What color is #FED4AA?

#FED4AA is a very light, vivid orange, closest to the named color Peach Beach. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FED4AA?

The RGB value is 254, 212, 170: 254 red, 212 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FED4AA?

The complementary color is #AAD4FE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FED4AA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.21:1 and white text 1.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FED4AA color

#FED4AA rgb(254, 212, 170)

Shades of beige

The hex color #FED4AA is a very light, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 99.6% red, 83.1% green and 66.7% blue (254, 212, 170).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 98% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 33% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Peach Beach (#FDCFA1), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.21:1).

#FED4AA color codes

HEX	`#FED4AA`
RGB	`rgb(254, 212, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(99.6%, 83.1%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 98%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 33%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 33%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.52, 8.92, 26.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.52, 27.77, 71.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(71.674, 71.063, 47.964)`
Decimal	`16700586`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FED4AA, 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 #FED4AA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FED4AA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.21:1	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 #FED4AA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fed4aa; }
.text { color: #fed4aa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fed4aa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(254 212 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fed4aa, #fefeaa); }

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Questions

What color is #FED4AA?: #FED4AA is a very light, vivid orange, closest to the named color Peach Beach. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FED4AA?: The RGB value is 254, 212, 170: 254 red, 212 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FED4AA?: The complementary color is #AAD4FE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FED4AA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.21:1 and white text 1.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.