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#FEDCAA Color

#FEDCAA is rgb(254, 220, 170) in RGB, hsl(36, 98%, 83%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 13%, 33%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Navajo White (#FFDEAD), indistinguishable to the eye at ΔE 0.98. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FEDCAA
HEX#FEDCAA
RGBrgb(254, 220, 170)
HSLhsl(36, 98%, 83%)
HSVhsv(36, 33%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 13%, 33%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(91.1% 0.075 77.2)
LABlab(89.76% 7.05 29.22)
LCHlch(89.76% 30.06 76.43)

What #FEDCAA 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 #FEDCAA, 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.

#FEDCAA Channel Values

How #FEDCAA 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 220 · B 1708-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 36° · S 98% · L 83%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 36° · S 33% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 13% · Y 33% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.31:1 vs white · 16.03:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FEDCAA 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 text16.03:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #FEDCAA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FEDCAA; 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 #FEDCAA

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 #FEDCAA.

How #FEDCAA 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#FEDCAA
Protanopia#E2E2AA
Protanomaly#EEE0AA
Deuteranopia#E8E8A9
Deuteranomaly#F1E3A9
Tritanopia#FFD7D7
Tritanomaly#FFD9C6
Achromatopsia#E1E1E1

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FEDCAA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-fedcaa: #FEDCAA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FEDCAA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-fedcaa': '#FEDCAA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.996, green: 0.863, blue: 0.667)
Android XML<color name="color_fedcaa">#FEDCAA</color>
SVG fillfill="#FEDCAA"

More Orange Colors

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

#FEDCAA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FEDCAA?

#FEDCAA is a lightest orange — rgb(254, 220, 170) in RGB and hsl(36, 98%, 83%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Navajo White (#FFDEAD), which is indistinguishable to the eye at a CIE76 distance of 0.98.

What is the RGB value of #FEDCAA?

#FEDCAA is rgb(254, 220, 170) — red 254, green 220, and blue 170 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FEDCAA?

#FEDCAA converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 13%, 33%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FEDCAA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FEDCAA scores 1.31:1 against white and 16.03:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FEDCAA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FEDCAA 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 0.98, which is indistinguishable to the eye.

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