What color is #FEC7A6?

#FEC7A6 is a very light, vivid orange, closest to the named color Polly. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FEC7A6?

The RGB value is 254, 199, 166: 254 red, 199 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FEC7A6?

The complementary color is #A6DDFE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FEC7A6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.93:1 and white text 1.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FEC7A6 color

#FEC7A6 rgb(254, 199, 166)

Shades of beige

The hex color #FEC7A6 is a very light, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 99.6% red, 78% green and 65.1% blue (254, 199, 166).

Its hue angle is 22°, with 98% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 35% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Polly (#FFCAA4), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.93:1).

#FEC7A6 color codes

HEX	`#FEC7A6`
RGB	`rgb(254, 199, 166)`
RGB percent	`rgb(99.6%, 78%, 65.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(22, 98%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(22, 35%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 35%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.32, 15.19, 24.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.32, 28.43, 57.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(68.181, 64.674, 44.961)`
Decimal	`16697254`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FEC7A6, 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 #FEC7A6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FEC7A6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.93:1	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 #FEC7A6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fec7a6; }
.text { color: #fec7a6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fec7a6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(254 199 166 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fec7a6, #fef3a6); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #FEC7A6?: #FEC7A6 is a very light, vivid orange, closest to the named color Polly. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FEC7A6?: The RGB value is 254, 199, 166: 254 red, 199 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FEC7A6?: The complementary color is #A6DDFE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FEC7A6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.93:1 and white text 1.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.