What color is #FEB488?

#FEB488 is a light, vivid orange, closest to the named color Peach Velour. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FEB488?

The RGB value is 254, 180, 136: 254 red, 180 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FEB488?

The complementary color is #88D2FE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FEB488?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.1:1 and white text 1.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FEB488 color

#FEB488 rgb(254, 180, 136)

Shades of orange

The hex color #FEB488 is a light, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 99.6% red, 70.6% green and 53.3% blue (254, 180, 136).

Its hue angle is 22°, with 98% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 46% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Peach Velour (#F7B28B), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.1:1).

#FEB488 color codes

HEX	`#FEB488`
RGB	`rgb(254, 180, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(99.6%, 70.6%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(22, 98%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(22, 46%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 29%, 46%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.33, 21.91, 33.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.33, 39.72, 56.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(61.641, 55.495, 30.753)`
Decimal	`16692360`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FEB488, 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 #FEB488	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FEB488 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.1:1	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 #FEB488 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #feb488; }
.text { color: #feb488; }
.border { border: 2px solid #feb488; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(254 180 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #feb488, #feef88); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Salmon.

Questions

What color is #FEB488?: #FEB488 is a light, vivid orange, closest to the named color Peach Velour. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FEB488?: The RGB value is 254, 180, 136: 254 red, 180 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FEB488?: The complementary color is #88D2FE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FEB488?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.1:1 and white text 1.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.