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#FED6C2 Color

#FED6C2 is rgb(254, 214, 194) in RGB, hsl(20, 97%, 88%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 16%, 24%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Unbleached Silk (#FFDDCA), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.28. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FED6C2
HEX#FED6C2
RGBrgb(254, 214, 194)
HSLhsl(20, 97%, 88%)
HSVhsv(20, 24%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 16%, 24%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(90.5% 0.052 48.1)
LABlab(88.70% 12.25 15.40)
LCHlch(88.70% 19.68 51.48)

What #FED6C2 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 #FED6C2, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Unbleached Silk#FFDDCAΔE 3.28Apricot#FBCEB1ΔE 6.03Desert Sand#EDC9AFΔE 6.05Lumber#FFE4CDΔE 6.48Blush Peach#FFDAB9ΔE 6.49Millennial Pink#F3CFC6ΔE 6.53

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

#FED6C2 Channel Values

How #FED6C2 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 1948-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 20° · S 97% · L 88%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 20° · S 24% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 16% · Y 24% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.35:1 vs white · 15.61:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FED6C2 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 text1.35:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text15.61:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #FED6C2 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #FED6C2

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FED6C2; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#FED6C2
Complementary
#C3EAFE
Analogous
#FEC3CD
Analogous
#FEF4C3
Triadic
#C3FED7
Triadic
#D7C3FE
Split comp.
#C3FEF4
Split comp.
#C3CDFE

Tints & Shades of #FED6C2

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

#FEDAC8
#FEE1D2
#FEE4D7
#FFEBE1
#FFEEE6
#FFF5F0

Shades

#FDAE86
#FC864A
#FB5D0E
#C94503
#8D3002
#501C01

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #FED6C2.

How #FED6C2 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#FED6C2
Protanopia#DEDEC2
Protanomaly#EBDBC2
Deuteranopia#E4E4C1
Deuteranomaly#EFDFC1
Tritanopia#FFD4D4
Tritanomaly#FFD5CD
Achromatopsia#DEDEDE

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FED6C2 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-fed6c2: #FED6C2;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FED6C2;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-fed6c2': '#FED6C2' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.996, green: 0.839, blue: 0.761)
Android XML<color name="color_fed6c2">#FED6C2</color>
SVG fillfill="#FED6C2"

More Orange Colors

#FED6C2 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

8b7d6bfff9f5967969fff9f0987456fff8f0987654fff8eb9b7653fff7ed9c8b6efff7ebc8ad7fdba875e3dac9eba675f1ddcff8dcd3fcf5eeff681fff9933ffb83dffd68affe7d1

#FED6C2 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FED6C2?

#FED6C2 is a lightest orange — rgb(254, 214, 194) in RGB and hsl(20, 97%, 88%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Unbleached Silk (#FFDDCA), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.28.

What is the RGB value of #FED6C2?

#FED6C2 is rgb(254, 214, 194) — red 254, green 214, and blue 194 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FED6C2?

#FED6C2 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 16%, 24%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FED6C2 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FED6C2 scores 1.35:1 against white and 15.61:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FED6C2 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FED6C2 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 6.49, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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