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#FED194 — Light Vivid Orange

#FED194 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 #FED194 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.

#FED194 is a warm orange color associated with warmth, appetite and friendliness. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #95C1FE; it also sits naturally between #FE9E95 and #F5FE95. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#FED194 · RGB 254, 209, 148

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Color values

HEX#FED194
RGB254, 209, 148
HSL35°, 98%, 79%
HSV35°, 42%, 100%
CMYK0%, 18%, 42%, 0%
XYZ69.02, 68.81, 37.66
Yxy68.81, 0.3933, 0.3921
CIE-Lab86.41, 7.99, 36.18
Hunter Lab82.95, 7.91, 27.66

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 100% · Green 82% · Blue 58%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 18% · Yellow 42% · Key 0%

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

Previews

Sample text in #FED194 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #FED194 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #FED194

.text { color: #FED194; }
.background { background-color: #FED194; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FED194; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(254, 209, 148); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(35, 98%, 79%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FED194; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(254, 209, 148, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FED194; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(254, 209, 148, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FED194">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FED194">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FED194

#FEC372#FDB249#FDA326#F79102#D47D02#AC6502#885001#603801#3D2401#140C00

Tints of #FED194

#FED69F#FED9A4#FEDDAE#FEE1B8#FEE5C2#FEE8C7#FFECD2#FFF0DC#FFF2E1#FFF6EB

Tones of #FED194

#F6D19C#EFD0A4#E7CEAB#E0CDB3#D8CCBA#D1CBC2

Color harmonies

Complementary — #95C1FE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.42:1 Fails
Against black text14.76:1 AAA

Best text color on #FED194: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FED194

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 #FED194: ·

How #FED194 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #EBEAA3Deuteranopia · #EDF0A6Tritanopia · #FCAEB1

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 #FED194 rather than the exact color:

Palette 333d6d
#333D6D · #723EC3 · #FFCF95 · #FFF0D9
Palette Ff8080
#FF8080 · #FFCF96 · #F6FDC3 · #CDFAD5
Palette Cdfadb
#CDFADB · #F6FDC3 · #FFCF96 · #FF8080
Palette D7e9b9
#D7E9B9 · #FFFBAC · #FFD495 · #FAAB78
Palette 83a2ff
#83A2FF · #B4BDFF · #FFE3BB · #FFD28F
Palette 2b3499
#2B3499 · #FF6C22 · #FF9209 · #FFD099

Similar colors

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

#FFCF95#FFCF96#FFD495#FFD28F#FFD099#F9CF93#FFCE99#FFD18E#FAD691#FFCA95#FFD09B#FFC996

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FED193  ·  #FED195 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FED194?

#FED194 is Light Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 254, 209, 148). Its closest standard named color is Khaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FED194?

#FED194 is RGB 254, 209, 148 — HSL 35°, 98%, 79% — CMYK 0%, 18%, 42%, 0%.

What colors go with #FED194?

Its complement is #95C1FE; analogous partners are #FE9E95 and #F5FE95. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FED194 for text?

Black text on #FED194 has a contrast ratio of 14.76:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.42:1.