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#FED080 — Light Vivid Orange

#FED080 is a orange color we call Light Vivid Orange, closest to the named color Khaki (#F0E68C). It belongs to the orange family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: khaki (#F0E68C) — not an exact match. CSS khaki gives you #F0E68C, a different color; use #FED080 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#FED080 is a warm orange color associated with warmth, appetite and friendliness. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #81AFFE; it also sits naturally between #FE9181 and #EDFE81. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#FED080 · RGB 254, 208, 128

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Color values

HEX#FED080
RGB254, 208, 128
HSL38°, 98%, 75%
HSV38°, 50%, 100%
CMYK0%, 18%, 50%, 0%
XYZ67.33, 67.74, 29.95
Yxy67.74, 0.4080, 0.4105
CIE-Lab85.88, 6.58, 45.58
Hunter Lab82.30, 6.48, 32.77

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 100% · Green 82% · Blue 50%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 18% · Yellow 50% · Key 0%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

Sample text in #FED080 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #FED080 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #FED080

.text { color: #FED080; }
.background { background-color: #FED080; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FED080; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(254, 208, 128); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(38, 98%, 75%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FED080; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(254, 208, 128, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FED080; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(254, 208, 128, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FED080">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FED080">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FED080

#FDC35D#FDB63A#FDA817#ED9702#CA8102#A26702#7E5001#5B3A01#382301#140D00

Tints of #FED080

#FED48B#FED795#FEDB9F#FEDFA9#FEE5B8#FEE8C2#FEECCD#FFF0D7#FFF4E1#FFF7EB

Tones of #FED080

#F5CE8A#ECCB93#E3C99C#DAC6A4#D1C4AD#C8C2B6

Color harmonies

Complementary — #81AFFE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.44:1 Fails
Against black text14.55:1 AAA

Best text color on #FED080: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FED080

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #FED080: ·

How #FED080 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #EAEA93Deuteranopia · #EDF098Tritanopia · #FCA3A6

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Material Yellow 500 · #FFEB3BMaterial Lime 500 · #CDDC39Material Grey 500 · #9E9E9E

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #FED080 rather than the exact color:

Palette D9edbf
#D9EDBF · #FFB996 · #FFCF81 · #FDFFAB
Palette Ffab73
#FFAB73 · #FFD384 · #FFF9B0 · #FFAEC0
Palette 640d6b
#640D6B · #B51B75 · #E65C19 · #F8D082
Palette Ffe99a
#FFE99A · #FFD586 · #FFAAAA · #FF9898
Palette 2b3964
#2B3964 · #3482AA · #6DB3B5 · #F9CC7B
Palette Fcf596
#FCF596 · #FBD288 · #FF9C73 · #FF4545

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#FFCF81#FFD384#F8D082#FFD586#F9CC7B#FBD288#FCC97B#FFD786#FFCE89#FFCA88#FECB89#FFC785

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FED07F  ·  #FED081 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FED080?

#FED080 is Light Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 254, 208, 128). Its closest standard named color is Khaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FED080?

#FED080 is RGB 254, 208, 128 — HSL 38°, 98%, 75% — CMYK 0%, 18%, 50%, 0%.

What colors go with #FED080?

Its complement is #81AFFE; analogous partners are #FE9181 and #EDFE81. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FED080 for text?

Black text on #FED080 has a contrast ratio of 14.55:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.44:1.