01

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #FED69A.

How #FED69A 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#FED69A
Protanopia#DEDE9A
Protanomaly#EBDB9A
Deuteranopia#E4E498
Deuteranomaly#EFDF99
Tritanopia#FFD0D0
Tritanomaly#FFD2BD
Achromatopsia#DCDCDC

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FED69A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-fed69a: #FED69A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FED69A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-fed69a': '#FED69A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.996, green: 0.839, blue: 0.604)
Android XML<color name="color_fed69a">#FED69A</color>
SVG fillfill="#FED69A"

More Orange Colors

#FED69A sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

8b7d6bfff9f5967969fff9f0987456fff8f0987654fff8eb9b7653fff7ed9c8b6efff7ebc8ad7fdba875e3dac9eba675f1ddcff8dcd3fcf5eeff681fff9933ffb83dffd68affe7d1

#FED69A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FED69A?

#FED69A is a lightest orange — rgb(254, 214, 154) in RGB and hsl(36, 98%, 80%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Deep Champagne (#FAD6A5), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.01.

What is the RGB value of #FED69A?

#FED69A is rgb(254, 214, 154) — red 254, green 214, and blue 154 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FED69A?

#FED69A converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 16%, 39%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FED69A be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FED69A scores 1.37:1 against white and 15.3:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FED69A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FED69A 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 7.25, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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