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#FEE8CD Color

#FEE8CD is rgb(254, 232, 205) in RGB, hsl(33, 96%, 90%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 9%, 19%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Blanched Almond (#FFEBCD), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.78. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FEE8CD
HEX#FEE8CD
RGBrgb(254, 232, 205)
HSLhsl(33, 96%, 90%)
HSVhsv(33, 19%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 9%, 19%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(94.2% 0.043 72.9)
LABlab(93.28% 4.66 16.05)
LCHlch(93.28% 16.71 73.81)

What #FEE8CD 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 #FEE8CD, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Blanched Almond#FFEBCDΔE 1.78Lumber#FFE4CDΔE 2.75Champagne#F7E7CEΔE 2.78Papaya Whip#FFEFD5ΔE 3.19Bisque#FFE4C4ΔE 3.62Antique White#FAEBD7ΔE 4.78

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

#FEE8CD Channel Values

How #FEE8CD 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 232 · B 2058-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 33° · S 96% · L 90%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 33° · S 19% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 9% · Y 19% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.19:1 vs white · 17.64:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FEE8CD 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 text1.19:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text17.64:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #FEE8CD in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #FEE8CD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FEE8CD; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#FEE8CD
Complementary
#CDE3FE
Analogous
#FECFCD
Analogous
#FCFECD
Triadic
#CDFEE8
Triadic
#E8CDFE
Split comp.
#CDFCFE
Split comp.
#CFCDFE

Tints & Shades of #FEE8CD

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

#FEEAD2
#FEEDD7
#FEEFDC
#FEF3E6
#FFF6EB
#FFF8F0

Shades

#FDCC91
#FBAE50
#FA9314
#CD7304
#915103
#502D02

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #FEE8CD.

How #FEE8CD 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#FEE8CD
Protanopia#ECECCD
Protanomaly#F3EACD
Deuteranopia#F0F0CC
Deuteranomaly#F5EDCD
Tritanopia#FFE5E5
Tritanomaly#FFE6DC
Achromatopsia#EBEBEB

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FEE8CD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-fee8cd: #FEE8CD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FEE8CD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-fee8cd': '#FEE8CD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.996, green: 0.910, blue: 0.804)
Android XML<color name="color_fee8cd">#FEE8CD</color>
SVG fillfill="#FEE8CD"

More Orange Colors

#FEE8CD sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#FEE8CD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FEE8CD?

#FEE8CD is a lightest orange — rgb(254, 232, 205) in RGB and hsl(33, 96%, 90%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Blanched Almond (#FFEBCD), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.78.

What is the RGB value of #FEE8CD?

#FEE8CD is rgb(254, 232, 205) — red 254, green 232, and blue 205 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FEE8CD?

#FEE8CD converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 9%, 19%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FEE8CD be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FEE8CD scores 1.19:1 against white and 17.64:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FEE8CD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FEE8CD 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 blanchedalmond (#FFEBCD) at a CIE76 distance of 1.78, which is below the threshold most people can see.

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