What color is #FEAD95?

#FEAD95 is a light, vivid red, closest to the named color Discreet Orange. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FEAD95?

The RGB value is 254, 173, 149: 254 red, 173 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FEAD95?

The complementary color is #95E6FE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FEAD95?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.63:1 and white text 1.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FEAD95 color

#FEAD95 rgb(254, 173, 149)

Shades of orange

The hex color #FEAD95 is a light, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 99.6% red, 67.8% green and 58.4% blue (254, 173, 149).

Its hue angle is 14°, with 98% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 32% magenta, 41% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Discreet Orange (#FFAD98), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.63:1).

#FEAD95 color codes

HEX	`#FEAD95`
RGB	`rgb(254, 173, 149)`
RGB percent	`rgb(99.6%, 67.8%, 58.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(14, 98%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(14, 41%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 32%, 41%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.95, 26.89, 24.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.95, 36.3, 42.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(61.244, 53.132, 35.458)`
Decimal	`16690581`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FEAD95, 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 #FEAD95	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FEAD95 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.63:1	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 #FEAD95 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fead95; }
.text { color: #fead95; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fead95; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(254 173 149 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fead95, #fee295); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Salmon.

Questions

What color is #FEAD95?: #FEAD95 is a light, vivid red, closest to the named color Discreet Orange. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FEAD95?: The RGB value is 254, 173, 149: 254 red, 173 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FEAD95?: The complementary color is #95E6FE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FEAD95?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.63:1 and white text 1.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.