What color is #FECA4E?

#FECA4E is a light, vivid orange, closest to the named color Angry Pasta. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FECA4E?

The RGB value is 254, 202, 78: 254 red, 202 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FECA4E?

The complementary color is #4E82FE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FECA4E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.77:1 and white text 1.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FECA4E color

#FECA4E rgb(254, 202, 78)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #FECA4E is a light, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 99.6% red, 79.2% green and 30.6% blue (254, 202, 78).

Its hue angle is 42°, with 99% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 69% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Angry Pasta (#FFCC55), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.77:1).

#FECA4E color codes

HEX	`#FECA4E`
RGB	`rgb(254, 202, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(99.6%, 79.2%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(42, 99%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(42, 69%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 69%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.9, 6.22, 66.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.9, 66.56, 84.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(63.372, 63.866, 16.196)`
Decimal	`16697934`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FECA4E, 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 #FECA4E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FECA4E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.77:1	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 #FECA4E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #feca4e; }
.text { color: #feca4e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #feca4e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(254 202 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #feca4e, #dafe4e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Saffron.

Questions

What color is #FECA4E?: #FECA4E is a light, vivid orange, closest to the named color Angry Pasta. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FECA4E?: The RGB value is 254, 202, 78: 254 red, 202 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FECA4E?: The complementary color is #4E82FE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FECA4E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.77:1 and white text 1.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.