What color is #FED67E?

#FED67E is a light, vivid orange known as Lemon Burst. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Lemon Burst?

The RGB value is 254, 214, 126: 254 red, 214 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Lemon Burst?

The complementary color is #7EA6FE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FED67E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.13:1 and white text 1.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Lemon Burst color: hex code #FED67E

#FED67E rgb(254, 214, 126)

Shades of orange

Lemon Burst has the hex code #FED67E. It is a light, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 99.6% red, 83.9% green and 49.4% blue (254, 214, 126).

Its hue angle is 41°, with 98% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 50% yellow and 0% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.13:1).

Lemon Burst (#FED67E) color codes

HEX	`#FED67E`
RGB	`rgb(254, 214, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(99.6%, 83.9%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(41, 98%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(41, 50%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 50%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.33, 3.32, 48.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.33, 48.47, 86.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(68.688, 70.674, 29.758)`
Decimal	`16701054`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Lemon Burst, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #FED67E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FED67E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #FED67E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fed67e; }
.text { color: #fed67e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fed67e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(254 214 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fed67e, #e6fe7e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Caramel.

See #FED67E on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #FED67E?: #FED67E is a light, vivid orange known as Lemon Burst. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Lemon Burst?: The RGB value is 254, 214, 126: 254 red, 214 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Lemon Burst?: The complementary color is #7EA6FE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FED67E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.13:1 and white text 1.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.