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#FED9CD Color

#FED9CD is rgb(254, 217, 205) in RGB, hsl(15, 96%, 90%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 15%, 19%, 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 3.67. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FED9CD
HEX#FED9CD
RGBrgb(254, 217, 205)
HSLhsl(15, 96%, 90%)
HSVhsv(15, 19%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 15%, 19%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(91.3% 0.045 38.8)
LABlab(89.62% 11.94 10.96)
LCHlch(89.62% 16.20 42.54)

What #FED9CD 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 #FED9CD, 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.

#FED9CD Channel Values

How #FED9CD 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 2058-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 15° · S 96% · L 90%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 15° · S 19% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 15% · Y 19% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.31:1 vs white · 16.02:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FED9CD 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 text1.31:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text16.02:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #FED9CD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FED9CD; 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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Tints & Shades of #FED9CD

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 #FED9CD.

How #FED9CD 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#FED9CD
Protanopia#E0E0CD
Protanomaly#EDDDCD
Deuteranopia#E6E6CC
Deuteranomaly#F0E1CC
Tritanopia#FFD8D8
Tritanomaly#FFD8D3
Achromatopsia#E1E1E1

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FED9CD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-fed9cd: #FED9CD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FED9CD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-fed9cd': '#FED9CD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.996, green: 0.851, blue: 0.804)
Android XML<color name="color_fed9cd">#FED9CD</color>
SVG fillfill="#FED9CD"

More Orange Colors

#FED9CD sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#FED9CD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FED9CD?

#FED9CD is a lightest orange — rgb(254, 217, 205) in RGB and hsl(15, 96%, 90%) 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 3.67.

What is the RGB value of #FED9CD?

#FED9CD is rgb(254, 217, 205) — red 254, green 217, and blue 205 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FED9CD?

#FED9CD converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 15%, 19%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FED9CD be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FED9CD scores 1.31:1 against white and 16.02:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FED9CD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FED9CD 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 mistyrose (#FFE4E1) at a CIE76 distance of 7.25, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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