What color is #FE985C?

#FE985C is a light, vivid orange known as Papaya. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Papaya?

The RGB value is 254, 152, 92: 254 red, 152 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Papaya?

The complementary color is #5CC2FE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FE985C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.86:1 and white text 2.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Papaya color: hex code #FE985C

#FE985C rgb(254, 152, 92)

Shades of orange

Papaya has the hex code #FE985C. It is a light, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 99.6% red, 59.6% green and 36.1% blue (254, 152, 92).

Its hue angle is 22°, with 99% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 40% magenta, 64% yellow and 0% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.86:1).

Papaya (#FE985C) color codes

HEX	`#FE985C`
RGB	`rgb(254, 152, 92)`
RGB percent	`rgb(99.6%, 59.6%, 36.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(22, 99%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(22, 64%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 40%, 64%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.43, 33.04, 47.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.43, 57.7, 55.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.037, 44.305, 15.829)`
Decimal	`16685148`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Papaya, 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 #FE985C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FE985C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.86:1	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 #FE985C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fe985c; }
.text { color: #fe985c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fe985c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(254 152 92 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fe985c, #fee95c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Salmon.

See #FE985C on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #FE985C?: #FE985C is a light, vivid orange known as Papaya. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Papaya?: The RGB value is 254, 152, 92: 254 red, 152 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Papaya?: The complementary color is #5CC2FE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FE985C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.86:1 and white text 2.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.