What color is #FEDEBE?

#FEDEBE is a very light, vivid orange, closest to the named color Pandora’s Box. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FEDEBE?

The RGB value is 254, 222, 190: 254 red, 222 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FEDEBE?

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

Is black or white text better on #FEDEBE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.41:1 and white text 1.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FEDEBE color

#FEDEBE rgb(254, 222, 190)

Shades of beige

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 99.6% red, 87.1% green and 74.5% blue (254, 222, 190).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 97% saturation and 87% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 25% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Pandora’s Box (#FEDBB7), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.41:1).

#FEDEBE color codes

HEX	`#FEDEBE`
RGB	`rgb(254, 222, 190)`
RGB percent	`rgb(99.6%, 87.1%, 74.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 97%, 87%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 25%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 25%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.34, 6.32, 19.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.34, 20.76, 72.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(76.289, 77.034, 59.556)`
Decimal	`16703166`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FEDEBE, 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 #FEDEBE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FEDEBE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.41:1	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 #FEDEBE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fedebe; }
.text { color: #fedebe; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fedebe; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(254 222 190 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fedebe, #fefebe); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #FEDEBE?: #FEDEBE is a very light, vivid orange, closest to the named color Pandora’s Box. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FEDEBE?: The RGB value is 254, 222, 190: 254 red, 222 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FEDEBE?: The complementary color is #BEDEFE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FEDEBE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.41:1 and white text 1.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.