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#FED995 Color

#FED995 is rgb(254, 217, 149) in RGB, hsl(39, 98%, 79%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 15%, 41%, 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 9.46. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FED995
HEX#FED995
RGBrgb(254, 217, 149)
HSLhsl(39, 98%, 79%)
HSVhsv(39, 41%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 15%, 41%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(90.1% 0.095 82.2)
LABlab(88.74% 6.80 38.51)
LCHlch(88.74% 39.11 79.99)

What #FED995 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 #FED995, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Deep Champagne#FAD6A5ΔE 9.46Navajo White#FFDEADΔE 10.11Topaz#FFC87CΔE 10.86Gold (Crayola)#E6BE8AΔE 11.6Buff#F0DC82ΔE 11.64Medium Champagne#F3E5ABΔE 11.9

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

#FED995 Channel Values

How #FED995 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 217 · B 1498-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 39° · S 98% · L 79%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 39° · S 41% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 15% · Y 41% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.35:1 vs white · 15.57:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FED995 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 text15.57:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #FED995 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #FED995

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FED995; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#FED995
Complementary
#95BAFE
Analogous
#FEA595
Analogous
#EEFE95
Triadic
#95FED9
Triadic
#D995FE
Split comp.
#95EEFE
Split comp.
#A595FE

Tints & Shades of #FED995

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

#FEDFA4
#FEE2AE
#FEE8BD
#FEEDCD
#FFF2DC
#FFF6E6

Shades

#FDC55D
#FDB32B
#ED9B02
#B67702
#7E5201
#4C3101

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #FED995.

How #FED995 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#FED995
Protanopia#E0E095
Protanomaly#EDDD95
Deuteranopia#E6E693
Deuteranomaly#F0E194
Tritanopia#FFD2D2
Tritanomaly#FFD5BD
Achromatopsia#DEDEDE

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FED995 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-fed995: #FED995;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FED995;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-fed995': '#FED995' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.996, green: 0.851, blue: 0.584)
Android XML<color name="color_fed995">#FED995</color>
SVG fillfill="#FED995"

More Orange Colors

#FED995 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

8b7d6bfff9f5967969fff9f0987456fff8f0987654fff8eb9b7653fff7ed9c8b6efff7ebc8ad7fdba875e3dac9eba675f1ddcff8dcd3fcf5eeff681fff9933ffb83dffd68affe7d1

#FED995 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FED995?

#FED995 is a light orange — rgb(254, 217, 149) in RGB and hsl(39, 98%, 79%) 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 9.46.

What is the RGB value of #FED995?

#FED995 is rgb(254, 217, 149) — red 254, green 217, and blue 149 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FED995?

#FED995 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 15%, 41%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FED995 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FED995 scores 1.35:1 against white and 15.57:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FED995 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FED995 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 10.11, which is visibly different.

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