What color is #FEDA8A?

#FEDA8A is a light, vivid orange, closest to the named color Pancake. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FEDA8A?

The RGB value is 254, 218, 138: 254 red, 218 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FEDA8A?

The complementary color is #8AAEFE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FEDA8A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.61:1 and white text 1.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FEDA8A color

#FEDA8A rgb(254, 218, 138)

Shades of orange

The hex color #FEDA8A is a light, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 99.6% red, 85.5% green and 54.1% blue (254, 218, 138).

Its hue angle is 41°, with 98% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 46% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Pancake (#F7D788), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.61:1).

#FEDA8A color codes

HEX	`#FEDA8A`
RGB	`rgb(254, 218, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(99.6%, 85.5%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(41, 98%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(41, 46%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 46%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.47, 2.37, 43.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.47, 43.94, 86.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(70.534, 73.052, 34.425)`
Decimal	`16702090`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FEDA8A, 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 #FEDA8A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FEDA8A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.61:1	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 #FEDA8A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #feda8a; }
.text { color: #feda8a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #feda8a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(254 218 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #feda8a, #e8fe8a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Caramel.

Questions

What color is #FEDA8A?: #FEDA8A is a light, vivid orange, closest to the named color Pancake. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FEDA8A?: The RGB value is 254, 218, 138: 254 red, 218 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FEDA8A?: The complementary color is #8AAEFE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FEDA8A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.61:1 and white text 1.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.