What color is #FEC3AE?

#FEC3AE is a very light, vivid orange, closest to the named color Dolly Cheek. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FEC3AE?

The RGB value is 254, 195, 174: 254 red, 195 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FEC3AE?

The complementary color is #AEE9FE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FEC3AE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.63:1 and white text 1.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FEC3AE color

#FEC3AE rgb(254, 195, 174)

Shades of orange

The hex color #FEC3AE is a very light, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 99.6% red, 76.5% green and 68.2% blue (254, 195, 174).

Its hue angle is 16°, with 98% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 31% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Dolly Cheek (#FCC9B6), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.63:1).

#FEC3AE color codes

HEX	`#FEC3AE`
RGB	`rgb(254, 195, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(99.6%, 76.5%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(16, 98%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(16, 31%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 31%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.53, 18.26, 18.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.53, 26.14, 45.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(68.03, 63.161, 48.644)`
Decimal	`16696238`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FEC3AE, 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 #FEC3AE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FEC3AE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.63:1	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 #FEC3AE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fec3ae; }
.text { color: #fec3ae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fec3ae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(254 195 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fec3ae, #feebae); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Apricot.

Questions

What color is #FEC3AE?: #FEC3AE is a very light, vivid orange, closest to the named color Dolly Cheek. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FEC3AE?: The RGB value is 254, 195, 174: 254 red, 195 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FEC3AE?: The complementary color is #AEE9FE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FEC3AE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.63:1 and white text 1.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.