What color is #FED9B5?

#FED9B5 is a very light, vivid orange, closest to the named color Young Apricot. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FED9B5?

The RGB value is 254, 217, 181: 254 red, 217 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FED9B5?

The complementary color is #B5DAFE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FED9B5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.81:1 and white text 1.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FED9B5 color

#FED9B5 rgb(254, 217, 181)

Shades of beige

The hex color #FED9B5 is a very light, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 99.6% red, 85.1% green and 71% blue (254, 217, 181).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 97% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 29% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Young Apricot (#FCD8B5), a difference of 0.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.81:1).

#FED9B5 color codes

HEX	`#FED9B5`
RGB	`rgb(254, 217, 181)`
RGB percent	`rgb(99.6%, 85.1%, 71%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 97%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 29%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 29%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.94, 7.71, 22.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.94, 23.81, 71.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(74.027, 74.035, 54.098)`
Decimal	`16701877`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FED9B5, 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 #FED9B5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FED9B5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.81:1	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 #FED9B5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fed9b5; }
.text { color: #fed9b5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fed9b5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(254 217 181 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fed9b5, #fefdb5); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #FED9B5?: #FED9B5 is a very light, vivid orange, closest to the named color Young Apricot. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FED9B5?: The RGB value is 254, 217, 181: 254 red, 217 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FED9B5?: The complementary color is #B5DAFE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FED9B5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.81:1 and white text 1.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.