Palettes / Colors / #FED290

#FED290 — Light Vivid Orange

#FED290 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 #FED290 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.

#FED290 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 #90BCFE; it also sits naturally between #FE9B90 and #F3FE90. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 100% · Green 82% · Blue 56%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 17% · Yellow 43% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FED290

.text { color: #FED290; }
.background { background-color: #FED290; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FED290; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(254, 210, 144); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(36, 98%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FED290; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(254, 210, 144, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FED290; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(254, 210, 144, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FED290">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FED290">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #90BCFE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FED290: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FED290

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:

How #FED290 looks with color blindness

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

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:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #FED290 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FED28F  ·  #FED291 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FED290?

#FED290 is Light Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 254, 210, 144). Its closest standard named color is Khaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FED290?

#FED290 is RGB 254, 210, 144 — HSL 36°, 98%, 78% — CMYK 0%, 17%, 43%, 0%.

What colors go with #FED290?

Its complement is #90BCFE; analogous partners are #FE9B90 and #F3FE90. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FED290 for text?

Black text on #FED290 has a contrast ratio of 14.84:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.42:1.